Letters to the Church by Francis Chan
Week 5: Chapter 4 — "Servants"
Read Chapter 4 of Letters to the Church. Primary passages: Mark 10:42–45; Philippians 2:3–8; Matthew 20:26–28.
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Chan turns the camera on the individual believer and asks a searching question: Are you a servant, or are you a consumer? These questions are designed to help you answer honestly.
Discussion Questions
8 questions1.Chan argues that the consumer mentality — coming to church to have your needs met — is fundamentally at odds with the servant posture Jesus modeled and commanded. How did you first arrive at church: as someone coming to give, or someone coming to receive? Has that changed over time?
2.Jesus in Mark 10 turns the world's leadership model upside down: greatness is measured by service, not by status. Why is this principle so easy to affirm intellectually and so difficult to embody practically?
3.Chan challenges the 80/20 rule — the common observation that 20% of the people do 80% of the work in any church. He is not merely asking for more volunteers; he is arguing that non-participation is a spiritual problem. Do you agree? What is the theological basis for his argument?
a.What gifts, time, or resources are you currently offering to your church community?
b.Is there a place of service you have been avoiding? What would it take to step into it?
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