Permission Based Ministry
Working for an international charity I get so many interactions week after week from people that want to serve and help make a difference in the world, but are held up by a simple phrase.
“I have to ask my Pastor if this is okay”
After hearing this over and over I starting to get very concerned with the slavery like mindset people feel in some American Churches.
Galatians 5:1 For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.
If Jesus came to set us free, why does it seem in some American Evangelical Churches, we are consistently in bondage to man-made religious structures?
I am not trying to be disrespectful but it seems people are hurting and even dying in the world and we are waiting to react by simply seeking permission.
What are your thoughts?
SML
“but it seems people are hurting and even dying in the world and we are waiting to react by simply seeking permission.” So true. Thanks for sharing, Sean.
emilyprokopik
August 25, 2011 at 1:26 PM
Thanks Emily
seanmichaellewis
August 25, 2011 at 1:39 PM