Once upon a pew

Once upon a pew I sat and heard the preacher ask,
"We need someone to teach a class. Now, who will take this task?"
Then God sat down beside me there and said, "Son, that's for you."
"But, Lord, to stand before a class is one thing I can't do.
Now Bill would be the masn to call. There's nothing he won't do.
I'd rather hear the lesson taught from here upon my pew."

Once upon a pew I sat and heard the preacher ask,
"We need someone to lead the songs. Now, who will take this task?"
 Then God sat down beside me there and said, "Son, that's for you."
"But, Lord, to sing before a crowd is one thing I can't do.
Now brother King will do the job. There's nothing he won't do.
I'd rather hear the music played from here upon my pew."

Once upon a pew I sat and heard the preacher ask,
"I need someone to keep the door. Now who will take the task?"
 Then God sat down beside me there and said, "Son, that's for you."
 "But saying things to strangers is one thing I can't do.
Now Tom can talk to people, Lord. There's nothing he won't do.
I'd rather someone came to me and greet me on the pew."

As years just seemed to pass me by, I heard that voice no more.
Until one night I closed my eyes and wokje on heaven's shore.
'Twas four of us together there to face eternity.
God said, "I just need three of you to do a job for me."
"O Lord," I cried, "I'll do the job. There's nothing I won't do."
But Jesus said, "I'm sorry, friend, in heaven there's no pew."

Anon.

The need for Church Leaders

There is an average of 178,000 people coming to Christ daily around the world. The latest statistics indicate there are 3.2 million pastors worldwide who are untrained or under trained. Many of these pastors have families, jobs and live on less than $40 dollars a month. It is estimated that 7,000 new church leaders are needed daily to care for the growing church and 85% of the churches of the world are led by people who have no formal training in theology or ministry. Leaders from every non-Western region say their number one need is leadership training.

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