In Australian Rules Football......Gary Ablett jnr. is curently considered one of the superstars of the game...He regularly accumulates statistics quicker than the cookie monster eats cookies.....last week he scored a very high 53 disposals...that is huge....(see an article on how good he is http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/the-powerlessness-of-one-20120604-1zsbk.html ) but here is the problem....Australian Rules Football is a team sport.....Gary Ablett jnr is a team player....but the rest of his team (Gold Coast Suns) are not performing anywhere near the performance of Gary Ablett....so the team is struggling....it has one game after 10 games this season it sits 17th (in an 18 team competition) with one win. Why? because it takes a team contributing to fulfill their mission of winning games.
Now translate this into congregational life....if one (or maybe 2 or 3) are putting in a lot of effort, no matter how good they are, the congregation and church will still struggle.....why because it takes everyone contributing.....not just one or two....
This concept is not just good organisational practice, it is a spiritual concept.....
Take a look at 1 Corinthians 12.......
Key verse 1 Corinthians 12:27......Now you are the body of Christ and each one of you is part of it....
Think about yoru congregation
What will it take for you to have more people involved in your congregation's mission and vision?
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