Volunteers Need Not Apply

Everywhere you go these days, people are talking about volunteers. The Hospital needs volunteers. Meals on Wheels needs volunteers. Homeless shelters and food banks all need volunteers. And that’s great. I think every social and charitable organization needs to recruit volunteers. But when it comes to the church volunteers need not apply. One volunteer in the church is one too many. Why do I say this? Because the church is not a social or civic organization. There is only one thing the church can offer that social and civic organizations cannot – Jesus Christ. And Jesus is looking for servants, not volunteers. The difference is volunteers give their time and money to worthy causes. Servants give their lives to following Jesus. A church filled with volunteers will accomplish many good things. A church filled with Christ-following servants will change the world!