Professionalism in the Church

Tim Brister with a good post about professionalism in the church.  Here is his conclusion:

When a church is full of people who are bothered by the fact that more people are not on mission rather than more people not appreciate their personal preferences, there is a shift taking place.  When there are new personalities communicating the same truths of God’s Word and are given opportunity to exercise their gifts in gospel ministry, movement is taking place.  And when the directional efforts of congregational life are resourced in joyful sacrifice for the sake of the gospel, the walls of comfort have been crushed by the Spirit’s indwelling passion to glorify Christ as witnesses in word and deed.

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