Tomorrow morning we begin a new congregation on the west side of the city. This means that both the original location and the new location need volunteers. We have almost doubled our need for volunteers without increasing the size of our church!
Thankfully a number of our leaders have been recruiting for weeks - welcomers, ushers, technical people, worship teams, KidzQuest leaders, etc. I think we are ready to begin at both sites. In less than 24 hours we will discover how well prepared we really are.
As we have recruited volunteers, I have been reminded again of the church in Ohio that stopped talking about volunteers. They decided they would instead use the biblical term "servants". Every follower of Jesus is a "saint - holy one" because we are forgiven and made holy by the sacrifice of Christ. Every follower of Jesus should also be a servant as we follow the model of our Lord. You remember how Jesus said that He "did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." Matthew 20:28 He calls us to serve others as He served others.
It seems that almost every church is looking for volunteers, but really, what we need are servants. Our
local churches should be full of people who have a strong servant attitude: "how can I help?"; not the attitude of a volunteer "I may choose to help." Each of us with different gifts, at different stages of life, with different schedules and energy levels: but all of us with the same servant heart, following our Lord, the Servant King. (You can find the lovely song/hymn The Servant King on YouTube).
Thankfully a number of our leaders have been recruiting for weeks - welcomers, ushers, technical people, worship teams, KidzQuest leaders, etc. I think we are ready to begin at both sites. In less than 24 hours we will discover how well prepared we really are.
As we have recruited volunteers, I have been reminded again of the church in Ohio that stopped talking about volunteers. They decided they would instead use the biblical term "servants". Every follower of Jesus is a "saint - holy one" because we are forgiven and made holy by the sacrifice of Christ. Every follower of Jesus should also be a servant as we follow the model of our Lord. You remember how Jesus said that He "did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." Matthew 20:28 He calls us to serve others as He served others.
It seems that almost every church is looking for volunteers, but really, what we need are servants. Our
local churches should be full of people who have a strong servant attitude: "how can I help?"; not the attitude of a volunteer "I may choose to help." Each of us with different gifts, at different stages of life, with different schedules and energy levels: but all of us with the same servant heart, following our Lord, the Servant King. (You can find the lovely song/hymn The Servant King on YouTube).
Good point. It's way easier to be a volunteer than a servant.
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