I started doing office hours about 2 months ago. I had no other reason for doing this except to make myself more accountable and better with my time. I found myself preparing for Sunday morning on Saturday afternoon or evening which was POOPY. Even worse, I would come home tired from church on Sundays and have to plan a Bible study which was DOUBLE POOPY. So I started office hours…woo hoo for me, right?
I actually like being here twice a week outside of my usual Sunday and Wednesday requirements. It reminds me that this church has something going on all the time. The phone rings constantly (sometimes with telemarketers…blah) and some one or some thing is in need of attention. Thankfully many people here care about the church and do whatever it takes to make it happen.
That is thing about churches: no one really gets any credit for anything. Tom, our “go-to-guy,” does anything and everything you could imagine. He balances the books and finances. He does general maintenance. He takes out the trash and the recycling and so much more. His wife Diane does just as much (if not more) including playing the piano on Sundays and making sure Wednesday evening activities run smoothly.
Tom and Diane are two of the many people who keep the doors open and the gears rolling. But they aren’t getting any younger, nor is anyone here, which is a quandary facing countless churches all over the country. The leaders of the church are aging but few if any people are stepping up to replace them.
So the question is quite simple: when the current leaders are gone, who will keep the lights on? Who will unlock the doors? Who will even attend?
