Our Church Is Growing Up.

 Some people talk about their church like they are the pastor, or like they know the why and wherefore of everything that happens. They feel that every sermon is for them. They answer every altar call. Sometimes they have keys to the building that they do not need. They are concerned about church things like they were in charge. I think this is pride.

I pray for my pastor. He has a big job, no matter the size of the Sunday morning crowd. My pastor carries the weight of responsibility as one who must give an account. He needs the Lord's help to be a good pastor.

Our church is growing up. We are not a rag tag collection of young new converts anymore. People have found a place to get involved. People have taken on responsibilities. We are much more professional as a church than we used to be. Except for some Peter Pan saints who stay new converts forever, or as long as they can get away with it!

It's hard to grow up and mature. We tend to yearn for the simpler days when everything was brand new. We tend to try to resist maturity, because maturity brings responsibility. Maturity narrows our involvement. Grandma is no longer welcome to be on stage for anything anymore.

A church has a chain of command, it has a structure. A church is not a business or a school or a factory. A church has it's own unique structure and operates in it's own unique way. Our job is to find where we fit in and fulfill our duties no matter how big or how small. 

Leave running the church to the professionals. Amen.