Serving in the Church
“Biblical Service – Serving Others & Not Self”
There has been a statistic for years that has floated around pastoral circles. The stat says that 20% of the church body is doing 80% of the ministry of the church. I don’t know the legitimacy of that statement, but we do see a trend in churches (even more so today) to serve self over others. And if we are serving self, we are most likely not involved in the ministry of the church or in serving others outside of…
“Lessons from the Servant-Leader”
Ask any person walking down the street about Jesus and who He is or was and I am sure that most of your answers will center on Him being a good person, a teacher, a character of the Bible, etc. As you read through the Gospels though, there is so much more to His life. As I think of Him personally, much comes to mind but as a pastor, I think of Him most often as a Servant-Leader. He taught by…
“Tracing the Roots of Service”
Growing up in a small farming community, it was commonplace to go and help out a neighbor in need not matter what it was or whether or not you were busy with other things. It is what we call serving others–something that Jesus called us to do. By and by though, through the years, service has become an antiquated idea and has lost its place in much of a society that is only concerned about number one (me, myself, and…