I originally posted this on churchtechmatters.com. In our own words, CTM is “A site for tech volunteers written by tech volunteers and those that lead them”. Check it out!
Amongst a team of volunteer’s in the tech/media/audio/visual/digerati department of the church, there are many valuable skills. The most prized possession is usually a set of ears to do an amazing sound mix, some people value the highly sought after talent of video editing MTV style. As much as these talents are sought after highly, I have different priorities.
I know in my church, in my department there is only one talent I prize above all others, dare I say many churches and perhaps even yours would be very similar.
Arriving (on time or early is preferable).
A video editing extraordinaire once offered his honed skills to me to serve in my church, we were going to do amazing things, yet never turned up. A certain sound engineer had the ears of an angel but was unable to be at anything when required. I’ve met many passionate people in my time serving at SURFCiTY Church but only only some of them have arrived, stayed, served and built the kingdom.
The only talent you can impress me with now after 6 years in the ministry is your ability to arrive (on time or early is preferable). Second to that is your ability to stay until the end, thirdly your ability to do what is asked of you.
Your university degree, or experience at another church and the hours you’ve spent reading manuals and training books means diddly squat when you’re not in a place where God can use it.
That’s my story at church, encouragment is thrown my way quite often, congregants think my videos are stunning, or that sound mix was delictable and my servanthood will surely be earning me treasures in heaven. My reply to them is that I am probably the least skilled, most unable person to be doing my job, but my team and self are the only ones arriving at 7:30am Sunday at the moment. My prayer is that others would arrive around me, replace me and do greater things than me, simply by arriving.
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