We hear so much in our churches today about the need for
unity, and rightfully so! We have all
been witnesses to way too much ugliness and conflict in the church. But can I propose to you today that unity is
about more than just everyone getting along; it’s about everyone coming
together and working towards a common goal.
It’s what some would refer to as agenda
harmony.
What is agenda harmony?
Looking at the definition of the individual words is very telling. This is how our good friend Merriam-Webster
defines them:
- Agenda – a list or outline of things to be considered or done.
- Harmony – pleasing or congruent arrangement of parts.
So, agenda harmony simply means that the people of the
organization or church are unified around the things that must be done to
accomplish the mission. That’s the kind
of unity we are interested in. We are
not interested in creating a group of people with an absence of conflict, but
we are working diligently to create a group of people who are harmoniously
working together to accomplish the mission of the church.
As a sports fan I can think of times when there was
dysfunction present in a team and infighting and conflict were the
outcome. We have witnessed plenty of
that in the church over the years.
Having said that, it is not enough for us to simply eliminate all the
fighting and fussing within our churches.
If we are truly going to revitalize the church it will require everyone
working together around a clear mission and vision to transform our world.
It is a beautiful thing to watch a team work together in
harmony. I’m not a fan of the Super Bowl Champion Baltimore Ravens,
but I can still watch in admiration what can be accomplished when a team
rallies together around a common goal and works in harmony to accomplish that
goal. It’s quite possible that creating
this same type of agenda harmony in our churches might cause some non-fans of
the church to pause in admiration. Who
knows, maybe they would reconsider their interest in being a part of the
church?
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