The Church

For the last several months, the idea of "the church" has changed in my perspective. We grow up knowing church to be this place we go and learn about Jesus, have a bagel or 2, then go to lunch afterward. As humans tend to do, we, give a physical portrayal to something that has a greater meaning.

In 1 Corinthians Paul writes about "the body" and how it has many parts. That "body" is the church. What we all need to know is that the church is a community of believers...and not just that! The church is a body of believers that is striving toward attaining the goal of spreading the good news to the ends of the earth!

Too often I know that myself, and others, get caught in the idea that church is one of 2 things. 1. a building 2. A community of believers that does whatever the pastor says. So what should we be focusing on? As Romans says, we are all sinners and we fall short of the glory of God!! Because of Jesus we have been redeemed and others can find joy, peace, and assurance in our divine, holy, God.

Last week I told the Kids at RVC how that if we were real sick with cancer and found the cure for this cancer we wouldn't just keep it to ourselves...We would spread it to our families, friends, other people with the disease, across the world!!

As a person on staff at a church I know that my role is not to tell others what to do, but, to tool people with resources and work together to be effective ministers for our great God! Even deeper, as a children's leader, I hope to help tool families to effectively minister to each other and those needing the cure of Jesus Christ.

A church "staff" and families need to become one unit in raising and mentoring kids. It is our job to train kids just as much as reaching the lost...Our kids are born into this world as sinners and it is our duty as church and family to guide them to Christ.