Serving the needy as serving Christ

As a body of Christ, how do we serve one another? So often, I see pastors overworking themselves for the sake of the congregation and nothing is reciprocated. There's 1 pastor caring for the needs of at least 300. Something seems utterly unfair with that 1:300 ratio. Not only do pastors care for the needs of the congregation of 300, they also need to find ways to 'fundraise' money to support the needs of their family. What would happen if the congregation began to support their pastors? Sorta like, we worry about getting your financial needs met while you worry about pastoring, caring, and bringing people to Christ. Overall, the ratio shouldn't be 1:300 - that's just spiritual suicide for our pastors. A congregational support ratio should be "1".

After service this morning, I texted my 'better half' this text message:

You know why i cried today? It's because i saw how much the Lord loves our city, the world, and the people we are surrounded with. I grieved over the lost, i identified with the hurting, i understood the suffocation experienced by the addicts, and i was just overwhelmed at the same time with joy and peace.

Just wanted to tell u that i see God calling us into something crazy. It'll be an "imprint" (sorta like what Jacob did in Twilight - Breaking Dawn) from God through us onto Toronto communities - LOL! How and where will we go/be? Not sure yet, but there is so many "little things" we can do. We are very very capable people. Together, i promise, we can expand His kingdom.

My visions? It's for our two churches to work together, for our industrial community and neighborhood community to see God's heart for them. It's to see the people we are investing into become future pastors, ministers, evangelists, and prophets. Im excited. Am i tired? Yes... But hopeful.

Here's her response:

You are amazing. Thanks for sharing more ....
Your heart is alive and in tune with the Fathers. So precious and inviting is the call to release kingdom alongside with you as we both tap into greater and fuller measures of holy spirit and his call to even scoop out cup by cup the ocean filled needs of His people.

...Much to pray into :)

I am so blessed to be partnered with someone as crazy as I am. Although we're completely opposite, with God as our third strand, we are experiencing a deeper intimacy of Christ in us that we never thought we'd encounter. I'm tired of coming to church and hearing about how Jesus died for me. I'm tired of coming to church hearing about others dying for their faith. I think it's time that I begin to walk out my faith fearless to death. I need to realize that as I live for my faith, I will die for it. Jesus already demonstrated the way - am I ready? I don't know... we'll see.