Showing posts with label Maturing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Maturing. Show all posts

Saturday, May 24, 2008

Maturing & Growing? What Does That Mean?

The church I'm at is in a search for a worship leader. I've been heading up the "first contact" with each resume that is sent to us, replying back to them a little bit about the transition we're going through in leadership and as a church, asking of them a few questions intended to get to know them a little bit. All of these questions are intended to be rather simple (how old are you; are you married; do you have children), except one question: "how are you growing and maturing in your walk with Christ?"

I've been troubled at the number of people applying to be a worship leader and they don't get the question at all. To even consider someone who would be our worship leader but who has no idea of what it means to grow and mature in faith is scary (and it won't happen).

This had me thinking:
  1. Could it be possible that the question isn't worded very well and they really don't understand?
  2. Could these people be entertainers instead of worship leaders?
  3. How many other genuinely, proclaiming Christians out there do not understand the question?
  4. Could it be possible that the churches and denominations in American have gotten so bad that we're turning out many "Christians" that are really false-converts and that's why they have no clue of what the question means?
When I think of maturing and growing in my walk with Christ I think about my time spent in conversation with God (what I'm learning through God's Word (the Bible) and through time in prayer), how God leads me, how I am (and am not) obedient to Him, the relationships I've formed with others (both other Christians and those who aren't Christians), how I devote my time, etc.

Is something wrong with the question or is something missing from the responder?

Can you answer the question "how are you growing and maturing in your walk with Christ?" And would God like your answer?