what is the church...really...
this is the question we have been quarreling with all morning in class...wish i had something really profound to say...we've talked about the church as a body of believers...we've talked about how this body is supposed to relate and operate...we've talked about the work of the spirit in the church...we've talked about...get the picture?...we're doing a lot of talking...i guess what i would say about the whole thing is this...i am surprised by some of the things i am finding out i am doing right...i mean, i've known for a few years now that the typical way of doing church that i see so often...well, i just dont get it...and i definitely have felt (and i use that word with intention) that something is wrong...but i havent been able to put legs on it...and i dont really think that i still am able to do that adequately yet...but here's what i know...i have developed a vision for what i think my ministry should look like...and it includes many parts...but at the core of it is this...sunday mornings arent about us...they arent about getting...not even getting refueled...it should be about giving...giving reports from the field...giving advice and encouragement to those peers in the field...giving resources for the work being done in the field...giving praise to the lord...
i dont know...like i said...not totally developed...but i've kinda had this thing going on in the back of my head that says...dont disrupt...dont upset...dont challenge...dont....and inside there's this other voice saying...go...get out of here...and we'll see ya back next sunday for a full report of your work in the field...get back to work now...and we'll party again next sunday...go...go...go...get to work...
hmmm...even as i type that i think there are holes in it...but i feel it...a gathering of workers...celebrating/partying after a long week's work...
ok, well...so this book i just started reading...i havent gotten far...the lost message of jesus...but i sense it will help me develop this vision...i'll let you know...
this is the question we have been quarreling with all morning in class...wish i had something really profound to say...we've talked about the church as a body of believers...we've talked about how this body is supposed to relate and operate...we've talked about the work of the spirit in the church...we've talked about...get the picture?...we're doing a lot of talking...i guess what i would say about the whole thing is this...i am surprised by some of the things i am finding out i am doing right...i mean, i've known for a few years now that the typical way of doing church that i see so often...well, i just dont get it...and i definitely have felt (and i use that word with intention) that something is wrong...but i havent been able to put legs on it...and i dont really think that i still am able to do that adequately yet...but here's what i know...i have developed a vision for what i think my ministry should look like...and it includes many parts...but at the core of it is this...sunday mornings arent about us...they arent about getting...not even getting refueled...it should be about giving...giving reports from the field...giving advice and encouragement to those peers in the field...giving resources for the work being done in the field...giving praise to the lord...
i dont know...like i said...not totally developed...but i've kinda had this thing going on in the back of my head that says...dont disrupt...dont upset...dont challenge...dont....and inside there's this other voice saying...go...get out of here...and we'll see ya back next sunday for a full report of your work in the field...get back to work now...and we'll party again next sunday...go...go...go...get to work...
hmmm...even as i type that i think there are holes in it...but i feel it...a gathering of workers...celebrating/partying after a long week's work...
ok, well...so this book i just started reading...i havent gotten far...the lost message of jesus...but i sense it will help me develop this vision...i'll let you know...
posted by Danny Sells at 6/04/2005
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