Aaron Proffitt

Sometimes I feel like ministry or church related work becomes more about the work and less about the people (which is the actual church). As with any job, things in every day ministry life become mundane and monotonous. There are the usual meetings either here in Harrisonburg or at various places all over the state (Dad and I, along with Ashlee, Drew, and mom just spent the last two days at one in Hampton). There are the daily e-mails and phone calls. And there is a lot of time spent behind a computer screen writing blogs, sending out e-mails, researching new music, picking out sets for the next week’s worship sets etc…But the greatest part of doing ministry is that at the end of the day, no matter what I have done, it is still about people. It has to be this way. What I do everyday has an eternal impact on people’s lives. I have the incredible privilege to help people. I get to see people move from an existence of hopelessness to hope, hatred to love, darkness to light…you get the picture. It’s awesome and I love it. There is nothing greater than seeing a person’s life changed for Christ. This Sunday we will see possibly as many as 8 people publically display their love for Christ through baptism. What an encouragement. We have already witnessed around 10 people accept Christ into their lives in November and the month isn’t even half over. WOW! I’m excited about what I do and i thank God for every moment.