Tonight there was a meeting at church. We met to celebrate that several of the groups have multiplied. During the discussion that ensued, a consistent thread became evident. There were many in the group who were consumers. They come to be taught. They do not really engage in the process.
The image of the plant in Little Shop of Horrors leaps to mind. “Feed me, Seymour!”
Toward the end of the meeting I asked what would some options for a contrast to consume. One of the men immediately said, “Contribute.” He nailed it.
There were several conversations about how to move from consuming to contributing in the groups.
Nehemiah 3 (here @ Bible Gateway) came to mind. The passage is a list of names and the part of the wall on which they worked. A great work cannot be brought to fruition without many hands coordinated and joined by the same vision.
The Body is a great work.
Ephesians 4:11 – 16 (here @ Bible Gateway) tells us that the growth of the Body is a function ALL of the members contributing based on the exercising of their gifts in the Body.
It is not an easy transition from consumer to contributor, but it is a transition for which we are all called to make.
Toward the end of the meeting I asked what would some options for a contrast to consume. One of the men immediately said, “Contribute.” He nailed it.
There were several conversations about how to move from consuming to contributing in the groups.
Nehemiah 3 (here @ Bible Gateway) came to mind. The passage is a list of names and the part of the wall on which they worked. A great work cannot be brought to fruition without many hands coordinated and joined by the same vision.
The Body is a great work.
Ephesians 4:11 – 16 (here @ Bible Gateway) tells us that the growth of the Body is a function ALL of the members contributing based on the exercising of their gifts in the Body.
It is not an easy transition from consumer to contributor, but it is a transition for which we are all called to make.
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