Today's agenda:
- meet with electrician for the installation of a chair lift.
- contact the chair lift contractor to find out why he did not show.
- work with the server/network tech on fixing our VPN and setting up our new DSL.
- show the phone tech where the phone lines enter the building so he can set up our new DSL service.
- answer the phone, only to be harassed by the same person that has been doing it on and off for the past month.
- contact the police and talk with the sergeant in regards to the harassing phone calls.
- call the phone company and follow up on why only 2 of our 4 lines have been switched to the new phone service.
- talk with a competitor who stopped in to give us a better price on our floor mats.
- call the milk distributor because they didn't deliver enough milk for hot lunch.
While that happens I'm:
- Approving bills to be paid
- Emailing web site designer, Foundation board chairman, and the pastors
- Processing facilities requests for confirmation party
- Preparing for meeting with Property Elder
- Balancing the checkbook
- Reviewing VBS materials
- Reviewing a sunday school curriculum
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Well, at least it sounds like you don't get bored!
Did I miss the ministry part?
Ministry.
It's there.
- Reviewing VBS materials
- Reviewing a sunday school curriculum
It's just a whole lot less than what I would like.
If we look at ministry as serving God's people, you could safely say that everything Jon does is ministry. It is important that everything be done in a decent and orderly way. To have someone who makes sure everything runs smoothly is important. To have that man with the theological training you have is a real blessing and asset.
He is making sure that the Pastors' ministry is not neglected for "waiting on tables." It's a team effort. The pastors really appreciate what you do because while you're doing the administrative end, it frees them to do their part in ministry of the word. Hopefully everyone at St. Matthew's sees it that way.
If we look at ministry as serving God's people with the Word of God, there is very little. What would St. Matthew's rather have, someone who loves doing all the administrative stuff and would rather sit in his office and organize, or someone who regonizes that it is a "necessary evil" and hopes to get the ship running smoothly so that the Work of the Lord (whether that be his or the Pastor's) can go forth?
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