| Are We Making Cabinets or Managing a Cabinet Shop? |
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| Written by Patrick Morley |
| Sunday, October 28 2007 19:00 |
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Imagine yourself in the shop of a master cabinet maker. Wherever you turn you see saws, chisels, marking and measuring tools, routers, and planes of every kind. The focal point of the woodworker’s shop is an assembly line with many cabinets of various shapes and sizes in various stages of construction. The cabinet maker’s mission is quite clear in his own mind: “I make cabinets.” He is equally clear about what tools he needs to do quality work. He understands his success will be measured by the quantity and quality of cabinets he produces. He knows that the chisels and planes are merely the means—making cabinets is the end. The church can be likened to the shop of a master cabinet maker. Of course, God Himself is the Master Cabinet Maker, but He has appointed pastors as His assistants. He entrusts pastors with people, facilities, programs, and ministries. But which are the tools and which are the cabinets? Either programs (programs, facilities, and ministries) are the tools and people are the cabinets; or people are the tools and programs are the cabinets. The full article is available FREE to registered users. Please SIGN UP or LOGIN to view. |





