'I'd really like to help out, but I'm under pressure at work.'
How many pastors have heard these words from godly church members in response to a request to consider helping with the children's work or standing for the office of deacon?
And often, the most tangible fruit of the conversation is guilt. The pastor feels guilty for asking, although he knows that the church has great need of more manpower. And the member feels guilty for saying 'no', because he feels he should be able to find time (and energy and enthusiasm) to do more in the church, and, for that matter, more with his wife and children.
