Do Something
Do Something
(You say you want a revolution part 3)
One of our favorite pastimes is to communicate our thoughts and opinions.
There is nothing wrong with that.
However, opinions are meaningless if they don’t translate into a lifestyle.
Thoughts are vapor if they don’t translate into action.
I wonder if every person who “liked” an anti-trafficking post made friends with a prostitute how different the situation would be?
It’s interesting to think about the change in society if every person who felt pity for a person experiencing homeless, befriended a person instead and welcomed them into their network of relationship and resources?
I wonder how different the church would be in North America if every person who complained about the church, their pastor, or the worship service participated instead of merely stating their opinion?
I recently outlined the five things I see in people who ARE going to be a part of the current revolutionary change we are experiencing in the church in North America.
One of the main actions I see in true revolutionaries is this:
They participate.
They aren’t just peanut gallery observers.
The church community you are a part of may count Sunday attendance and giving as their main metrics. It’s unwise for leaders not to know these numbers.
However, participation in what God is doing through the church as a vehicle for God’s mission is about so much more than looking at the back of someone’s head for an hour each Sunday.
Ask God to show you what he is already doing in and through this community of Jesus followers and respond when God invites you to participate.
- Start a group that spends time with the homeless.
- Create discussion and action groups that seek justice in your city.
- Reach out intentionally to people who seem on the margins of the community.
- Be a host at your worship service instead of expecting to be hosted by others.
- Invite others to join you and try to find brothels in your city and pray for freedom for those in slavery.
- Join a team and give your time and your skills to love your church community.
- Give generously towards your church but also towards other places God has on your heart and get involved with those organizations.
- Create a support group instead of waiting for one to be created for you.
- Introduce yourself to others and venture out relationally instead of waiting for your church staff to help you find friends.
- Step into things that may seem risky, difficult or unsure.
You say you want a revolution?
What are you waiting for? Do something.
Action, not thoughts, bring change.
Do Something
(You say you want a revolution part 3)
One of our favorite pastimes is to communicate our thoughts and opinions.
There is nothing wrong with that.
However, opinions are meaningless if they don’t translate into a lifestyle.
Thoughts are vapor if they don’t translate into action.
I wonder if every person who “liked” an anti-trafficking post made friends with a prostitute how different the situation would be?
It’s interesting to think about the change in society if every person who felt pity for a person experiencing homeless, befriended a person instead and welcomed them into their network of relationship and resources?
I wonder how different the church would be in North America if every person who complained about the church, their pastor, or the worship service participated instead of merely stating their opinion?
I recently outlined the five things I see in people who ARE going to be a part of the current revolutionary change we are experiencing in the church in North America.
One of the main actions I see in true revolutionaries is this:
They participate.
They aren’t just peanut gallery observers.
The church community you are a part of may count Sunday attendance and giving as their main metrics. It’s unwise for leaders not to know these numbers.
However, participation in what God is doing through the church as a vehicle for God’s mission is about so much more than looking at the back of someone’s head for an hour each Sunday.
Ask God to show you what he is already doing in and through this community of Jesus followers and respond when God invites you to participate.
- Start a group that spends time with the homeless.
- Create discussion and action groups that seek justice in your city.
- Reach out intentionally to people who seem on the margins of the community.
- Be a host at your worship service instead of expecting to be hosted by others.
- Invite others to join you and try to find brothels in your city and pray for freedom for those in slavery.
- Join a team and give your time and your skills to love your church community.
- Give generously towards your church but also towards other places God has on your heart and get involved with those organizations.
- Create a support group instead of waiting for one to be created for you.
- Introduce yourself to others and venture out relationally instead of waiting for your church staff to help you find friends.
- Step into things that may seem risky, difficult or unsure.
You say you want a revolution?
What are you waiting for? Do something.
Action, not thoughts, bring change.