Clocks

Do you enjoy watching the "behind the scenes" takes from movies or TV shows? Do you wonder what really happens behind the restaurant kitchen doors? Being a person who is curious, I enjoy watching the footage about how PBS documentaries are made, and watching these "behind the scenes" shows. I just like seeing how things work. How a perfect result comes together, despite all the bloopers and outtakes. 

I have just come back from attending a church staff meeting, and through this, I was able to take a "sneak peak" behind the scenes. A group of truly talented individuals, each in their own area of expertise and experience, come together to plan and discuss a few of the upcoming events of the church. It was like taking the back off an old clock, and seeing how each of the gears move independently and together, all at the same time. No one individual could run a ministry without the support from the group. No one activity could be planned without it affecting another. Space, location, time slots, volunteers, and equipment all need to be allotted and planned for any one activity to be successful. Just like in a clock, all the gears work together, simultaneously, to produce a positive result. Observing this "behind the scenes"  meeting was awesome and humbling. And like in a clock, where all the gears work together for one focus, which is to communicate the time, all the staff members at this meeting were all working together to communicate the Gospel. The story of forgiveness and love. Each person gave insight, ideas, and support to the other person. Each gear in a clock turns and works because of the gear next to it.  No one ministry is independent of another. I am proud and humbled to serve with such an awesome staff team. Together, we work to spread the story of Jesus.