Wednesday
Mar232005
Dig a well
Wednesday, March 23, 2005 at 2:56PM This post is from the defunct blog "Dying Church"
From Leadership Journal:"I was working with a church that was planning a new building," said McNeal. "They started with the facilities, budget, calendars, needs. I broke in and asked, 'Can we talk about the community around us? About the people who aren't here? When a missionary moves in, and the town needs a well, we expect the missionary to dig a well. We are sitting in a mission field but thinking like club members. We expect differently of our missionaries, why don't we expect differently from ourselves?'"
Reader Comments (1)
May I suggest that instead of digging a well we run food banks, clothing handouts, and allow young offenders to do their community hours in the Church. Perhaps we can allow groups like Easter Seals, and March of Dimes to use our facilities. It seems to me that if we project an interest in the community they may express an interest in the Gospel. Perhaps it's true, the only Gospel most people will ever read is you and me. Just a thought