So we are finally w
rapping our deck around the house. We have set aside 2 weeks to tear of the existing decking boards and build an extension on the existing structure to wrap it from one end of our addition to the other.
There are so many similarities in re-building a deck and re-building a church. Some of the work is easier and other parts are more difficult. But, like the guy at the lumber yard said to us…when the project is done you want it to look like it was meant to be there all along.
To make it look like it is supposed to look this way you have to:
~ Tear out the old decking boards and examine them to determine which ones are salvageable and which ones need to be discarded. Tearing away old programs and ideologies and keeping the ones that work with the new plan needs to be done.
~ Digging new post holes that will line up with the existing posts takes alot of preliminary measuring, marking, and re-checking so that the new deck will line up with the existing frame…hours of work with very little to show for it…just a bunch of holes. Digging into minutes, creating new policies, setting up a structure to work along side some existing structures, lots and lots of work, with not a lot of visible results showing…sometimes, just a bunch of holes.
It’s the preliminary work…that takes so much time with very little visibile results…but if it’s not done right, the end result is a bad match. But, if we continue to check the drawings and keep at the preliminary work, while keeping the end result in mind, one day we will enjoy the fruit of our labor…the holes filled with concrete will hold the new posts which will hold up the deck. The holes found in ministry areas…will be filled with the right people to provide the strength to build up a congregation.
I’m excited to begin filling the holes… soon.
