Two Degree Movement
Diane, our office manager (and great friend!), sent me a link to a blog this week. There were some great things to ponder in regards to a church’s outreach. Our purpose statement at BCC is to glorify God by proclaiming Jesus Christ as Lord and prepare His people to worship Him forever. Let me ask you: As you think over how you have spent your time since the new year, how much of that time has been spent in proclaiming versus preparing? Consider this: Add up how much time have gone to worship service, Sunday School, care group, a BCC training class, a Bible study, giving counsel/getting counsel, making a meal for a fellow church family, etc. Now compare that to how much time you have spent serving the lost, communicating gospel truths to someone who doesn’t know Christ, being intentional to have the unsaved into your home, etc. My guess is that our time in “preparing” far outdistances our time in “proclaiming”. That is not always a bad thing, but if this distance...