https://odb.org/2024/03/17/kingdom-minded-leadership
I guess when we were younger Christians, when we brought people to Christ, we wanted to bring them to our own church. This is practical in the sense that we could then shepherd them ourselves, and at the same time, we contribute towards the growth of our local church. Of course, when it comes to languages, we may end up sending them to the Chinese-speaking congregation if they are more comfortable relating to Mandarin or Cantonese speakers and in some churches like my local church, that’s a separate congregation by itself. This gets tricky when we work in another city while our home church is in another. Thus, we will have little choice but to direct them to a local church as it is not reasonable to expect new believers to travel 70km to 100km one way to attend church.
However, as we gain maturity in Christ, we will come to a realisation that we are all in this together. Ministry work is Kingdom work. Thus, we will suggest the church that will bring the best out of them in Christ. The particular church that will best nurture them and a place where they can fit into the congregation as a church is essentially a community of believers. A place where they will find their home is more important than being in our own church. A place to serve and raise their family and grow in the Lord.
Have a good and personal time today worshipping God today, everyone! Please pray for me as I will be sharing the Word at my local church today. Pray that the Word will be articulated in a way that will touch and move the hearts of the congregation, and the Word will achieve the purpose it is intended for. May the Holy Spirit move powefully in the congregation today! God bless your day and the week ahead!
Ronnie's Thoughts 