I attended a church once, where the pastor would complain from the pulpit how people were more interested in football than in serving God. He would always talk about how 3% of the people are doing 97% of the work, etc. But behind the scenes, even though I was volunteering for anything they needed help with, they operated more like a private club than a body of believers. I was fortunate if they let me help usher once ever few months or so. If there was some reason they were doing this, they didn’t mention it to me, or offer any plan of development that I’d have to meet before they would use me.
On one hand, as members, we should give the church a higher priority than the other things in our lives (Hebrews 10:15). But on the other, the church has to acknowledge our gift and integrate us in a meaningful way. 1 Corinthians 12 says that God has given every member a gift for the edification of the body, so that there will be “no division”. It’s when people are treated like there is no consistent use for them, that division occurs, and people stop attending church.
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