Lesson from Mother Goose.

THERE WAS AN OLD WOMAN
There was an old woman who lived in a shoe.
She had so many children she didn’t know what to do.
She gave them some broth without any bread.
She whipped them all soundly and put them to bed.

a)Is this old lady shepherding a flock or managing an organization?

b)Is she more concerned with efficiency or the needs of each child?

c)Why do you think she didn’t know what to do?

d)How is she coping with maintaining order without compromising numbers?

e) Do you see an example of “one size fits all” approach?

f) If the shoe is a church of poor lost hungry children for God, what kind of leader does this old woman represent?

g) How does such a leader ” whipped them all soundly and send them to bed” in a church setting?

h) Is such a leader feeding the flock to grow spirirually healthy or just feeding a flavour of the real thing wihout much substance as in ” broth without bread” ? What kind of sermons do these people preach?

i) How does the size of a church change a family to an organization?In what way does an increasing congregational size a disadvantage?

Is the church to make disciples or increase headcount in membership?

Why do you think such a situation arises in modern churches especially?