3M’s – Message, Music, & Munchkins

I was recently asked to give the top 3 things that were my priorities in ministry.  After thinking about it there are three things I’d die for – battles that I’m willing to fight for in church work and they go like this:

• Message – biblical and relevant
• Music – contemporary and passionate
• Munchkins – excellent children’s ministry, the best hour of their week

These priorities indicate a lot about my perspective on those things that are impossible for a church to ignore or overlook.  I think these three things have the power to transform an unchurched/dechurched person from jaded or lost in the mix to someone that has an opportunity to explore the claims of Christ.

Isn’t that why we exist in the first place?  Andy Stanley says, “The Church is a family expecting guests in their home.”

Guests deserve our best message, music, and care for their munchkins every Sunday.  The way I like to frame it is that our facility and our friendliness needs to have the attitude that Jesus is walking in through our doors every week, because His guests certainly are.

So put on those winning smiles I see so many Sundays, get those hands out of your pocket, and welcome everyone with a simple thought in the back of your mind, “God loves you and so do I!”

-Pastor Clark