Others
Tuesday, December 18th, 2007Today during staff meeting our church elders stopped by. It’s great to know our elders aren’t some bunch of old dudes who hate youth and are only interested in their own purposes of domination… not that I’ve ever been to a church like that. They stopped in to encourage us as a staff, all 20 or so of us.
Each of them spoke to us from their hearts. Larry’s speech of sorts really hit me the hardest. He told of a Salvation Army Conference where William Booth, the founder, was supposed to speak as he usually did but was sick and thus not able make it. Instead, he sent a telegram to be read in his stead. Once it arrived it was taken to the podium and opened. Inside it read “others”. That’s it. “Others.”
So that’s my reminder to you guys as it was a reminder to me this morning. In all we do in ministry or in life, do it for the sake of others. Do it to help others. Do it to make their lives better. Do it to draw them closer to Christ.
For all of us - whether pastors, media guys, worship leaders, children’s ministers, volunteers, or whatever - it’s about THEM.
