Vanguard Church (Bob Robinson): A "Commissioning Service" for Everyone in Every Line of Work
It is my contention that we need to get beyond the false secular/sacred dichotomy that is so prevalent in the church today. One glaring way we create this false dualism is in saying that pastors and missionaries are the ones "called" to ministry. This creates the presumption that all the rest of us are simply working at our jobs. And underlying that is the presumption is that those not in "full-time Christian vocation" are doing something less than spiritual. Maybe their main purpose is to make money so that they can financially support those with the high call of ministry. It is not often that somebody comes right out and says these things, but it they are our presumptions.
And they are ridiculous.
Every Christian is in "full-time ministry," no matter what they are doing...
My proposal, then, is this: Instead of having "Commissioning Services" only for pastors and missionaries, local congregations should, on a very regular basis, offer commissioning services for every single Christian in the marketplace. ...
Here, then, is a "Commissioning Service" that local churches can begin using on a regular basis to create a missional mindset toward vocation. ...
Great work, Bob!
