The Christian faith does not require a lot of side quests. There is enough to do without them. If everyone is busy with their own beeswax and not spending their time trying to mind the beeswax of others, everyone will get along swimmingly. Fewer programs means more time to focus on top priorities and more free time to invite others over. I would rather have someone over for dinner on Tuesday because we wanted to than have to go to the Smiths on Wednesday because it's small group night. This is not to say that I think small groups are inherently bad, but it is to say that I'm not sure they are inherently good. They can be, but they aren't necessarily. Plus, as hard as starting a program is, killing one is even harder. Once you introduce a program, you will feel all kinds of pressure to keep it going. Some will come to rely upon the services that the program supplies. Some will enjoy being involved in the administration of the program and find their identity in the doing. In any case, the less church sponsored programs you have, the more you free churchmen and women up to manage their own schedules. And if they are Christian men and women, they will find plenty of productive ways to fill up their schedules.
1 Thessalonians 4:11
Aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you,
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