- Sep 29, 2022
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Do you think a church / ministry / pastoral leadership that focuses more on the 99 instead of the 1
are doing it somewhat wrong or misguided?
Scriptures teaches us that Jesus (Shepherd) will go out for the 1 and leave the 99 and that shepherd
will be happier about the 1 than the 99 that didn't wander off.
If there is 1 person who is lost or troubled and the church / leadership doesn't leave the 99 (the church members)
to go out and seek for that 1 and bring him/her back, aren't they missing something? Seems like they
are not following the correct path/procedure of how to do ministry and be a "Shepherd" for your sheep.
These days I feel that churches are too focused on themselves and who is sitting in the pews. If they only focus
inwards and themselves, they do not reach out for those that have strayed or are lost, then what good are churches
for anyway? It's just about maintenance, taking care of your own yard, and not caring about what's going on
beyond your well-kept yard. Isn't church supposed to be the opposite? You would leave the 99 to go and seek
for the 1 and when the 1 is found and returns, you'll be much happier about that 1 than the 99 who stayed in the pews.
are doing it somewhat wrong or misguided?
Scriptures teaches us that Jesus (Shepherd) will go out for the 1 and leave the 99 and that shepherd
will be happier about the 1 than the 99 that didn't wander off.
If there is 1 person who is lost or troubled and the church / leadership doesn't leave the 99 (the church members)
to go out and seek for that 1 and bring him/her back, aren't they missing something? Seems like they
are not following the correct path/procedure of how to do ministry and be a "Shepherd" for your sheep.
These days I feel that churches are too focused on themselves and who is sitting in the pews. If they only focus
inwards and themselves, they do not reach out for those that have strayed or are lost, then what good are churches
for anyway? It's just about maintenance, taking care of your own yard, and not caring about what's going on
beyond your well-kept yard. Isn't church supposed to be the opposite? You would leave the 99 to go and seek
for the 1 and when the 1 is found and returns, you'll be much happier about that 1 than the 99 who stayed in the pews.