Do You Have a Worth-Giving Church?

Great is the LORD and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom.  (Ps. 145:3)

God is worthy of all praise but He is also worthy of our best efforts, time, and resources.  Do we, His church, get that?  Do we truly realize how worthy He is of our all? Does our worth-giving go beyond some expressions of praise in a worship service?

Gauges to Help Determine If You Have a Worth-Giving Church

Serving:  When Isaiah grasped who the Lord was, he realized his own unworthiness, and volunteered to serve — “Here am I Lord.  Send me!” (Isa. 6:1-8)

How are recruitment efforts going in your church?  Are people willing to invest even a degree of the same level of worth they give to jobs, relationships, and other activities in terms of time and stamina?

Equipping:  The Apostle Paul told Timothy how the Word is used to make us “thoroughly equipped for every good work”  (2 Tim. 3:16-17).  God’s desire is to “equip you with everything good for doing his will” (Heb. 13:20-21).

How are training efforts going in your church?  Are people willing to invest some of their time to learning how to serve or are they too busy and stressed out by other things?

Giving:  Paul commended the Corinthian church for their generosity informing them that “This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of God’s people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God”  (2 Cor. 9:11-12).

How are stewardship efforts going in your church?  Are people giving as God has prospered them?  Are people willing to invest their resources into the work of the Lord or is most of their money going toward the latest gadgets and technology, eating out, recreation, and the like?

For Church Leaders Who Want a Church That Gives God Their All

Perhaps as a ministry leader you understand how God deserves our best and view stewardship as important.  You might be discouraged, however, and ready to give up if the above indicators are low or running on empty in your church.  Rather than throw your hands up in despair, reflect on the following questions:

• Are you thinking outside of the box, trying different means, getting more creative in how you approach people?
• Though you can’t control other people’s responses, are you at least working with those who do want to give God their all?
• Are you leading by example in personally being a worth-giver?
• Most importantly, are you presenting to people a God is so great that they can’t even fathom His greatness, a God who is worthy of our all?