High-Touch
Beats
High-Definition
Ministry has no substitute for
people. There is no replacement for a Spirit-led person. A multi-media
format cannot replace the personal attention of a living, breathing
human-being. No cartoon, movie, or music video will ever be able to
replace a man or woman of God. Personal attention thumps multi-media.
Flesh and blood trumps plug and play. High-touch beats
high-definition...every time.
The big secret in children’s
ministry is that the kids will remember YOU long after they have
forgotten your lesson. No video lesson ever called a child by name. No
multi-media presentation ever prayed with a child. No movie ever cared
about what a child was going through at home. Ministry requires people.
In Acts 10 God sent Peter to
share the Gospel with Cornelius. To hook them up, God sent an angel to
Cornelius and a vision to Peter. Why didn’t He tell the angel to share
the Gospel with Cornelius? Why didn’t He give the vision to Cornelius
and include a Power Point presentation that outlined the major doctrines
of the Gospel? That would have saved Peter a trip. Instead God passed
over an angel and a sky-wide, multi-media presentation to use a person.
There is something powerful about an ordinary person talking about the
good news of Jesus.
Multi-media tools have a place
in our culture. Cool videos can embellish a lesson experience. Power
Point can enhance a message. Graphics can illustrate a point. However,
when multi-media becomes a convenient substitute for people, kids get
shorted.
Maybe your workers aren’t
world-class Bible instructors. Whose are? Maybe they are just ordinary
moms and dads who want to help steer kids in the right direction for
God. Here’s the test. If they love the Lord and can fog a mirror,
chances are they will make a memory that lasts longer than a video.
