Energy Efficient Church

Being Green is rightly at the top of many agendas these days. We are concerned about our carbon footprint. We take more care with travel plans. We recycle. We do a whole range of things that are concerned with taking care of the planet. One of the simpler things that many of us do is to purchase energy efficient appliances, even something simple like light-bulbs. As well as the value of such contributions to being green, I think there is something broader to learn about church life. How energy efficient is our church life? How much energy do we waste? Here I'm not thinking about electricity, gas etc., but about all the things that we do as part of being the church. I sometimes think that we waste a lot of effort. There is much to be said for being focussed and thinking about just what it is that God calls us to do. Perhaps we could achieve rather more in the Church if we were just a little more energy efficient?