Comments on: Spotless: Why Excellence Matters

By: Brian

Brian — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:26:29 +0000

To clarify my position, I’ve made an edit explaining my definition of excellence….and I’m suggesting that perfection is a service free from errors.

By: Brian

Brian — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:13:48 +0000

This isn’t about pride, or even taking pride in what you do. In fact, it’s not about us at all.

This is about offering God everything that He deserves. He deserves our best, nothing short of it. And we need to make every effort to make that happen. If there are errors or mistakes, we evaluate those and work around them.

If we have new volunteers (or even old ones) we show grace and explain how it could be done better.

It’s about offering up our service to God as a spotless sacrifice because He deserves no less. I don’t accept 80%, because I know we can do better. If 80% is our best, then let’s be excited about that and work towards 100%.

By: Deb Holt

Deb Holt — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:00:39 +0000

I also think there are alot of things that are beyond our control – something perfectionists often lose sight of. Perfectionism is also a form of pride. There is definitely a difference between being excellent and being perfect.

By: Deb Holt

Deb Holt — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:58:17 +0000

I think striving for excellence is a great goal. But, as you alluded to, the most important aspect is the motivation behind the emphasis on excellence. We should do all things for the glory of God. Our real motivations are most often revealed when we fail. Anger (at ourselves or others) or excessive guilt most often reveal a prideful motivation. Revealing our true motivations is one of the reasons God often allows us to fail.

By: Jimmy Densmore

Jimmy Densmore — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:16:13 +0000

Excellent!!!

Anyone, in any position in church(not particuarly pertaining to visual arts), should read this post!

Great writing as always master(inside joke)!