transitive verb.
6. To say or do (something) without preparation or forethought; improvise: "He decided to wing his remarks to reporters."
When I was in my early 20s, I took a little business school and briefly trained as a restaurant manager for a Pizza/Sub franchise that was booming at the time. My mentor's name was Bill, who often traveled around with me to different locations.
Bill looked like actor Don Most from "Happy Days," only taller and more powerfully built. Bill tried very hard to appear relaxed. But it did little to hide the fact that he was always tense, because he took the restaurant business so seriously. In the chain of command, Bill was second only to the regional supervisor, who was second only to the owner of the company.
One of the most important things Bill taught me was, "This place has been around long enough for us to figure out nearly every problem. So if you're facing a problem of any kind, do not assume this is the first time this has ever happened, nor assume you're the first person to notice it. If you're not sure about something, ask me or a senior staffer about the official policy on this or that. But for God's sake, whatever you do, don't wing it!"
Many of us want to "wing it" when it comes to Christianity. Doesn't matter if it's theology or church leadership. I'm seeing way too many believers here behaving as-if a given issue or topic is the first time its ever come up in church history. Or worse, as-if they're the 1st person to ever have to address it.
You're not on your own. Nobody's a "lone wolf Christian." Theology is not a creative enterprise. You don’t need to guess, or fill in the blanks. Don’t improvise, don’t make up any ad hoc explanations on the fly. And for God’s sake don’t “wing it!” We've had 2000 years of church history and church councils that have addressed real heresies that are still being "discovered" and "invented" by ignorant people today, who think they know better.
So if you're not sure about something, ask. Don't stop digging just because you'd rather make up an easy answer to make you feel better instead. If you don't know where to look, keep on faithfully asking, seeking, and knocking. - Matthew 7:7-8
Thus ends my rant of encouragement.
6. To say or do (something) without preparation or forethought; improvise: "He decided to wing his remarks to reporters."
When I was in my early 20s, I took a little business school and briefly trained as a restaurant manager for a Pizza/Sub franchise that was booming at the time. My mentor's name was Bill, who often traveled around with me to different locations.
Bill looked like actor Don Most from "Happy Days," only taller and more powerfully built. Bill tried very hard to appear relaxed. But it did little to hide the fact that he was always tense, because he took the restaurant business so seriously. In the chain of command, Bill was second only to the regional supervisor, who was second only to the owner of the company.
One of the most important things Bill taught me was, "This place has been around long enough for us to figure out nearly every problem. So if you're facing a problem of any kind, do not assume this is the first time this has ever happened, nor assume you're the first person to notice it. If you're not sure about something, ask me or a senior staffer about the official policy on this or that. But for God's sake, whatever you do, don't wing it!"
Many of us want to "wing it" when it comes to Christianity. Doesn't matter if it's theology or church leadership. I'm seeing way too many believers here behaving as-if a given issue or topic is the first time its ever come up in church history. Or worse, as-if they're the 1st person to ever have to address it.
You're not on your own. Nobody's a "lone wolf Christian." Theology is not a creative enterprise. You don’t need to guess, or fill in the blanks. Don’t improvise, don’t make up any ad hoc explanations on the fly. And for God’s sake don’t “wing it!” We've had 2000 years of church history and church councils that have addressed real heresies that are still being "discovered" and "invented" by ignorant people today, who think they know better.
So if you're not sure about something, ask. Don't stop digging just because you'd rather make up an easy answer to make you feel better instead. If you don't know where to look, keep on faithfully asking, seeking, and knocking. - Matthew 7:7-8
Thus ends my rant of encouragement. 
