Last week I wrote "Church members are not to view themselves as consumers. They are not just club members. Instead church members are partners in the mission."
You can read about it here.
So what is the mission of the church? Even better, what is the point? You can put a mission statement on the wall or print it in the bulletin, and no one pays attention to it. But a better question is "what is the point?" What is the goal we are shooting for? The point is this: we exist to reach people and to help them reach their potential in Christ. We exist not for ourselves. We exist for those who are not here.
If that ceases to be the point, we will begin to turn inward. We will fall into the trap of just fillng up the schedule with church activities that make us happy. We will cease to be a church on a mission and instead become a club full of self-serving members. Every activity should be accompanied with the question: "why are we doing that? What is the point?"
Everything we do should be filtered through this question. And if it the answer is not the point...then doing it is pointless.
Life is too short; resources are too scarce; time is too limited...to waste time on stuff that isn't the point.
Sunday, July 22, 2007
What's The Point?
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Matt, You said, "we will begin to turn inward. We will fall into the trap of just fillng up the schedule with church activities that make us happy. We will cease to be a church on a mission and instead become a club full of self-serving members."
Sad, but true... Yet, many if not most, of our people feel that way in the American chuch. Keep doing your part to change people away from that mindset. Just know, that it is hard to gain friends that way. DWM
You're right, Doug. Not the easiest way to make friends. But such is the plight of the leader who chooses to go against the grain of the status quo. Thanks for commenting.
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