Loving Like Christ
In John 13 verse 34 it says, ‘A new command I give to you – Love one another as I have loved you, so you must love one another”. I have to admit, some Christians struggle with this. I have seen many churches where the ‘business of the church’, as in the roles people play and how they act in those roles means that this command goes through the window. I have also visited churches where the opposite is true and love shines through in all they do and so the question is ‘how do we balance this?’ as both are important. Churches have to operate as a business. People often think that all they do is open on a Sunday morning and that is that. When I was the Lay Pastor of my local church, it was difficult to balance the workload connected with the work of the church and because this was not a paid position, working full time to earn a wage. Church ministers work tirelessly not only on the business aspects of the church such as finances, building maintenance, co...