Battle at Kruger Park (or, a parable of church membership)

Over the summer a friend pointed me to the clip on you tube called ‘Battle at Kruger Park‘. It’s eight minutes shot on a wobbly phone.

Some use it as a parable of conflict: the poor buffalo is fought over by the other animals, and that is what it can feel like to be caught up in a conflict.

However I think there is a much more positive story being told: the story of a herd of herbivores coming to the rescue. They return for the calf because it’s one of theirs. It is the calf’s cry that brings the herd back.

If we consider church membership as the church’s “Welcome to the Herd” statement, then the herd has a responsibility to look after its own. When the lions attack, we return to rescue!

Watch and enjoy. Battle at Kruger park (edited)

Here’s the link typed out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRM7ch-M-kE&feature=youtu.be