Centripetal means that something starts at the edges and moves to the center. The queen of Sheba's visit to Solomon is an example. The New Testament indicates that the church is now called to go out rather than wait for people to come to it. The disciples were to work earnestly for souls, giving to all the invitation of mercy. This week we consider the place of spiritual gifts in the organizational program of the church.
Some congregations are beautifully organized.
Seldom is anything out of place, overlooked, or unprepared. Others are so disorganized that almost everyone and everything are in a state of more or less constant bewilderment and chaos. Some find a happy medium and manage to get most things done with a minimum of confusion. Many don't really know whether they have an organizational pattern. They limp along and assume that everything will be all right.