Hmmm.....interesting. Have I ever Pmed you our website?
Not sure, but I'd be interested.
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You become free from who you have become, by becoming who you were meant to be. ~Mark from another forum I post on
God did it for us. Out of sheer generosity he put us in right standing with himself. A pure gift. He got us out of the mess we're in and restored us to where he always wanted us to be. And he did it by means of Jesus Christ. ~Romans 3:24 from The Message
A properly functioning board needs a variety of perspectives and broad expertise. Timmy would probably bring a unique point of view and would, no doubt, have a great deal to offer. If the board is functioning as it should, it should not be made of "we all think alike, we all vote alike." Too many church boards function like too many churches - people in a clique running all aspects and knowing they can count on everyone saying yea or nay, as directed. Many boards have "risen to the level of their incompetence." So, if I had a church board, and I don't (probably to the relief of many), I would certainly want to meet with Timmy. We could decide together if it was a good thing.
"Risen to the level of their incompetence." That's great!
For what it's worth, our drummer and one of our guitarist are not Christians and they bring a lot of people to church. I enjoy having them around and they frequently offer observations that are very helpful. The non-Christian guitarist is in my Sunday Night Bible Study group and the drummer often gives me tips on what would get more people to attend.
Church boards are frequently a hornet's nest of trouble. There are a lot of bible-thumpers who have been on church boards that have destroyed the church. I think putting someone like Timmy on the board would be a breath of fresh air and without knowing Timmy well enough to say "Absolutely, he'd be on my board", there's nothing I know about him, to this point, that would keep me from inviting him to be on the board. Furthermore, from what I know, I think I could say that Timmy would truly have the church's best interests at heart and would give very good advice for its advancement.
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If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? Micah 6:8 KJV
Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. 1 John 3:2 KJV
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