When one of my church members gives up a church job because they are called to be a witness in the world through their work, I am not worried about filling their job, I am delighted. Shane Claiborne explains more:
Dave Faulkner. Musings of an evangelical Methodist minister.
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Thank you – great reminder that the purpose of the church is not to build the church but to work with God in building the kingdom and God does use such a variety of gifts, skills and imagination in his work.
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Thanks, Nancy. We’re too busy maintaining the structures of an institution, rather than ‘building for the kingdom’, as Tom Wright would put it.
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One of the reasons I enjoy my paid employment so much is that when I gave up some of my church jobs it gave me the freedom in time and energy to really show others the love of Christ in a wordly setting. Keep plugging for it David, it’s the only way!
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