The servant church

What would happen if someone attended church but never served as a volunteer?  That person might grow in knowledge of God's Word, but without serving others, they would likely never understand the power of that knowledge. If everyone attended church but never volunteered, there would be no "first impressions" ministry, children programming, or music.  It takes teams of volunteers to make the church effective.

On the other hand, what would happen if someone volunteered during the church services but never participated in worship?  That person's heart for helping others might grow, but he or she would likely lose sight of the most important purpose, the vision behind serving.  In addition to missing the teaching and the corporate worship, this person would miss hearing the heartbeat of the church.  If everyone volunteered but never participated in worship, the church would quickly become unhealthy.  We'd lack the encouragement from both the message and from other Jesus followers that we need to take steps in our faith journeys.

The solution is to encourage people to alternate between service and student. We don't want people serving for months and months without attending corporate worship. If they do, they lose the vision and forget why they're serving.  They start to serve out of duty rather than joy.  That's not healthy for their spiritual growth, and it's not healthy for the church.

People need to experience corporate worship, biblical teaching, and authentic relationships.  All of that is encouraged through attending a worship service; however, it takes a team of people not one single person to provide the best experience possible. 

For those of you not yet convinced, dictatorship and a one man show is gone so get over it. When the church (not serving God) (the church) surpasses your love for your family and friends, you have missed the whole meaning and reason behind servant-hood and why we serve at our place of worship. Church is for people to learn how to serve a hurting world. If your family is not serving in the church then you are using the church as a stumbling block to your family and also to our new growing generation behind them. This generation will never adhere to that type of mentality. You must erase the idea that you have everyone’s spiritual life figured out, and that it’s your way or the highway. By living and acting this way we are missing the real reason we were put here in the first place. To guide others to Christ through servant-hood. Until your mind is transformed, you will not grow nor will the church you serve become what God put it here to be and that is, to become a city of Refuge. To Love, Guide and Serve the unchurched. If we are doing this then God will do His part and transform them.