person who carries out important work but does not have a role of authority
in an organisation. It's not about status, it's not about power. It's about a
willingness to let go of those things which have the tendency to harden the
church's arteries and incapacitate it. It's about throwing the seed of God's
mercy and love into the world not for our own benefit, but for the benefit of
others.
Why? Because the mission of the church is nothing less than becoming
nothing. And it is this becoming nothing which means everything to the God
who has called us to comfort the fallen, to strengthen the weak, to heal the
sick and to raise the dead. And that, that is the end of the church.
About the author:
Revd Canon Dr Scott Robertson is Rector of St Margaret of Scotland,
Scottish Episcopal Church, Glasgow.
Thank You!
Dear Lesley-ann,
Thank you and your church members for their help by giving us tools for our
Men’s Shed at Rutherglen Baptist Church.
When we are up and running we will contact you and please know that your
members are more than welcome.
Thank you again.
Neil Samson
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