Very interesting in relation to the church... "Momentum requires friction within the body. Anything that reduces friction has the potential to kill momentum." - Catalyst One Day

This just made me think about how the church functions, and I thought I'd share it with you. I wonder, and ask that you respond, by commenting, on what you think about this statement.

I find that it is imperative to have friction, because at least then, you know that you are doing something! I wonder though, if we fear friction, because we are afraid that friction means we are doing something wrong. I am reminded though of what James says, that we are to produce perseverance through trials of many kinds (my paraphrase for this purpose). Too often, we, at least I, think that things are going well when no one is griping, but James seems to tell otherwise. It makes me question the way I do ministry and the way I interact with people. It also makes me question how I am in the world, how the world looks at me...do I live the as though I don't need the church, as though there is no friction in my life? Do I live so that friction is present in my own life, or do I try to live so that there is less friction? I am afraid that I too often try to do things so similarly to the world, that I won't look different, whether that is my hobbies or how I speak, or what I listen to or watch on TV, what I am obsessed with, etc...! So I would love to have your thoughts and inputs. (This is not by the way, a way for me to ask for compliments...but rather a way to get you to consider and think about how we do church)

All Because of Him,
Aaron