The point in regards of letting new people serve I can wholeheartedly agree with. That’s the testimony of my sister. She accepted Christ as Lord and Savior volunteering as a teen in Children’s Church even when we were not officially members of the church.
Sometimes people get burned out with volunteering. I am a single Mom and volunteered for a long time but had to back off because I am now working 2 jobs and still raising my teenager. I am a musician and rarely got paid for doing ministry either. It was disappointing in some ways and in other ways it was a blessing.
I think that with prayer christians should volunteer to do work in the body of Christ as well in the church that they attend. Saying that! I don’t think Christians should be guilted, strong armed, or guilted into volunteering especially for being an usher for example. I worked the CD/tape ministry for a church that wasn’t my home church for 18 years. I was a little reluctant at first but once the Holy Spirit showed me how to do the task I enjoyed it. My home church tape ministry was already occupied but they tried to manipulate me into ushering to which I had told them no
If someone gives financially to a church then they should not be obliged to give their time as well. If someone gives their time to a church then they should be compensated. No one should be obligated to work for free.
