Scheduling Balance

As I was thinking yesterday about deacons and church administrators, I reflected back to my days of growing up in church. I remember my Dad sitting on the deacon board as well as being scheduled in the sound booth. My mom played the organ, served a term as President of the Women's Ministries, and led the youth group for a while, as they were between Youth Pastors. If memory serves, I think there was overlap, so that at one point, they served in all the aforementioned capacities at the same time. All this while both holding full-time careers, plus family time, school events...still not sure how they pulled it off.

Yet, people still do it. Families serve in numerous capacities; many of my friends sharing in common, the scheduling conflicts my parents experienced. As society and culture and technology continue to move more swiftly than most of us can track, finding the scheduling balance nears pretty high on the priority list...particularly on the days we pray over community engagement and church efficiency.

Pray that deacons, admins and staff would find and maintain balance...in family, career and in their service to the church. Pray for wisdom and discernment in their daily decisions. Pray for strength in carrying out their responsibilities, both at home and at church. Pray that neither would suffer, and certainly not to the point where one would resent or feel embittered toward the other.

-PNC

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