More than Sitting in the Pew

Someone once said, “Making the simple profound is not creative, but making the profound simple is.” I am constantly asked, “How can we find workers in the church?” It is by far the most frequently asked question I have heard in my years as a pastor, conference staff person, seminar leader, and consultant. There isn’t another question that is even close to being second. Simply stated, people are too busy for busy-work. If you want to claim the time of busy people, you have to offer them something meaningful to do that has the potential to make a difference in the Kingdom and in the lives of people. I believe talented people want to do more than sit in the pew. We just have to find significant things for them to do.

As Christians, we are not called to privilege but to serve. “After that he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around him”(John 13:5). As clergy, we aren’t called to hang a shingle but to be servants. This concept is foreign to the way the world thinks. Have you ever asked a child, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Have you ever heard a child respond, “I want to be a servant.” Yet Jesus calls us to be servant leaders. In fact, a servant leader will earn the right to lead by serving. To read the rest of the article follow this link.