I read last week that Eastman Kodak Co, a 132-year-old trailblazer, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The article mentioned that everyone feels saddened by the demise of Kodak "because it was the company we entrusted our most treasured possession to--our memories."  This was sad news!  On his blog post James Emery White notes that Kodak developed digital photography but in the end they "didn't know what business they were in."  White recalls the words of business guru Tom Peters who wrote in The Search for Excellence that the railroad barons encountered a similar end:  "they thought they were in the train business.  But they were actually in the transportation business."  White contends that churches need to ask the same question:  What business are we really in?


I was reminded of Jesus last words to us as found in Matthew 28:19-20--"Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."


This may be something we need to prayerfully consider--what business are we really in?


Blessings,
Carolyn