On ministry
It seems like I was the only one who did anything to get ready for the canoe trip this weekend. I had a little help from three of the professors, but it feels like I did everything else my self. I had to get the canoes by myself, I had to pay for the food, I had to print out and hang up the fliers, me, I, me, I, I, I, me, me, me. We had fewer people this year than we did last year. It was colder than last year, and I think that was a big deciding factor. We had a really great time. I know that a few of the guys had major breakthroughs because of the speaker and the fellowship. I know that we grew closer together as male mission majors. Dustin, after hearing the speaker, wrote out his experience of being called into missions. I sat at my dining room table and cried reading it.
Today, I taught Sunday school, enjoyed the video clip I had prepared during the week, started shooting video for the next project, went to youth group, and signed up to be part of the summer prayer team.
Sunday school went well and I think the youth got the message - what else can I ask for?, everyone enjoyed the video clip, none of the video footage that we took today made the tape, youth group sucked, and I'm having second thoughts about the summer prayer team. You win some you lose some would be the adage I would want to use ... but ... that doesn't seem to fit. I consider ministry a victory. We had a discussion time with the youth, in which one youth answered one question (and that was the extent of youth involvment) in the twenty minutes we discussed a video clip ... but, I can't help but think that God will use that discussion time. Maybe one of the youth will realize that the adults are there for him. Maybe, amidst the rambling and the noise the adults made in semi-coherent thoughts spoken outloud before fully formed, one youth had the words he needed spoken into his life. Maybe.
But, as I explained in my Sunday school lesson - we as Christians are a people of hope. We have hope that no matter what happens - no matter what goes wrong- God is in control. I'm filled with hope.
Today, I taught Sunday school, enjoyed the video clip I had prepared during the week, started shooting video for the next project, went to youth group, and signed up to be part of the summer prayer team.
Sunday school went well and I think the youth got the message - what else can I ask for?, everyone enjoyed the video clip, none of the video footage that we took today made the tape, youth group sucked, and I'm having second thoughts about the summer prayer team. You win some you lose some would be the adage I would want to use ... but ... that doesn't seem to fit. I consider ministry a victory. We had a discussion time with the youth, in which one youth answered one question (and that was the extent of youth involvment) in the twenty minutes we discussed a video clip ... but, I can't help but think that God will use that discussion time. Maybe one of the youth will realize that the adults are there for him. Maybe, amidst the rambling and the noise the adults made in semi-coherent thoughts spoken outloud before fully formed, one youth had the words he needed spoken into his life. Maybe.
But, as I explained in my Sunday school lesson - we as Christians are a people of hope. We have hope that no matter what happens - no matter what goes wrong- God is in control. I'm filled with hope.
posted by Michael Airgood at 11:01 PM
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