You may not be able to follow the link to this helpful posting at Dave Hackett's Frontier Blog: Is it a Ministry or Just a Job? I couldn't this week when I was looking for it last week. Google to the rescue! I found no less than a half dozen different versions of the thing. (And some came with a copyright notice and a claim to be the original…)
After reading and reflecting on the different versions, I boiled them down to this compilation. As I note at the end, I didn't originate it, but I do pray you find it helpful.
Is it a job or a ministry?
If you are doing it because you chose it, it is a job;
if you are doing it because Christ called you, it is a ministry.
If you do it because someone else thinks it needs to be done, it is a job; if you do it because you think it needs to be done, it is a ministry.
If you are doing it because no one else will, it's a job; if you are doing it to serve the Lord, it is a ministry.
If you are depending on your abilities, it is a job;if you are sure the most important thing is your availability to God, it is a ministry.
If you are ready to quit because no one ever praised you or thanked you, it is a job; if you stay with it even though no one notices your effort, it is a ministry.
If you are ready to quit because people criticize you, it is a job; if you are ready to keep serving, it is a ministry.
If your concern is success, it is a job; if your concern is faithfulness, it is a ministry.
If is hard to get excited about a job; it is almost impossible not to get excited about a ministry.
If you want others to say "great work," it is a job; if you want the Lord to say, "Well done, good and faithful servant," you have found your ministry.
An average congregation is filled with people doing jobs. A great and growing congregation is filled with people involved in ministry. God does not want us feeling stuck with a job, but excited and faithful to him in ministry.
Copied and adapted from various sources
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