Comments on: Luke 6:6-10 To save or destroy. http://besquared.org/luke/2007/07/24/luke-66-10-to-save-or-destroy/ A little experiement in virtual Bible Study... Fri, 03 Aug 2007 21:02:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Administrator http://besquared.org/luke/2007/07/24/luke-66-10-to-save-or-destroy/comment-page-1/#comment-67 Administrator Fri, 03 Aug 2007 18:59:52 +0000 http://besquared.org/luke/2007/07/24/luke-66-10-to-save-or-destroy/#comment-67 Come On. Are you saying that I have to start. I have one that looms large but I am not ready to blog about it yet. One smaller one that is hard to articulate. I think that the current climate of focusing on gifts as we think about ministry is really just a falsely theological cover for wanting talented people. There is nothing wrong with wanting talented people but when we put a false theological cover on it, we find ourselves participating in the same devaluing practices of the world that call some people less worthwhile as humans because they bring less to the table. This is most obvious in the field of worship. The untalented but godly worshiper brings a gift that is largely ignored by our churches. We (and I don't mean Mountain per se, but rather church culture in general) will tolerate a soloist who is musically excellent but struggles with pride a lot longer than one who is humble but struggles with pitch. This practice isn't just true in the realm of worship although it is most obvious there, I have done the same thing when recruiting teachers or event organizers. I don't mean to imply that we don't want talented people, but let us not pretend that good pitch is a gift of the Holy Spirit. I've got more but I refuse to be alone in this thought experiment so I will shut up for now. If you want to know about my most serious one, anyone is free to ask me offline. -Ethan Come On. Are you saying that I have to start.

I have one that looms large but I am not ready to blog about it yet.

One smaller one that is hard to articulate. I think that the current climate of focusing on gifts as we think about ministry is really just a falsely theological cover for wanting talented people. There is nothing wrong with wanting talented people but when we put a false theological cover on it, we find ourselves participating in the same devaluing practices of the world that call some people less worthwhile as humans because they bring less to the table. This is most obvious in the field of worship. The untalented but godly worshiper brings a gift that is largely ignored by our churches. We (and I don’t mean Mountain per se, but rather church culture in general) will tolerate a soloist who is musically excellent but struggles with pride a lot longer than one who is humble but struggles with pitch.

This practice isn’t just true in the realm of worship although it is most obvious there, I have done the same thing when recruiting teachers or event organizers. I don’t mean to imply that we don’t want talented people, but let us not pretend that good pitch is a gift of the Holy Spirit.

I’ve got more but I refuse to be alone in this thought experiment so I will shut up for now. If you want to know about my most serious one, anyone is free to ask me offline.

-Ethan

]]> By: AlexL http://besquared.org/luke/2007/07/24/luke-66-10-to-save-or-destroy/comment-page-1/#comment-62 AlexL Fri, 03 Aug 2007 18:42:54 +0000 http://besquared.org/luke/2007/07/24/luke-66-10-to-save-or-destroy/#comment-62 "Do we have any practices in the church that put us in a position where it is okay to do evil but not good." - thought of any yet? “Do we have any practices in the church that put us in a position where it is okay to do evil but not good.” – thought of any yet?

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