Major Changes

Our church is about to undergo some major change. We're changing service times, buildings, worship tools, etc. It won't be easy but it's not the end either. I found this quote that I thought was meaningful:

People can't live with change if there's not a changeless core inside them. The key to the ability to change is a changeless sense of who you are, what you are about, and what you value.
– Stephen R. Covey

I feel this means that if we are anchored to something unchanging, the changing world around us means little. But if we're not firmly anchored, then even small changes threaten to destroy us.

Some people may be tempted to keep a list of all the changes that disturb them. I would point out all the things that are staying the same: our teaching and preaching about Jesus Christ, the words of the worship we sing, our brothers and sisters and their commitment to God.

Another truth of life is that everything costs, even standing still. And often the short term pain is worth it in the long run, while short term peace can lead to long term misery.

There are costs and risks to a program of action, but they are far less than the long-range risks and costs of comfortable inaction.
– John F. Kennedy (35th U.S. President, 1917 - 1963)

To do nothing when we are called to be good stewards and hard workers reminds me of the servant who receives the one talent of money, which he hides in the ground instead of putting it to work. I don't believe the Master will be happy when he returns to see his people idle, waiting for the world to come to them.

So we are moving forward, wisely and carefully, but we are moving and we are going to continue to move.

May God bless our service to His Kingdom so that He may be glorified.