A Well-Oiled Ministry Machine

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The most powerful engines in the world are useless without the lubricating effect of high-quality oils, grease, or synthetic polymers. They would literally burn themselves up as the internal friction of the engine heated the motor to dangerous temperatures, and the engine seizes -- so too with the engine of ministry.

"There are, and always have been, the invisible ones. Who never made a name; rejected fame. The brick and pillars, the crossbeams of the Church. Who stood up for justice; stooped down to serve. Reached out to heal, and sheltered the defenseless. Mothered the motherless, lifted the depressed and loved the despised. It matters that they lived; it matters how they died. It matters that they answered the Call. Without them the foundations would groan and crack & finally, fall." (Taken from Leadership Summit 2007's "Fast Forward" video.)

Key Passage: 1 Peter 4:10