Memorial Box Monday: Teamwork

I'm not sure how to start this post... I'm simply thankful.

God allows me to serve on the next generation ministry team at our church. My given titles are director of Surge 56 ministry and coordinator for all next generation orientation. Those are just titles, though. Really, we work together to minister to kids each weekend.

I am thankful that God designed us to be in relationship with one another.
I am thankful that the people I serve with have a kingdom perspective not a selfish one.
I am thankful that we can serve where we're called by God to be.
I am simply thankful.

Yesterday, Surge (our newly launched fifth and sixth grade ministry) was running full-speed ahead at the same time we had orientation. Orientation "set records" so to speak -- 40 people were there to check out our ministry opportunities. A record crowd. The team ran out of applications, student booklets and chairs. It could have been a disaster, but...

Surge volunteers ran chairs over to Orientation. Surge team leaders knew their roles so I could leave and assist at Orientation. One of our Surge leaders willingly took her organizational talents to assist with orientation paperwork. No hesitation. No questions. She just did what she could to help wherever she was most needed.

The titles don't matter. Not mine. Not anyone else's. They're simply short-cuts to defining a role. The hearts matter. This weekend, I was blessed out of my socks watching it all unfold. Christians serving together to make it happen. With love. Humility. Honor.

"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart as though serving the Lord..." Col. 3:23. Simply nothing better! I'm putting the list of volunteers from yesterday's orientation into my memorial box. Each of these precious people can join our team because we have that heart. I don't ever want to take that for granted.

If you don't know what Memorial Box Monday is, it all started at Linny's blog: "A Place Called Simplicity." A friend of mine introduced me to it, and I love it! love it! love it!!! Memorial Box Monday provides an opportunity to remember all the good things God has done. Huge, gigantic things and little things that might seem insignificant. God's word is clear: "Cast every care on Me, for I care for you." (1 Peter 5:7).