Making Connections

Growing Daily

Making Connections

On a recent work trip, I flew from Baton Rouge to Atlanta.  These two airports couldn’t be more different.

Baton Rouge is a modest regional operation, with one restaurant, a coffee shop, and six gates.  Meanwhile, Atlanta is the busiest airport in the world, serving over 100 million passengers every year.  It has nearly 8 million square feet of terminal space, 161 restaurants, and 200 gates.

But despite Atlanta’s enormous size, it couldn’t function without smaller airports to provide destinations. Every part of the network has a purpose.

The church has a similar dynamic. Sometimes what happens far from the stage is every bit as important as what happens on it.

I saw a great example of this one busy Easter Sunday.  A family visiting church for the first time couldn’t find a place to park.  They were turning around to leave when a parking attendant ran after them and directed their car to a space.  Without him, the pastors and worship leaders on stage would never have had an opportunity to reach that family.

Sometimes the least visible roles can make the most important connections.  Paul said, “Some parts of the body that seem weakest and least important are actually the most necessary” (1 Corinthians 12:22). 

That family needed the parking attendant before they needed the pastor.

Today, look for a way to serve and don’t underestimate your role.  You may reach someone no one else can.


- Jon Reid

(Jon is Ron’s oldest son and works as a chemical engineer in Gales Ferry, CT.)