Agenda

I just re-printed out the agenda for a meeting I have tonight. It is a full agenda with several key elements we are working through. When I originally printed out the agenda I noticed that while it had every key area of our "important meeting" covered it was missing one crucial thing.

On every publication we do (whether it's a mailer or an agenda for a meeting) I print the words: "Love God; Love People". The first printing of this agenda was missing these key words.

For us the call to Love God and Love People is the filter by which all we do is funneled through. Loving God and loving others is essential for how we operate.

Some may say it's a waste to re-print the agenda (don't worry, I recycled it). However, it would be a far greater waste if we had a full meeting, talked about a lot of great "church stuff", and planned out "intentional ministry", yet forgot why we are doing all of this in the first place.

Keeping the call to Love God and Love People close to our hearts helps keep us in check as to why we do what we do. We always need to be communicating, re-communicating, and over-communicating this unique call whether it's through our Sunday gatherings, care for the poor, or the decisions we make in a meeting.