Week 4: People >>> Trenton Prieshoff

A principle our chapel speaker talked about yesterday (Wednesday, that is) is that we need to know people. It is not that we simply need to give more to charity; we need to know the people to whom we are giving. It is the same way with ministry. There is a lot of administration work in being a minister, but just as a business owner needs to know people so that he or she can provide a product they need and use, we need to know the people in our congregation (youth group) so that as we do all those administrative tasks, we have always in our mind WHO we are doing all those administrative tasks for.

Knowing people means setting time aside in our schedules to meet with people; individually for tea or for lunch, in groups by being a part of small group ministries and other events (You shouldn't always be the one leading those events, you also need to be a real person).

But the Church is not merely a business and it should not be run like one. While the principles are the same, the Church is divinely instituted to meet all sorts of needs. Therefor, as we approach this combination of administration and relationships, we must practice more than cleverness and wit, we must also draw near to God and submit to Him that it is for Him we are doing both of these.