Body Dynamics - Sharing The Goods

We know that the church is the 'body' of Christ, but how many churches function the way a body functions? We have our individual visions, departments, ministries and seldom do we share our ideas, thoughts or resources with each other. We are essentially a bunch of discombobulated body parts trying to work on our own.

What would happen if the church began to work like a body? When the body eats food the stomach processes it and turns it into energy. That energy is shared with the muscles in order to move our limbs, run our heart and breath with our lungs. What would happen if the stomach kept all of the energy for itself? What if the heart started hording all of the blood! The lungs keeping the oxygen for themselves! You would die pretty quickly!!

I thought about this body dynamic the other day as I assessed our churches prophetic ministry. Every sunday morning we have 'perceivers' who gather together and share what the Holy Spirit has been speaking to them. There are often scriptures shared as well as pictures/images of things happening in our facility. It is an encouraging time for the 5 people who join our meeting. Here is were I miss the body dynamic - that prophetic insight is seldom shared with the congregation. Sure it is great for the pastoral team to go forth knowing what God has invited us into, but what about the people sitting in the chairs? How would their God encounter change if we shared with them the roadmap that the Holy Spirit had given us? Would they be more focused? More willing to follow? What if they came hearing the exact same thing from the Holy Spirit but thought that it was simply their imagination? Then to hear the pastor share what God had spoken would confirm that they too hear from God! They could then stand up and share that they had heard the same scripture on the way to church that morning!! Now the whole body has been encouraged by the Holy Spirit's leading - not just the 5 person prophetic team. How would that change our faith? How would that grow our expectancy!!

So seeing that we are the body I though I would start by sharing a thought!