So the other day I was at a stop light… While waiting for the red to turn green I looked over and saw a vehicle that you would describe as “pimped out”… Of course, all ghetto-fabulous vehicles must include the SPINNERS!!! You know what I’m talking about - those rims which keep on spinning even when the car is stopped… Amid the moment I had an epiphany… Let me explain:

If you think of the Church as a vehicle that is advancing the gospel from point A to point B, then you would agree that the church should always be moving. In order for the gospel to advance to new people and places the Church must be “on the move.”… This is not a complex concept:

THE CHURCH SHOULD BE MOVEMENT MINDED

The problem is that that the church tends to forget that it’s point is to be “on mission.” We get so busy focussing on our own programs, our own people, and our own buildings that we complete forget about advancing the gospel. Simply stated - the church has such a tendency to be inward, not outward. This is comparable to a car that is always kept in the garage while it’s owner continually works on it… but never drives it… Isn’t the point of the car to be driven?

THE CHRUCH SHOULD NOT BE MAINTENANCE MINDED

All of us who spend a lot of time in “churchland” would agree that things are always busy… There is always an event to plan… or a sermon to preach… or a study to lead… or a bathroom to clean… or a budget to balance… or a new technology to integrate… The list goes on and on and on… However, the point of all this is that busy-ness does not equate to movement… and doing ministry does not always equate to being missional.

CHURCH IS OFTEN JUST LIKE THE SPINNER… WE LOOK BUSY BUT WE ARE ACTUALLY STANDING STILL

Brothers and sisters - if we are to truly become the Church we must fight against the tendency to become spinners. In our attempts to become refined, relevant,trendy, and cool, we cannot forget that the movement of the gospel is the point!