If I need a sandwich...I go to Quiznos.If I need a sandwich, some socks and duct tape...I go to Wal-Mart.
Quiznos has better sandwiches, but no socks or duct tape. So the big question is - do I go and get a great sandwich at a quality restaurant that specializes in delicious goodness....or go to the big store on the corner that sells everything?
Convenience or quality?
Delicious or cheap? Which is better?
You could make the argument that a place that specializes in just a few products is bound to have better stuff...but the place that sells everything gives you more variety and better prices.
People vote with their feet...and Wal-Mart is winning.
So is the mega theater that has 24 theaters better than the little theater - in the bad part of town - and only shows the movies that nobody watches - but wins all the awards?
Is the church that has 3,000 programs better than the ministry that has a laser focus on a small segment of our population? We have ministry to the poor, the rich, the young, the old, the disabled, abled, single, married, divorced.... we cover a lot (but not all) So is that better than taking one group and devoting all their time and energy to help one group out?
Can you have convenience, quality and variety?
What do you think?
I think that's a very good question... :)
ReplyDeleteWalmart has joined up with Subway. Mmmmmmmmmmm.
ReplyDeleteGame Over.
Oh, and by the way, Sean, Cats Rule!!! Dogs drool....
speaking as a former sandwich artist...Subway is a poor man's Quizno's.
ReplyDeleteBut have you ever tried their new italian cheesy bread?
ReplyDeleteC'mon, it's to die for!
If this hypothetical church that you speak of has thousands of members (and has their services translated for their hearing-impaired and Spanish-speaking friends), then surely you can have laser-focused ministries to a number of different pockets of people, can't you?
ReplyDeleteIs it better to have a church of 5,000 people who are willing to give an hour of their time to people each week, or a 'church' of 20 people that live and breathe for the people in their surrounding community?
Well that's just it fella -
ReplyDeletethat's my question...
this was really good food for thought...
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