In my Prescott years there was a time when I was not involved in The Door concert ministry and therefore what happened there was of little interest to me. I felt like I was only doing my duty just to attend. But then I was invited to be in a band and my how my attitude changed. I looked forward to Saturday night whether we played or not. I cared about the results and I prayed for that ministry. Once my involvement ended so did my interest.
Boot camp is a huge thing here. They talk about it for weeks. They go over the rules many times. They pulled for men to help get things ready. And as I am sitting here boot comp is in full swing. And my interest level is about as low as it can go. I have been praying for and asking God to help our teens this week. I went to help get the camp ready last week. But beyond that I have no involvement and therefore what I gave in time and money and prayer has no impact on me personally today. I have nothing to gain or lose by what happens at boot camp this week.
Involvement is a strange thing. We are challenged to get involved and then we run into that weird territorial ownership that church folks have over their sphere of involvement. And so I find myself once again being a senior citizen in a youth oriented ministry with nothing to do but the basics that I have been doing longer than you have been alive.
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