It seems that most of the ministry happening in our (big "C") Church, is done through paid ministry staff, or lone ranger individuals.

This should not be. We are the body of Christ, every one of us is an IMPORTANT part of the body which the other parts NEED for proper functioning. We all have greater responsibility than just sitting in a pew, inviting a friend, and giving money.

1 Cor 12:7, 14-18 "Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good ... the body is not made up of one part but of many. 15If the foot should say, "Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body," it would not for that reason cease to be part of the body. 16And if the ear should say, "Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body," it would not for that reason cease to be part of the body. 17If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be? 18But in fact God has arranged the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be."

See also Romans 12, and Eph 4.

What is your part in the body? And how can you work with the other parts around you to advance the Kingdom? Let's get crackin'!

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Ted Haggard starts preaching again

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What if we truly loved each other?

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It's kind of embarassing, AL and Ed have been bickering back and forth for about a month now. You may have seen their argument spilling over onto Twitter: http://search.twitter.com/search?q=onlyal

You can actually see part of their argument last week here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxgPMYqsRY4&feature=related

Today they really got into it, and got it on video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-96a8LuuUU

Ed's argument is that it's become all about Al, and he's trying to be hip rather than going and living out the gospel.

Gabe Lyons, in a recent blog post, spoke about the spiritual state of our nation as reflected in the recent election:

If you care to listen, people in American culture are making their voice heard loud and clear. They want significance, they want to fix things broken in society, they want to fight injustice, they want peace and prosperity, they want change. Undoubtedly, intelligent people will debate for years about whether an Obama Presidency will fulfill the ultimate desire they have, but the fact remains - a majority of our society chose Barack Obama as the embodiment of that hope.

It's a deeply spiritual statement about where our culture is. One that should encourage the faithful everywhere.

That's a really interesting take. Does this mean we have a good opportunity, or we haven't done our job?