Barely 24 hours after the conclusion of an awesome week of VBS I got the call. "Can we stop by and see you in your office tonight? It can't wait till tomorrow." (People usually don't want to stop by to tell you they love your ministry and just couldn't wait another day to tell you:) Unfortunately it would be one of those hard meetings. A great young couple in our church are moving to southwest Colorado for work. He was on the worship team, they were Uth leaders, she had taught VBS just that week, he'd sacrificed many hours this summer on our church remodeling, and on the list goes. But most importantly they loved God, were great friends, and part of the family was moving away.
An old school ministry method was to keep your distance. Don't get too close. I've never believed that, ministry is relational. Unfortunately it makes departures difficult. We're not losing a parishioner, a family unit, or a constituent, we'll be missing family.
What would your church say if you moved?
Be Refreshed!
Proverb of the Day: Proverbs 6:6 Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise!
Scripture of the Day: Psalm 150:6 Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD.
Quote of the Day: "We Christians too often substitute prayer for playing the game. Prayer is good; but when used as a substitute for obedience, it is nothing but a blatant hypocrisy, a despicable Pharisaism...To your knees, man! and to your Bible! Decide at once! Don't hedge! Time flies! Cease your insults to God, quit consulting flesh and blood. Stop your lame, lying, and cowardly excuses. Enlist!" CT Studd
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