Wes Welker is a receiver for the New England Patriots. He was in a contract renegotiation this past fall. Now that the season has started, he is not getting as much time on the field as previus years.
Qutestions are being asked about Welker’s playing time. Is the team situating themselves to build up the replacement?
This is business in football. In football, decisions are made on football . Those fundamentals include team morale, the aging process, gaining/maintaining fan interest, and excellence on the field.
Notice the fundmentals are not the same as the Church’s fundamentals. In the church, you don’t make decisions for the good of this week’s service or the popularity of the Church. Instead, the Church is about rightousness, holiness, loving God, loving people.
The Church cannot be confused with a business. Football is a business… it about making a profit. The Church is not about profit but about connecting people to their Creator and to one another.