Here is what the video said:
Designing something requires focus:
What do we want people to feel? Delight.......Love.......connection
Then we begin to craft around that intention:
It takes time.
We perfect
We start over
Until everything we touch...enhances each life it touches."
Now what does this have to do with a church?
Many times in ministry we get tied to 1,000 different projects. We are stretched too thin as we have our hand in many different things. Not only is this ineffective but it is exhausting. Two things needs to happen:
1. What is the focus of our church? Most people would be like, duh Jesus! That people would come to know the person and work of Jesus Christ.
2. What do we want people to feel? The presence of a mighty, loving, caring, invincible (add more adjectives from Chris Tomlin's song) God!
Finally we begin to craft around that intention:
We should be bias with our worship services and ministries because they should revolve around the fact that we want to make Jesus known! Whether it is a Bible study group, a fellowship group, a choir, a new members class, a mission trip, an outreach project, we purposely craft everything around that intention.
Which means:
-cutting or modifying things that just don't do that! (Think of it as ministry pruning---stop doing the thing that doesn't work!)
-training and encouraging members involved in these ministries to ensure we are all on the same page
-Whatever we put out as a church we make sure we have planned it, displayed it, and even perfected it so that we leave a good impression (there are always first timers out there----how do you want them to feel?)
Because in the end, Jesus doesn't enhance their life, He gives them life. Our churches are made for the sole purpose of glorifying Him and making Him known!
Be Blessed!
