I surprised DaLee with the revelation of my volleyball background. Years ago when I worked at the bank, we had a volleyball team that played in a local rec league. It was a lot of fun and I enjoyed it. I don’t know how good a player I was. Most of the time I just ended up a little dizzy from spinning around keeping track of the ball as it went back and forth over the net. Still, you can’t beat a good match.
That came up because I stayed after school to watch the end of the girls’ volleyball match. Even though our girls ended up losing the match, they worked really hard and put up a good fight. When I played, sometimes we did good to volley more than three or four times. It was exciting today when one or two plays went on for almost a dozen hits across the net. That’s good playing but more importantly, its good teamwork. One girl would “set up” the play so another one could hit the ball over the net. Feeling sure of the play, one girl would call the shot (I got it!) and the others would hold back and not get in her way. Those times they were working like a well-oiled machine.
Isn’t that a great picture of how a church could and should function? Every member is focused on the team winning the game. Each person plays but the team wins. If you don’t feel comfortable with knocking on doors, you could “set up” an appointment for someone else by cooking them dinner or inviting them to church. If the church body wants to do a special project and you have the knowledge, expertise, or equipment to do it, why not “call the shot” to see the project through to success? Our church body could and should function like a well-oiled machine because we are all on the same team fighting for the same goal – giving God glory and furthering His Kingdom. Now that’s an exciting play!
Until our next togethering,
love ya, Bret.
