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The Church & the Body Metaphor

There is one body, but it has many parts. But all its many parts make up one body. ... If the whole body were an ear, how could it smell? God has placed each part in the body just as he wanted it to be. If all the parts were the same, how could there be a body? 20 As it is, there are many parts. But there is only one body. ... 27 You are the body of Christ. Each one of you is a part of it. ~ 1 Cor. 12:12...27 The pastor/pulpit is like the stomach it has to digest everything and then send it out to the rest of the body. Hat-tip: D.A. Carson  The deacons are like the hands of the church.  The Audio/Visual are like the CNS or the central nervous system of the church.  ~ They need to see at a distance, hear at a distance and feel at a distance. They are not simply about what the eyes and ears immediately see or hear, but they also have to be about what the shut-ins sees and hears and about what the person in Argentina receives.   The Set-Up team & Take-down team...

The Parallels

Is it evangelism or is it sales? Is it mission or is it strategy & marketing?  Is it discipling or is it chit-chat over coffee?  Is it worship or is it entertainment? Is it fellowship or is it a hang-out? Is it church or is it a community center? Is it a sermon or is it a good talk or presentation? Is it discipleship or is it mentorship & coaching? Is it a preacher or is it a motivational speaker? Is it an offering or a donation? Is it Jesus or is it a product? (Don't believe me - just google T.D. Jakes and "product".) Is it preaching in the power of the Spirit or is it Speech & Rhetoric? Is it godly counsel or is it good advice?