Mark Peay

by Mark Peay

H.E.L.P.S. is often defined by the acronym, Having Enough Loving People Serving. As such the emphasis is usually placed on the words Enough and/or Loving. Both words play equally significant roles in the whole Worship experience.  However, we will focus on the word Service.

In the mid 1980’s, a small airline company called People’s Express began focusing on getting customers to their destinations faster, for less. They decided that Americans wanted fewer perks and lower costs. They made the airline ticket purchase process similar to that of buying a Greyhound bus ticket. If you wanted snacks and a soft drink on the flight, it would cost you extra. The planes were smaller and the seats similar to those on a chartered bus. In other words, “just the bare necessities”-style, expeditious travel took the place of service, convenience and luxury.

The only problem was that the airline did not properly assess the core of what the American public really wanted (and still do)….SERVICE! Their misconception cost them their business and they eventually filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy. You see, we can tolerate fast food and drive-thru shortcuts in some things. But when it comes to most things, we will not skimp on service. Now, if the world has that much sense, surely we, the Church should as well.

People coming into our church deserve to be served and treated to the best possible worship experience! If they were the Queen of Sheba, their very breath should be taken away by the sheer execution of our serve! But because God is a God of divine order, this experience first starts with recognizing the spiritual authority Jesus has set in the Church. We only qualify ourselves to serve Him by our willingness to serve others. Jesus is our model.

“We must be willing to unashamedly and fervently serve the ministry gift of the pastor or whoever the overseer or visionary is.”