Bishop Schnase encourages the church to also join in service projects which they don’t sponsor.
The church over the years develops its own habits and routines, including its own ideas of service to others. But as Bishop Schnase points out in this thoughtful blog post, if the church only serves in its own ways, it will miss relating to many in today’s culture who are spiritual seekers but do not relate to the institutional church. Often these people are involved in service and glad to work with others of like compassion for human need. Even more basic, the church that won’t join hands with others will miss many opportunities to help needy people and express the love of Christ in practical service.