And the rest come and go. Like watching sports, so many go to the game and say its my team! But there is only a few that help all the time.
2007-09-24 20:52:26 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Unitarian - I like the name and I like the answer Salam :)
2007-09-24 21:29:48 · update #1
Earth - Imagine if everysingle member had a job and did it correctly without pay.. Imagine what the place would be like then?
2007-09-24 21:30:39 · update #2
May God bless you Solarious for your hard work, there is so few that do what they can, choose something you like and do it, I bet your great at it, I will make a prayer that you are granted even more greatness inshAllah Salam
2007-09-24 21:31:36 · update #3
Butterfly - Well I fly over many churches and I land in many mosques Salam :)
2007-09-24 21:32:18 · update #4
May Allah bless your paths inshAllah for all the hard work you do if you do it. Imagine if everyone was asked what they like to do and then choose that to help even 2 hrs a week, and then everything you can't do is done for you for free... IMAGINE THAT WELL IT WAS TRUE WORKINGS AROUND THE PROPHETS!!!!!!!!!! Go back and look, they did everything together, Then the left took over cause they allowed it, and then we all went back to slavery again... why are you carring water?
2007-09-24 21:35:19 · update #5
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2007-09-25 00:11:56 · answer #1 · answered by ing3r im m3 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It isn't just church, most organizations have the same problem. There are always a few dedicated individuals who take charge or consistently volunteer to do the work and the rest sit back and enjoy the show. By the way, most families function like this too. How many times do you see the kids or the spouse jumping up to help with the dishes?
2007-09-25 04:01:05 · answer #2 · answered by Ellen J 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
This is the Mary - Martha situation. One does a lot while the other just sits and listens. Who is doing better?
That said, most places of worship, especially churches, have a team of volunteers who do different stuff on different days and even during any given service they chip in at different times as needed. There are others whose labor you will never see, ever -- these are ones who come in earlier than the rest of the group and setup the chairs, dust them, get the aisles all freshened up, et. al, run thru the nurseries and ensure that diapers are in place, check the thermostats to see if they are set to optimum for the day, at the parking lot to see that traffic flows as smoothly as possible. Almost everybody pitches in, some monetarily, some in kind and some in service.
2007-09-25 04:03:33 · answer #3 · answered by Taurus Fan... 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yeah. I'm one of the ones who's there behind the scenes helping. Sometimes, I wonder what it'd be like to just be the come-and-go type of parishioner. When I get a chance to visit other churches, sometimes it's nice to attend a service without having to hang around for an hour afterward cleaning up, or showing up several hours early to set up the altar or rehearse the music.
2007-09-25 03:56:57 · answer #4 · answered by solarius 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We have a saying about that. 20% of the people do 80% of the work.
I don't believe this only happens in churches, but everywhere. Perhaps it has something to do with personality. Some are leaders and some are followers.
Just think, without all those followers, who would us 20% lead?
2007-09-25 04:12:49 · answer #5 · answered by angelsgen 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The ol' 80 / 20 rule. 80% of the people do 20% of the work and 20% of the people do 80% of the work . "The harvest is plentiful ... but the labourers are few".
2007-09-25 04:25:28 · answer #6 · answered by guraqt2me 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They get so much reward for the hereafter !!
Just like those who work hard for wealth make more.
One life and one chance.
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2007-09-25 03:56:29 · answer #7 · answered by Mithrianity 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
MANY PEOPLE CONSIDER A WORSHIP PLACE LIKE A DRIVE-THRU AND OTHERS FEEL THEY HAVE TO BUSTLE AROUND AND MOW THE GRASS !! LOL
2007-09-25 04:06:57 · answer #8 · answered by woolly worm 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
yes that is very true and it is sad so many think all that is needed is to go to church once a week.
2007-09-25 04:02:04 · answer #9 · answered by Mim 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They do that so the people with the martyr complexes can fulfill their destiny.
Seriously, not everybody's life revolves around church.
2007-09-25 04:07:02 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋