Quality is not measured by how well one performs in one area, but how one performs in a number of areas. Place is extremely important in the small church. Like a family which sits in the same place for every meal, so also each person sits in the same place Sunday after Sunday. When they are absent, everyone notices their place is empty and they are missed. Even after their death, their place remains.
Place is more than just a worn seat on a pew, it is symbol of their belonging to the church family.
It symbolizes their security in a world that is insecure. It becomes part of the memory and story of the congregation. Place is not only a seating arrangement, but a place in the ministry of the church. People are never excluded, but are readily accepted into the church. If jobs are not available, jobs will be created.