I 'borrowed' this from a ministry blog but think they borrowed in from a ministry e-newsletter who likely borrowed it from someone else. :)


Ministry vs Job

Some people have a JOB in the church; others involve themselves in a MINISTRY.What's the difference?

If you are doing it just because no one else will, it's a JOB.
If you are doing it to serve the Lord, it's a MINISTRY.

If you quit because somebody criticized you, it was a JOB.
If you keep on serving, it's a MINISTRY.

If you'll do it only as long as it does not interfere with your other activities, it's a JOB.
If you are committed to staying with it even when it means letting go of other things, it's a MINISTRY.

If you quit because no one praised you or thanked you, it was a JOB.
If you stay with it even though nobody recognizes your efforts, it is a MINISTRY.

It's hard to get excited about a JOB.
It's almost impossible not to be excited about a MINISTRY.

If our concern is success, it's a JOB.
If our concern is faithfulness, it's a MINISTRY.


An average church is filled with people doing JOBs.
A great and growing church is filled with people involved in MINISTRY.


Where do we fit in? What about us?

If God calls you to a MINISTRY, don't treat it like a JOB.If you have a JOB, give it up and find a MINISTRY.

God does not want us feeling stuck with a JOB, but excited and faithful to Him in a MINISTRY.

I'm not feeling like this right now, but I've definitely been in this place more than once and have known the reasons were not my fault. But it is hard to just keep chugging along sometimes. It does seem to me that the church I'm working with now has been feeling like a failure lately and they need some of this kind of hope... that is my prayer for LCPC.

blessed by failure
Sitting in the church parking lot, I glance at my time on my cell phone . . . again. The rental van is gassed up, tickets ...