Dear Ministers,
Going forward, we may need to rediscover the ministry of the CLOSED DOOR.
Not every meeting needs a camera.
Not every conversation needs an audience.
Not every revelation needs a livestream.
And perhaps the question we should begin asking is:
WHO EXACTLY ARE WE LIVESTREAMING TO?
Jesus ministered to multitudes, but He did not give everybody equal access.
There were the 5,000.
There were the 70.
There were the 12.
And there were the 3.
Peter, James and John saw things others did not see.
The Transfiguration was not livestreamed.
Jairus’ daughter’s room was not opened to the crowd.
Gethsemane had levels of access.
Jesus could speak publicly to the multitude and then privately explain things to His disciples.
Why?
Because PUBLICITY IS NOT THE SAME THING AS IMPACT.
Paul understood this too.
When he wanted to deliver one of the most consequential pastoral addresses of his ministry, he sent for the elders of the church at Ephesus. Acts 20:17.
It was targeted.
It was relational.
It was weighty.
The risen Lord had messages specifically addressed to the seven churches in Asia. Revelation 2–3.
Paul wrote Timothy to Timothy.
Luke wrote Theophilus to Theophilus.
Scripture itself teaches us that sometimes the audience is part of the message.
Our generation must therefore resist the strange assumption that if something happened and the internet did not see it, somehow it did not happen.
Some meetings should have no cameras.
Some conversations should have no clips.
Some instructions should remain within the room.
Some sacred moments should never become content.
Because in our desperation to trend, we may unwittingly have turned pearls into content and then complained when people who were never the intended audience mishandled them.
Jesus warned:
“Do not...cast your pearls before swine.” Matthew 7:6.
The problem is not always the pearl.
Sometimes the problem is the audience.
And algorithms do not discern audiences.
They distribute.
Perhaps the next great move of God will require ministers secure enough to have powerful meetings that nobody online knows happened.
No livestream.
No clips.
No viral moments.
No pressure to prove that something happened.
Just God.
His people.
His Word.
His presence.
His instructions.
And the fruit will eventually speak.
We will have serious meetings again.
We will close some doors again.
We will recover sacred spaces again.
And we will do valiantly.
Enough said.
@jimohsolz@dolawanle Sorry about this.....you should have appealed the tunnel PCN based on first time usage basis. It has high potential of acceptance if done within 2weeks of receipt.
Children were slaughtered and then burnt to ashes. At night. While in their sleep. That video has terribly traumatised me.
Yet some of you still support this government, defend this evil animalistic party and you promote this incompetent buffoon in Aso Rock.
Where is your soul?
Politicians will oppress people.
Rich people will oppress people.
Police will oppress people.
Soldiers will oppress people.
Celebrities will oppress people.
Pastors standing on what should be a hallowed pulpit are also threatening to oppress people and we don’t see how this society is completely broken.
What a shame. What an utter disgrace.
The country is almost completely finished.
@EWurukes@DrCharlesOdogwu@SteveNdukwu Life and earnings these days, is all about traffic and engagements...so of course, we should not be surprised at this limited/myopic narrative...! We expect better based on his exposure....
@onlyCFrancisco@yabaleftonline Same $10 is 6.7times larger than the daily wage in your country....please respect your office, your citizens and honour them, as you're there to serve them, Sir.
@anasuachara@MobilePunch Or 1M + 2M = 12M also 4M + 5M = 45M, or 1M + 10M = 110M. The interesting part is even after taking good time to try to figure out the amount, he never got it right. A loooong ride indeed~
I sincerely congratulate @Keir_Starmer, and the Labour Party UK on the landslide victory they recorded in Thursday's election. May the victory translate to a better and new chapter for all the UK residents as you remain committed to your electoral promises.
@ThisVideoShocks @creepydotorg I had thought there are what they call insatant-activation tranquillisers, rather than going for the kill of Harambe....pretty sad though. Nonetheless, the living child was the topmost priority. #Thankfully
@Wizarab10 Apt verdict. It had everything to do with his approach than anything to do with her eloquence and diction as well as her credentials. It presented the opportunity to draw a lesser privileged by 'status' closer and build up her esteem (Christ-like model) but alas....
@meneebisan1@Joiyy44@IkukuomaC Recall that Jacob, had no peace and remained restless, till he wrestled with God for a change of name (status) and God sorted him out. Jacob had no honour,pedigree nor credibility till he became ISRAEL!