Some days ago, I had a pleasant vision about believers serving in the church. While it is generally true about the 20/80 rule whereby 20% serve the 80%, there are places whereby the percentage serving are higher. But come to think about this rule or percentage, what are we computing against?
Do we divide the number of believers serving over the total number of believers? E.g. 20/100
How do we take into account people serving on Monday's community class, Tuesday's prayer meeting, Wednesday's tuition outreach, Thursday's practice, Friday's small group, Saturday's missions, Sunday's worship service? How do we compute this?
It will be trickier if some 'service' that we do are not counted as service. E.g. Playing guitar in the cell group? Hosting in the small group? Fetching people to meetings?Preparing food?
Or maybe I got the definition of service wrong.
BTW, I am not a 'Pharisee' :)
But I had a pleasant vision about believers serving in the church. I guess it may 'determine' well the level of service in the church. I saw in the meeting when I ask for volunteers to do certain projects or to serve in certain areas, hands are lifted up, voices are crying out 'me, me, me'. When the meeting is over, emails and sms-es flooded the mailbox and phonebox indicated their willingness for the call.
This vision brought a smile to my spirit and I pray that it will be done.
This reminded me of Isaiah 6:8 (NASB) Then I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, "Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?" Then I said, "Here am I. Send me!"
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