But many wonder if they have gifts. Someday, if Christ doesn't come in the next decade, there will be plastic clamshell kits collecting dust on shelves in dark corners of the church. Connections isn't eternal. But right now, I haven't found anything else that so clearly helps my church members discover their gifts and then guides them into meaningful places of services where they can be fruitful and fulfilled. I'm privileged to network with hundreds of Seventh-day Adventist churches across North America.
Connections can help.
But it's not in the paper, the ink, the videos or overheads. Here's a list of creative ways to undermine Connections. Reduce Connections to a program rather than establishing it as a value permeating the church. Promote Connections like another passing fad and don't teach the deeper biblical values of gifts-based ministry. This will greatly expedite the disintegration of Connections.