Tuesday Re-mix –
Ever been in the Lego store at the World of Disney? It’s amazing. They have HUGE displays of things built entirely of Legos. It is impressive when you think about the time it takes to connect each of those tiny little blocks together, one connection at a time.
It takes time to do that. It takes effort to make sure each connection is secure. But the result is impressive. And in typical American spirit, the bigger it is, the better it is, right?
There is much talk these days about bigger churches versus smaller churches. When I first ran this post, Ed Stetzer had just posted this article about Spiritual Transformation in smaller churches, compared to larger ones. It is a compelling conversation, to be sure. He encouraged smaller churches to “celebrate your significance”…after all, isn’t scripture filled with stories of a very big God using very little individuals and groups to accomplish world-changing things? He also points out how important it is for our people to have opportunities to tell their stories of how God has changed them. His point is that spiritual transformation is just as possible in the smaller church as it is in the large congregation.
But what about church unity? Is it easier to “preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace” in a smaller church or in a large one? Is unity in any way tied to numbers?
Back to the Legos…
Unity in a church is nothing more and nothing less than having right, God-honoring relationships among the people of that church. In other words, it is the individual connections between the people which end up reflecting either unity or disunity. It is our ability to find Christ himself in one another which will determine how much …
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