The world doesn't need any more ministers. We need
doers. We need people who fashion their life after Christ. To say less and do
more. This is a radical way of life that cannot be measured by the size of a
congregation or the splendor of a cathedral. This is working on the street with
the poor. There is no need for a robe or a collar. They'll know who you are not
by your words, but by your actions. Then you can proudly call you're a
Christian, following in the footsteps of Christ. Then they can see what it is
you're doing, and people can make their own judgments about how righteous or
charitable it might be. Until that happens, a minister is wasting everyone's
energy and time, hiding behind a pulpit, begging for more money to build a
bigger building and pay themselves more. Each year they slide further down on
the "significant profession" poll. They become more distant from the
model Christ demonstrated for us as people who should give their possessions
away and follow Him. And He didn't go to the country club or the temple, He
went to the street. He declared those people His brothers and sisters, and did
what He could to help. That's our calling. Sitting in that pew on a Sunday
morning should be a time to rest and plan, not a time to pray and pay.
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