MINDUSTRY:Redefining Christ’s Ministry to Our Generation

Have you ever noticed how so often what is being categorized as ministry has really no resemblance to what ministry truly is.  The word ministry in regard to Christ has been redefined in this generation and what Christ set as an example is far from what is being reflected today.  One day in my devotion I couldn’t escape the thought “MINDUSTRY”, this is when ministry has become an industry.  Yes MINDUSTRY is a new word I just received in my devotion, like snickerative it has very little exposure and carries similar qualities: sneaky and secretive.

Today there is an excessive amount of mindustry, people who proclaim to be carriers of the message and ministry of Jesus Christ are actually using it as a means of profit.  To them it is a job, a means of making a living, becoming the authority in their craft and they are very good at it!  Just like other occupations there are mindustry professionals that have found it to be a very lucrative field not just financially but socially they have achieved rock star status.

Mindustry has also reproduced a breed of young, mislead, undisciplined, church leaders who have actually birthed a movement in this millenium that focuses on quantity rather than quality.  These mindusters lack in virtue, morality, honesty and character; this has trickled down to their followers and as a result the lost are turned off to the church because there is not difference.

There are schools of mindustry that have produced a generation of very ambitious mindustry agents who have twisted the message and misused the giftings to create revenues that have given them lavish lifestyles.  Those in the church have been taken by these individuals and there is a growing covetousness, blinded by this deception they have become like Demos who Paul said had,”forsaken me, having loved this present world” 2 Timothy 4:11.  Paul would also warn the church in Philippi of two types of Christ representation.  The one group he would categorize this way, “some indeed preach Christ even from envy and strife, … from selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my chains” The other group, “some also from good will: …out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel”, Philippians 1:15-17.

Today there are Christ representatives who are consumed with selling their books, their Cd’s and numerous other products.  Christian TV has become not much different from the as seen on TV ads.  The preaching of the Word of God has become less and less, the product info has taken an even larger time slot and then the extra time given to soliciting of funds has made those who are in the national spotlight look like charlatans.    I am not wanting to pass judgement on people but the old adage “if the shoe fits wear it” applies.  Working in missions I have had to clean up the messes left by these mindustry agents.  It is a heart breaking task having to correct people who were honestly deceived by these mindusters and thought they had to implement their strategies to be successful.

In the next couple of post we will take a Biblical look at what the ministry of Christ looks like and expose the deceptions of the mindustry.