my friend John shared his comments via e-mail on the recent Hanging out with Jesus post. He took issue with some of Kevin Hendricks comments:
“He’s not doing anything productive, he’s just hanging out.”
Jesus was intentional in the things he did. He had a purpose.
“Not doing anything productive?” I don’t think so.
Purposeless? I think not.
“Producing” disciples involves intentionality and an investment of time in their lives.
John
Kevin Hendricks (Church Marketing Sucks) shares some thoughts from his community group last week:
Throughout the New Testament he spends a lot of time just hanging out with people. He’s not doing anything productive, he’s just hanging out. That Jesus–what a bum.
But I think Jesus was intentionally modeling the value of relationships. In many ways I think our faith is worked out in our relationships with others. When I’m really close to people I don’t have to do anything with them. We can just hang out.
and love this…
Contrary to what we may think, Christianity cannot be lived in a vacuum. No Christian is an island. We need each other. There’s value in just being with other people.