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This past week, we went bowling as one of our summer
activities. Right away, I noticed that
the girls didn’t have the right form when bowling. You probably know what I mean – it looks like
their wrist is broken! Ha! So the first thing I did was take a couple
minutes with each of them to show them how to hold the ball and then roll it
down the lane.
That is so important – not just in the game of bowling
– but in serving in your church. It is
easy to get impatient with others you are serving with that maybe don’t seem to
get it as quickly as you think. Consider
what training they have had. For me, I
grew up as in a pastor’s home. We did
every aspect of church imaginable from cleaning the building to running a
church bus. I was teaching VBS and
Sunday School as a teenager – as a senior in high school, I even taught a
ladies class. Then I went to a Bible
college where I graduated with a degree in teaching. Now, for the past six years, my husband has
pastored a church that we started. If we
aren’t careful, we can get frustrated at those in our ministry. But were they taught like we were? 99% - no.
Leadership in ministry – help those under you to
grow! Encourage, teach, reteach and help
them reach their potential. Yes,
sometimes, they need those bumpers along the way. You know, the guardrails that help the little
ones bowl and not land a gutter ball – every single time. Bumpers in ministry is the teaching and
training. Everyone needs to start out
with bumpers. Then, they learn and grow
and prayerfully, will graduate to no bumpers and will be getting a strike here
and there!
And don’t think just because they manage to land a
ball in the gutter even with bumpers…yes, this really happened TWO times that
day with our youngest. She managed to
throw her bowling ball and landed in the gutters with the bumpers up! Even in those times, it doesn’t mean complete
failure. It means this is a time to
encourage. Both times she landed the
ball in the gutter – she started crying uncontrollably. Both times, the workers at the alley came to
retrieve her ball and consoled her. They
let her know it was ok and it happened to a lot of people.
So today’s
challenge is: Be patient with those around you. Take the time to teach, train and encourage
them until they are able to throw a strike on their own!
Will you take
the challenge?
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