There is an old story about JFK going to visit NASA during the 1960’s. We were building rockets to go to the moon before the end of decade. President Kennedy talked to rocket scientists, engineers and managers for the whole day. At one point he was walking down the hallway and met a janitor who was working to clean the floor. When the President stopped to talk to him for a minute, he ask the janitor what he was doing. The man straightened up noticeably and said “I am helping get a man on the moon”. It’s an old story but one I was reminded of this week.
As I sat in the service yesterday I heard the story of the dad and daughter who were baptized last week. The daughter who brought her dad to 12Stone. I was reminded that we are not making coffee. We are not cleaning up messes or refilling creamers. We are winning souls into the Kingdom of God. Along with all the other folks who work on Sunday to make it more comfortable for the seeker, new believer and anyone else who finds their way to our doors.
Smile and engage in conversation. Find out who it is that God is bringing to us. They need you. They need you to smile, shake hands and just be welcoming. Thanks for all you do. It means a lot to me and to the people that smile back.
Thanks for listening,
Jerry Robertson
Chaplain of Caffeine