A day without coffee is like... sleep.
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Thursday, March 15, 2007
God has a sense of humor...
We all know it’s true!
Yesterday I blogged about getting involved in the ‘messy’ side of ministry. Working an event at the church tonight. A woman randomely walks in. The event was not advertised publicly so I’m confident she did not know something was happening that night. I believe she saw the lights on and figured it was a safe place to stop. We fed her, gave her hot coffee and spent a few minutes talking with her. No heroic moves by any standard… but nice to stop and chat with someone that I might otherwise overlook.
I wonder where she is right now… God, protect her.
Yesterday I blogged about getting involved in the ‘messy’ side of ministry. Working an event at the church tonight. A woman randomely walks in. The event was not advertised publicly so I’m confident she did not know something was happening that night. I believe she saw the lights on and figured it was a safe place to stop. We fed her, gave her hot coffee and spent a few minutes talking with her. No heroic moves by any standard… but nice to stop and chat with someone that I might otherwise overlook.
I wonder where she is right now… God, protect her.
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Dirty Ministry
Sometimes I feel like I'm surrounded by a very clean, pretty ministry. It's easy to keep it clean... play it safe... keep the pose.
Tired of that. Longing to get involved where things aren't so neat and tidy. Where I don't have all the answers... maybe not any of the answers. Deep within me is a longing to take my LifeGroup, get out of our living room, and get involved in the midst of someone's messy life. Help a single mom with repairs to her home or serve an invalid by bringing them groceries.
There is no process for that. No policy and procedures manual. No ordering form to complete by a certain date. Just a bunch of people pitching in to help someone that isn't able to help themselves.
Check out this video. It speaks volumes.
Tired of that. Longing to get involved where things aren't so neat and tidy. Where I don't have all the answers... maybe not any of the answers. Deep within me is a longing to take my LifeGroup, get out of our living room, and get involved in the midst of someone's messy life. Help a single mom with repairs to her home or serve an invalid by bringing them groceries.
There is no process for that. No policy and procedures manual. No ordering form to complete by a certain date. Just a bunch of people pitching in to help someone that isn't able to help themselves.
Check out this video. It speaks volumes.
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
How Full Is Your Bucket?
Here's a great synopsis of leadership traits/skills that pertain directly to Kids Ministry written by Tammy Melchien, the Executive Director of Kids' City (the Children's Ministry of Community Christian Church).
Interesting to see another multi-site perspective.
Interesting to see another multi-site perspective.
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