Do We Prioritize Church Programs Over People?

Are we, as a church, prioritizing programs over people? In this video, Brandon Scroggins discusses the risk of elevating church programs over the people they're intended to serve. There's a natural instinct to keep programs running as they seem to yield visible results and foster enthusiasm. However, the proliferation of programs can lead to a dangerous disconnect between pastors and their congregants. Pastors are given to shepherd people, and the increasing number of program leaders and divisions can create distance and divide the church into various subgroups. Scroggins warns about the danger of dividing the church into subdivisions through an overemphasis on programs. The Bible guides us to view the local church as a family living life together organically, rather than a collection of separate programs. There is a concern that an excess of programs could fragment the church, detracting from the sense of unity and community that should ideally define it. Ephesians 4:11-12 (NKJV): 'And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ.'