Ever since the modern area and the industrial revolution we have been compartmentalizing. Parts of our selves, roles, jobs. We have specialists. This makes for more production and more specific skills and giftings. How far is too far?
We have doctors, nutritionists, and fitness experts who work on the body
And counselors and psychologists who specialize in soul work
And ministers who's expertise relies in the soul.
All these are connected. How can we integrate them?
What will the future of the church look like? Maybe there will be many people who do one or two things well shepherding a lot of people instead of few people shepherding a specific group in everything. Instead of the pastor being the counselor for his church there would be a professional counselor for several churches. Already we see this emerging with the mega churches where one teacher teaches the equivalent of many churches.
But what about the other areas of life that are not always a part of the churches role. Financial planning, nutrition, environmental awareness, dating, time management, etc.. Will there be a bigger place for these things in the church?
Maybe the church leadership of tomorrow will look more like the life coaches of today.
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