I have a lot of talents.
Arguably, humility isn’t one of them.
But, I’m far from a jack-of-all-trades.
This is why you need others.
They have talents you don’t posses.
They have passions you don’t have.
They have visions you don’t share.
Every so often, one of the churches I used to be the youth minister of will pop back into my eyesight, usually on social media.
One of my old patches is now running a creative space for teens.
I would never have run such an event, nevertheless one which runs weekly during school term.
I can’t imagine being associated with an event which “encourages young people to explore their creativity and share their talents with others.”
This sounds like a very noble cause.
This could be a very God-honouring ministry.
It’s just not one that I would share a passion for.
And that’s perfectly fine.
In fact, it’s a strong reminder of the diversity within the Kingdom of God.
It’s a good thing that, not only I wouldn’t run such a ministry, but that others would.
And I hope it’s a wild success.
For, people would be drawn into this ministry which mine may never have reached.
This is why we don’t have one homogeneous church.
This is why the body of Christ is not a millipede.
This why it is a positive thing that one ministry agent doesn’t stick around for decades.
If that were the case for me, there would not be (in all likelihood) a creative ministry for teens in this church.
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