Top ten answers ...
What do you do for Jesus? What's ministry do you have? What do you think of this list?
10. I mow the church grass
9. I teach Sunday school or other enrichment classes
8. I serve in child-care ministries
7. I lead a date night program so parents can drop off their kids and then?
6. I'm on the board or committee of my church
5. I'm on the worship team or I sing in the choir and do cantatas
4. I'm a greeter and I hand out bulletins
3. I'm part of the welcoming staff, when they show up, I make em feel good.
2. I invite people to church
1. I go to church, pay my tithes, listen to a good sermon, worship and serve when asked to.
You know what a good Christian looks like, don't you? Sarcastic answer, but widely believed to be true, "Whenever the church doors are open you are there".
In your opinion, what would your top ten list look like? If you want to delve more deeply tell us what it should look like.
posted by Bob Carder @ 11:01 AM
4 comments
4 Comments:
Come on guys and gals! This is a good one!
What kind of ministry do I have? I'll start, only if you promise not to rile me.
I have a ministry to the 5th graders I teach in SS. I'm striving to live as a faithful Christian man in front of them AND get them to engage Christianity beyond their classic SS answers. Everyone has heard the same stories for years ... it's all rehash. But by sticking my neck out and trying to build relationships outside of Sunday morning, I hope I'm making progress. Slow progress.
I have a ministry as part of the choir/drama team. Last Sunday we had a true movement of God during worship time as the HS came and overfilled the santuary.
I have a ministry as a member of the Missions Board, but I keep wondering how we can engage the congregation in true mission work right here in town? A number of people spent a fairly significant amount of money to go on a missions trip out of the country -- but our board's funds have been cut because of budget strains. The missions trip was a good thing, but ... I'm feeling a disconnect here somewhere that's hard to identify.
I have a ministry as an encourager. I love to encourage people in their giftedness.
I have a ministry in my small group -- building community inside community and nurturing the faith lives of others.
Let me think on this -- there's more, but I gotta go. There, at least it's a start.
Good Mike! I love you brother. I know you are trying to understand what it means to become missional and to move the Church into an outer focus.
If only you and I could spend two or three hours together face to face.
Nashville is calling...
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