Different Expectations: Elders and the Worship Team
Obedecei a vossos guias, sendo-lhes submissos; porque velam por vossas almas como quem há de prestar contas delas; para que o façam com alegria e não gemendo, porque isso não vos seria útil.
Hebreus 13:17 (Portuguese)
Obey your leaders and submit to their authority. They keep watch over you as men who must give an account. Obey them so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no advantage to you.
Hebrews 13:17 (English)
One of the things I am praying about and trying to be patient about is the different expectations we all have. I’m specifically talking about those expectations coming from the elders versus those on the worship team. We all have our own ideas of what it means to be a multicultural church, what it will look like in five years, and ethnic groups we are trying to reach out to. Recently I wrote about the possibility of having a multilingual bulletin. I passed the idea to a few people and got varying feedback. One person thought it would make an immediate impact on those we are trying to reach out to. The other person was afraid it might make the ethnic groups we haven’t translated for a little uncomfortable. In my heart I’m very frustrated. At the same time I am reminded of the verse above. I do pray for our church and the leadership there so that we can all walk in unity.
Do you have different expectations of what a multicultural church looks like from other leaders in your church? How have you handled the situation? Have you landed on the same page yet?
Share your story and your life…
Sincerely,
Peter Park
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