Occupy till I come

Luke 19:13 KJV.   Occupy in this passage means to engage in business or improve on what has been entrusted to you.  I must actively take care of all God has entrusted to me, my freedom in Christ, my marriage, my children, all my possessions, my time and health,my calling as pastor and the church God has entrusted me with to serve. 

I can't do it!  But obviously Jesus thinks I can.  Otherwise He would never have left these to my care.  So Lord, I can't,  but I believe by faith you will enable me to fulfill my responsibilities until You come.

Jesus help me!  And thank you for such a high privilege of serving You.  Forgive my absentmindedness and willful disobedience when I do not embrace my responsibility.   Have mercy on me, that I may have more time to prove my faithfulness to the task, so that You may receive more glory and many more find and follow You fully!

Here is a video demonstrating how we set up a movie theater for worship each week. The entire process takes about 45 minutes to set up and about 15 minutes to tear down and pack away. One to two people set up the kids classrooms, the outer hallways and outdoor signs, while the worship band and audio/visual teams set up the main worship area.

Hope this gives you some ideas for transforming similar spaces for worship! I welcome your comments and suggestions for improving our system.

Indiana Basic Training for Church Planters

Here are the files for Basic Training presenters. Please do not distribute these materials to anyone. Basic Training For Church Planters is owned and controlled by SCBI and NAMB.

Thanks!