“Jack of all trades, master of none.” Ever heard it? I have, and not only have I heard it but I have lived it! I have been so involved with so much at times that I was no good at any of it! I have even caught myself giving myself permission not to strive for excellence because “I have too much going on”. Ever done that? Churches do the same thing. They do it all the time. They are so focused on volume, they lose quality. A great statement we all need to keep is “We can’t do everything.” So if I can’t do everything, nor can my church, what can I do or better yet what should I do?
Over the past year, I have been working on discovering what Mercy’s Cross is good at. What I mean is that sweet spot of God’s will for us as a community of believers. It is like trying to find where we are talented, positioned, or gifted in. I believe I have found it! We are gifted in a few very strategic areas:
1. Connecting Seekers to Christ and His Church-Ones who are wondering about the question of God. Is he real? Why believe? Why Church? Is the Bible true? Etc.
2. Healing the broken-The Broken are those who have lost hope and need love and support to walk into a future
3. The Addicted- Are those who are shackled to the pain of their hurts, habits, and hang-ups.
4. The Widows-Single moms.
5. The Orphans- Foster children in our community.
These are the people we see who have the greatest spiritual needs AND we are best positioned to help. (disclaimer…These are not the ONLY people in our community who have spiritual needs but they are the most needy and the best target for what we are good at in ministry). The next step is to address how we can minister to these for the highest spiritual return. Still working on that…
1 comment:
Scott, I don't think the church is the church, if we are not mission minded. Taking care of the widows and the orphan's is a command, not a mere suggestion.God has brought a couple of people into my life now to minister to. For as long as I can remember GOD has given me a heart for the elderly. From the time I was about 12 years old,I have gone to nursing homes and taken cookies, read to them, or baked them cookies. I have always had a heart toward the single mom's an the heavy responsibilty place on them by dead-beat dad's. If you ever know someone that I can help, please call me.
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