Jack of all trades?
14th October
Over this week I have, been at the bedside of an elderly man in hospital, (where everyone else in the room has the necessary medical skill and expertise) and taught a singing class of year three children, (where the room also includes trained children’s educators and a trained opera singer), chaired a business management group, (which is fine as long as you understand it’s everyone else who has the necessary skills), chaired a church leaders meeting, (which is fine as long as you realise it’s everyone else who has the necessary skills), conducted a choir rehearsal, conducted staff consultations together with an HR Director and an Accountant, (which is fine as long as you realise it’s the other people in the room who have the necessary skills) and before the week is out, I will have chaired a missions group, (which is fine so long as you realise everyone else in the room has the knowledge to make the best decisions) attended a Directors meeting, (which is fine so long as you recognise everyone else in the room has the specialist knowledge), led devotions for the Salvation Army, Led worship in a Baptist Church and played trombone in a concert (which is fine so long as you realise you are there to blend with everyone else and be the servant of the conductor. There’s a common theme here.
14/10/2026