Class Reflection Monday Nov 23rd

During our latest class, Professor Bolger began to discuss the issues surrounding a church having paid staff. He explained that when a person is paid, it can encourage other people become passive, because they presume what should be an ordinary part of everyday life for a believer is the duty of the person who is paid. This discourages the priesthood of all believers. It is essential for those who are paid staff, to be recognized as equippers, rather than the one who ministers. As a paid “minister” I am provoked to deliberately encourage people to recognize what I do as an equipping role, rather than a substitutive role.