Bruce is right - be present! Be present! Be present! I know I’ve told this story a number of times but it’s routinely worth repeating.

Immediately following my acceptance into membership nearly 6 years ago, I was standing by the piano downstairs talking to Bruce and expressing my thankfulness and eagerness to be involved. He too was thankful and said something I’ll never forget. He said, “Your main ministry is the ministry of presence. There’s not much for you to actively do but to show up.” (Then he gave me that look like “Was that what you were expecting to hear?”) Mind you, the church was alot different then and the church’s future was contingent on such advice. But those words are timeless and transcend all contexts. You fight against unbelief and help others do the same as you regularly spur one another on to greater maturity in Christ. And you do that primarily by attending the church’s main gatherings together.

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