1. Thank them. The surest way to eliminate your congregation’s thankless tasks.
2. Trust them. Nine times out of ten—at least—they have your congregation’s best interests at heart. They are your sisters and brothers in faith. Give them the respect they deserve. Assume the best.
3. Follow them. Your congregational leadership doesn’t work for you: they work for the larger congregation and its mission. Your pledge doesn’t make you their boss. They invest hours and days of their lives to serve that mission. Show your support for that mission by following where they lead.
4. Join them. They’d appreciate a hand, and offering your help—instead of waiting for them to chase you down—makes them feel energized and supported. Don’t know how to help? Just ask!
In other words, everyone talks about the weather, but no one does anything about it.
(I’ll bitch about problems, but god forbid I actually involve myself in the process)
And certainly, no one wants to be put on the weather committee!
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Translated from the Kevin Camp .
Everyone complains about problems, but few people want to take the time and effort to fix these problems.
Mark Twain once explained this conundrum very well: “Everyone talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.”
Sometimes everyone talks about the weather, no one does anything about it, and if it existed, certainly NO ONE would want to be on the weather committee at church!
Can you imagine the complaints you’d get?
It’s too cold! It’s too hot!
“Why don’t you join the weather committee and help out if you feel so strongly about it?”
*silence*
Ah. Gotcha now.