{"id":26392,"date":"2013-08-13T02:24:56","date_gmt":"2013-08-13T08:24:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.churchvolunteercentral.com\/?post_type=cvdaily&amp;p=26392"},"modified":"2013-08-13T02:24:56","modified_gmt":"2013-08-13T08:24:56","slug":"is-it-a-job-or-ministry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/blog\/lead\/is-it-a-job-or-ministry\/","title":{"rendered":"Is It a Job or Ministry?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Some people have a job in the church. Others involve themselves in ministry.\u00a0<em>What\u2019s the difference?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><\/em>If you do it just because no one else will&#8230;it\u2019s a job!<br \/>\nIf you do it to serve God&#8230;it\u2019s a ministry!<\/p>\n<p>If you quit because someone criticized you&#8230;it\u2019s a job!<br \/>\nIf you kept on serving in spite of challenges&#8230;it\u2019s a ministry!<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ll do it only so long as it doesn&#8217;t interfere with other things&#8230;it\u2019s a job!<br \/>\nIf you\u2019re committed to staying with it, even when it means letting other things go&#8230;it\u2019s a ministry!<\/p>\n<p>If you quit because no one ever praised or thanked you&#8230;it\u2019s a job!<br \/>\nIf you stay even though no one notices your efforts&#8230;it\u2019s a ministry!<\/p>\n<p>If you do it because someone else said it needs to be done&#8230;it\u2019s a job!<br \/>\nIf you do it because you sensed God saying it needs to be done&#8230;it\u2019s a ministry!<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s hard to get excited about a job.<br \/>\nIt\u2019s almost impossible not to get excited about a ministry!<\/p>\n<p>The average church is filled with people doing jobs! 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