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Category Archives: ministry
Mobilizing For His Mission
Team Jesus is missional — #thewholeworldmobilizing. The way to grow in Christ is to go into action for Christ. Team Jesus trains and mobilizes everybody (not just preachers) to login to Jesus-wifi. In Team Jesus, everyone gets online with Christ & … Continue reading
Posted in call to missions, Christian ministry, evangelism, man with a mission, ministry, mission field, missionary, missions, outreach, outreach ministry, Uncategorized, work of the ministry, youth ministry
Tagged Christianity, missional Christianity, Nashville, Salvation Army, spiritual formation, support group, whole world mobilizing
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John Doe Ministries (Is that biblical?)
Why do some ministers (even some God-anointed preacher’s and teachers) name “ministries” for themselves? That common practice in modern-day independent ministry doesn’t appear to be biblical. I can’t find an “Apostle Paul Ministries” or a “Philip the Evangelist Ministries” or even a … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, call to ministry, deny yourself, focus of ministry, fund raising, giving, Jesus' name, Just give me Jesus, ministry, ministry showcase, one man ministry, outreach ministry, Paul, Paul of Tarsus, Peter, preaching, religion, religious TV, seed faith, self-promotion, sowing and reaping, sowing into ministry, state of religion, Uncategorized, work of the ministry
Tagged Christian ministries, Christianity, in the name of Jesus, John Doe, ministries, quotes, televangelists, TV preachers
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Are Pastors For Preaching? (Or For Facilitating?)
Is the role of a pastor to preach? Well tradition says it is. But what does the Bible teach about a pastor’s role? Check out Ephesians 4:11-12: “He (Christ) personally gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some … Continue reading
Posted in 5-fold ministry, apest, Ephesians 4, guide on the side, humility, lecture in church, ministry, purpose of a pastor, sage on a stage, spiritual formation, spiritual gifts
Tagged alternative to preaching, church, facilitation, facilitation skills, how to facilitate a meeting, organic church, preaching
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The Phantom Commandment Challenge — Church Without A 1-Man Sermon?
— The Phantom Commandment Challenge — The Phantom Commandment says: “Church shall contain a one-man sermon.” However, I can’t find it anywhere in the Bible. Can you find the Phantom Commandment (or any statement that resembles it) in the Bible? It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Jonathan Hutton, Leonard Sweet, Meeting for Worship, ministers, ministry, one-man sermon, phantom, Quotations, Richmond P. Miller, Ryan Bolger, sermon, sermon-free, sermon-hearing, sermons, silence, silent worship, simple church, Thom Schultz
Tagged Bible, challenge, Christianity, church, commandments, homiletics, preaching, Quakers, quotes
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Beyond Spectatorship To Discipleship
Every Christ-follower is called to preach. Every believer is a minister ordained by God. The clergy/laity concept is not in the New Testament. Instead all believers are expected to minister to one another, to openly testify about their faith, and … Continue reading
Posted in André Cox, called to preach, calling, clergy, clergy/laity, clericalism, layman, laymen, laymen preaching, laywomen, ministers, ministry, ordaination, ordained, priest, priesthood of the believer, Protestant, Protestant Reformation, quotation, Quotations, quote, salvation war, universal priesthood
Tagged Christianity, church, General André Cox, organic church, quotes, Salvation Army
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Open Forum Church!
Perhaps church should be an open forum where everybody participates rather than a formal lecture where everybody spectates. Here are a few quotations to back up my statement: “In organic church everyone is called to participate, not just the select … Continue reading
Posted in 1 Corinthians 14:26, Breaking Tradition To Accomplish Vision, interactivity, ministers, ministry, Myron Horst, Nicole Cottrell, open forum, out of the box, Paul R. Gupta, quotation, quote, Quotes, stepping out of the box, Tim Lokot, unconventional church, unconventional worship
Tagged Christianity, church, openforum church, organic church, quotations, simple church
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Can You Handle These Quotes About Church?
“When we do come together as His assembly, let it be that He may work as He will, and by whom He will.” –William Kelly “The Holy Spirit is the One Who should be allowed to lead the people of … Continue reading
Posted in 1 Corinthians 14:26, assembly, Bible, Bible concepts, Darryl M. Erkel, Jerry Trousdale, Kathleen Ward, ministers, ministry, New Testament, Old Testament, one another, one anothering, one anothers, pastor, praise and worship, prayer, preaching, pulpit, quotation, quote, Quotes, Scriptures, William Kelly, William MacDonald, worship, worship gathering, worship service
Tagged Christianity, church, organic church, quotations
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