In our executive briefing meeting on Tuesday, we were talking about excellence. The question was asked, "Why have we stopped saying we are a ministry of excellence?" Hum? I hadn't said we were not a ministry of excellence any longer, but, because we hadn't said we are, people have let it slip. Then Lana said, "Are we a church of wire hangers?" Wow! She gets it! She was referring to the coat rack outside the office wing of the church. Some how the rack had several wire hangers. And these were not even nice wire hangers. A ministry of excellence shouldn't have wire hangers, we should have nice wooden hangers. You see, here is the point, we all should be looking around the church and asking ourselves if what we see says excellence. And just as important, when we see something less than excellent, we should take care of it. Don't say, "Somebody needs to do something about that." A ministry of excellence draws people of excellence, so , let's do our part.
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May 13, 2009
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"NO WIRE HANGERS". We are a ministry of excellence and the wire hangers are outta here!
Posted by: Lana | May 14, 2009 at 06:00 PM
This is a good message. I think people also need to see themselves as a fully functioning mini church (temple of the Holy Spirit). When they realize this they will stop saying "Why won't they fix this?" and instead will either take the initiative to fix it themselves or will pray for the leader of that area of ministry so in either case excellence is met.
Posted by: Diane Doyle | May 16, 2009 at 01:32 PM
I was taught to take care of my things, or my things would not last a long time, and they would not be easily replaced. How much more should I take care of the things that belong to God.??
Posted by: AB | May 16, 2009 at 01:48 PM
Excellence is not a measure of perfection, but of commitment and faithfulness. We may not have the tools or resources to do something flawlessly, but we can do it with great commitment and faithfulness. Keeping this in mind is will free us to do what we do to the best of our ability with a clear conscience, knowing that we have measured up, not in perfection, but in excellence!
Posted by: Pastor Doug | May 19, 2009 at 10:00 AM