So, I was thinking about if there were two guys that were supposed to each dig a large whole in the ground. So the first guy heads out monday morning, and finishes on Friday. He had nothing but his hands and perhaps some Iced Tea.
The second guy decides that it would be better to spend all day monday driving around town, buying the equipment he needs. He digs the whole, and finishes early Tuesday afternoon. Now it cost him something to have the tools he needed, but he did a much better job with much less effort, and he didn't wear himself out pointlessly. I think the church of God should approach training its teachers, pastors, evangelists, and missionaries toward the second method, equipping and training.
The second guy could easily have dug another three holes in the same amount of time the first guy did one, and not be nearly as worn out.
what do you think?
