“JOB OR MINISTRY?”

By Dr. Hoyt W. Allen, Jr.

Some people have a JOB in the church; others involve themselves in a MINISTRY. What is the difference some have asked. One way this could be answered is as follows.

If you are doing the task because no one else will, it is a JOB. If you are doing it to serve the Lord, it is a MINISTRY. If you quit because someone criticized you, it is a JOB. If you kept on serving, it is a MINISTRY. If you do it only so long as it does not interfere with your other activities, it is a JOB. If you are committed to staying with it even when it means letting go of other things, it is a MINISTRY. If you quit because no one praised you, or thanked you, it was a JOB. If you stay with it even though no one recognizes your efforts, it is a MINISTRY.

It is hard to get excited about a JOB. Yet, it is almost impossible not to be excited about a MINISTRY. If your concern is success, it is a JOB. If your concern is faithfulness, it is a MINISTRY.

An average church is filled with people involved in a JOB. A great and growing church is filled with people involved in MINISTRY.

Where do you fit in? What about your church? If God calls you to a MINISTRY, don’t treat it like a JOB. If you have a JOB in the church, give it up and find a MINISTRY. God does not want us feeling stuck in a JOB, but excited and being faithful to HIM in a MINISTRY.

KYOWVA Evangelistic Association
1541 S. 7th Street
Ironton, OH 45638
Web Page: kyowva.com * Email: kyowva@sbcglobal.net
Free Bible Courses