Is it me? Or is the long list of jobs, rota spaces and volunteering opportunities that some churches put in their weekly news off putting? I’m not saying that there’s no need to find people to do things but I think there’s a point where the volume of requests seems to give mixed messages.
How desperate are we that anyone will do? On the one hand this is fine and all about equality, on the other what about gifting and being asked as part discipleship service?
The above is a question a friend of mine (named below as “B”) posed on Facebook recently. I was fascinated by the question and the comments that followed. I’ve copied them below but have anonymised the responses (permission was sought from the original poster of course). It would be great to hear your thoughts.
Please add your own comments and thoughts below. I’m sure there is more to be said!
Helicopter photo credit: Flickr Creative Commons – Ed Uthman