“Problem-Solving Deacon Ministry”
“Never in so short a time has any other religious faith or, for that matter, any other set of ideas, religious, political, or economic, without the aid of physical force or of social or cultural prestige, achieved so commanding a position in such an important culture.”-Kenneth Scott Lautorette
The most likely way we will fail our calling is by being too distracted to fulfill it
“In a few hundred years, when the history of our time will be written from a long term perspective, it is likely that the most important event historians will see is not technology, not the internet, not e-commerce. It is an unprecedented change in the human condition. For the first time-literally-substantial and rapidly growing numbers of people have choices. For the first time, they will have to manage themselves. And society is totally unprepared for it.”-Peter Drucker
The Apostles guarded their priority of preaching and prayer
“If you don’t prioritize your life, someone else will.”
The church raised up new leaders to meet the problems
This moment allowed the church to continue to grow and thrive
“I am greatly honored and flattered by your kind letter of February 14th—for I have admired you and your work for many years, and I have learned much from it. But, my dear Professor Csikszentmihalyi, I am afraid I have to disappoint you. I could not possibly answer your questions. I am told I am creative—I don’t know what that means.… I just keep on plodding.… I hope you will not think me presumptuous or rude if I say that one of the secrets of productivity is to have a VERY BIG waste paper basket to take care of ALL invitations such as yours—productivity in my experience consists of NOT doing anything that helps the work of other people but to spend all one’s time on the work the Good Lord has fitted one to do, and to do well.”
Create some space and time to answer the question, “What is God’s calling on my life?”