Stale Christians

May 22, 2010 christianmama

Why is it that only some of the people in the church do MOST of the work? I don’t understand why more people do not help out with things. Everyone has a calling, even if it is to clean the church. We will be having Bible School here soon for the kiddos & it seems like it’s the same few people volunteering every year. Literally there’s about 7 people who help out, & a church that has about 60-70 people on a Sunday. Who knows, maybe I am just doing too much. It seems like I am the one who is scheduling everything for the kids, working on the website, coming up with ideas, & I also teach Sunday School. I don’t think people realize that it’s not easy trying to run VBS with a short staff. I don’t know how to get people motivated to help out, any suggestions? Also, what can I do to convince the older people that the younger people should have a voice too? Our church is very old fashioned & pretty much just Southern Gospel music. The younger peole are not listening to Southern Gospel any longer, & they are not getting blessed by it like the older generations. I would like to bring some younger bands to sing, but I am constantly getting rejected on my ideas. A friend of mine who even sings some Southern Gospel was not allowed to come sing at our church because he has spiked hair! That makes me angry, but I know that we’re not supposed to play along with anything that will cause division in the church. So how do we compromise on this? Our church has been around since the early 1800′s, so I know it is deeply rooted. I also know that if we don’t get more young people in the church doors will close eventually.