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A prayer to build up the church by Melinda Fuller.

For when two or three gather in my name,

there am I with them.

Matthew 1820.

You've heard the pleas from the pastor on the weekend

or watch the well-edited video

announcements that include the following words get involved sign up or connect.

Chances are if you've grown up at church or been a part of one of any length of time, you have been asked to help in some capacity.

The children's ministry needs volunteers, the offices need to be painted, or the food pantry is in desperate need of extra hands.

This cry for help is as long standing as the ask for financial contributions, and yet you'd

probably be surprised to hear that there are still other things that the church wishes you would do.

Here are six ways to build up the church.

Number one, stop showing up late.

Sure, everyone has the morning where the alarm fails,

the gas light turns on as soon as you pull out of the driveway,

and every parent with small children has endured the inevitable potty incident

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