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the trail of a family becoming

事奉求存?(5)

重「理」不重「情」的事奉,
會把我們的視線誤移至
自己事奉過程的順逆,
而非服侍對象的損益。

提前五章學習

事奉求存?(4)

喜歡與否,
你已是一個信徒的活樣板
惟有在人前人後,表裡一致,
你才能成為信徒的好榜樣

提前四章學習

事奉求存?(3)

「不配」、「不能」
並不是我們從事奉中退縮的借口;
相反,
它們是羨慕善工的信徒奮進之動力。

提前三章學習

事奉求存?(2)

事奉中「第一要緊的」不是才能,是禱告。
惟有貼近那憐恤者之心的,才懂得作甚麼,
並怎樣作。

提前二章學習

事奉求存?(1)

面對當前事奉的困境,
神要我們回想祂起初的恩情與託付的因由。

提前一章學習

事奉求存?

在今天若我們提到「事奉」總給人透不過氣來的感覺。教會中有做不完的事工和大大小小的需要,這往往叫我們處於有心無力,喘氣求存的掙扎中。

保羅,在他人生路程將近終結的時候,寫下了提摩太前後書和提多書,作為對承接下一棒的人之囑咐;教我們抓住事奉的重心,讓我們事奉的生活變得有意義,並經歷當中的喜樂。

我和Lucia將會從提前、提後、提多這三卷書中,以一章為單元,歸納一些事奉的完則和提醒,與大家分享。為各位事奉的同路人打打氣。

我會不斷更新這個post,請多留意。

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Not professionalism

Yes I am frustrated at times, and no I don’t think “professional” is the right word neither.

I think Michael Jensen got it right when he says:

In church on Sunday the PA was not turned on as the pastor stood up to welcome us AGAIN. It happens every week: and we kind of laugh it off. After all, church is a voluntary society, and we couldn’t possibily criticise; people are not professionals, and are offering their time for no payment, and presumably are doing their best etc. We bumble through. (It’s a very English way to be!)

You may be able to tell that I am increasingly frustrated with this. And my immediate response is to say ‘we need a more professional (American) attitude!’. But then I caught myself: is this word what we want? Do we want ‘professionalism?’ The production of our church services would be cleaner and tighter and less distracting…after all.

But I don’t think ‘professional’ is right either, and I think we need to expunge all talk of professionalism from our midst! It sends the wrong message. What we need is: nurture of our gifts, and a determination to give the people of God nothing but the best you can possibly do for the sheer love of them and God. What we need is a taking seriously of the need to nurture and perfect and practice our gifts as a way of honouring them as God-given for the purpose of up-building his church.

事奉

這位姊妹沒有即時離開並不是因為她不覺痛,而是因為當天她在團契中負責分享,所以她選擇完成了她的事奉才離開。

一個已屆八旬之年的老姊妹的堅持,讓我不得不嚴肅地自問:「事奉神究竟是怎樣一回事」。

也請你為她剛接受了盆骨手術後的康復過程禱告。