Comments on: Falwell: Measurements of Success in Ministry Are Messed Up http://waynepark.com/2010/05/19/falwell-measurements-of-success-in-ministry-are-messed-up-christianpost-com/ WAYNEPARK.COM: meditations on faith | place | race Sun, 03 Oct 2010 02:53:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Jay Johnson http://waynepark.com/2010/05/19/falwell-measurements-of-success-in-ministry-are-messed-up-christianpost-com/comment-page-1/#comment-1100 Jay Johnson Thu, 20 May 2010 13:32:02 +0000 http://waynepark.com/?p=1658#comment-1100 Going after numbers by any means is wrong. I do believe that concentrating on the needs of one will affect the outlook of many. It may, by Falwell, be too simply put but I don't think he is ignoring the masses for the one, but with faithful focus on the one or the few who you can reach, and praying for and to your best ability assigning pastoral staff to the needs of the many, God will then fill their churches with lots of “ones.” In this way, the masses will be shepherded. No pastor can meet the needs of the 1,000 or 25,000 individuals, but their hearts and resources can. I love the hospital visits, whether to the one or the six from different facilities, or the nursing home visits room visits that might take a major part of your day. For me at least, and I have no congregation, but if I did, it would take me back to the needs of the one, or the few who I could reach. Not having read the whole article, in the simplicity of what was written, I agree with Falwell, and with Johnson, "Influence belongs to the Lord." Going after numbers by any means is wrong. I do believe that concentrating on the needs of one will affect the outlook of many. It may, by Falwell, be too simply put but I don’t think he is ignoring the masses for the one, but with faithful focus on the one or the few who you can reach, and praying for and to your best ability assigning pastoral staff to the needs of the many, God will then fill their churches with lots of “ones.” In this way, the masses will be shepherded. No pastor can meet the needs of the 1,000 or 25,000 individuals, but their hearts and resources can.

I love the hospital visits, whether to the one or the six from different facilities, or the nursing home visits room visits that might take a major part of your day. For me at least, and I have no congregation, but if I did, it would take me back to the needs of the one, or the few who I could reach. Not having read the whole article, in the simplicity of what was written, I agree with Falwell, and with Johnson, “Influence belongs to the Lord.”

]]> By: Cameron http://waynepark.com/2010/05/19/falwell-measurements-of-success-in-ministry-are-messed-up-christianpost-com/comment-page-1/#comment-1099 Cameron Thu, 20 May 2010 03:15:22 +0000 http://waynepark.com/?p=1658#comment-1099 Good call. Good call.

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