Reading Earl Crep’s book, Off-Road Disciplines. Great read. Makes you think.

In one section, Crep’s asks some great questions for a ministry to determine “…how closely we are identifying with Christ, co-laboring with Him, being sent by Him just as He has been sent by the Father.” Here are a few that jumped out at me…

• How many spiritual conversations have we had this month with unchurched (marginalized) people?
• What would our ministry look like if the pre-Christian community had a representative with veto power on our board of directors?
• What would we say to a poor person who asked us what we have done to help the marginalized since our last meeting?

I heard someone say one time that we tend to build ministry around our personal preferences. Applying questions like these can keep us from designing ministry that fits our preferences but pursue ministry that draws us to those whom God still seeks to bring into His kingdom.