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Through the centuries there has been confusion over who is considered a minister in the church. As a teacher, are you a minister?
- Why?: Through the centuries there has been confusion over who is considered a minister in the church. As a teacher, are you a minister?
- What?: If you’re a teacher, you are, by definition, a church leader. And, church leaders are called and gifted to equip every member to be a minister. So, you are a minister and you are equipping other church members to be ministers. That equipping begins with individuals and families. Individuals can be used in ways and in places that the larger body of believers cannot. Individuals form the relationships that are vital to making disciples. Church leaders strengthen individuals by helping them find their place within the body, by helping them grow to Christian maturity, and by helping them relate to those within their sphere of influence so that other disciples are born and matured. Families are a primary means God uses to disciple. In each relationship in the home, disciples are matured. Church leaders strengthen families by equipping each member to function well within the family and then by helping each family to minister to the world around them. Equipping extends to other groupings of believers in the various ministries within the church. Leaders equip the individuals in these ministries by knowing what they are doing, learning what they need in training and resources, and then finding a means to provide what they need.
- So What?: Are you trying to do all the ministry in the church? Do you depend on the pastors or deacons to do ministry? Every member of the church is a minister of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
- So What Now?: Will you fulfill your God-given role as a teacher to equip others for ministry?
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By Dr. Danny R. Bowen @ TeachersOfTheBible- Why?: Through the centuries there has been confusion over who is considered a minister in the church. As a teacher, are you a minister?
- What?: If you’re a teacher, you are, by definition, a church leader. And, church leaders are called and gifted to equip every member to be a minister. So, you are a minister and you are equipping other church members to be ministers. That equipping begins with individuals and families. Individuals can be used in ways and in places that the larger body of believers cannot. Individuals form the relationships that are vital to making disciples. Church leaders strengthen individuals by helping them find their place within the body, by helping them grow to Christian maturity, and by helping them relate to those within their sphere of influence so that other disciples are born and matured. Families are a primary means God uses to disciple. In each relationship in the home, disciples are matured. Church leaders strengthen families by equipping each member to function well within the family and then by helping each family to minister to the world around them. Equipping extends to other groupings of believers in the various ministries within the church. Leaders equip the individuals in these ministries by knowing what they are doing, learning what they need in training and resources, and then finding a means to provide what they need.
- So What?: Are you trying to do all the ministry in the church? Do you depend on the pastors or deacons to do ministry? Every member of the church is a minister of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
- So What Now?: Will you fulfill your God-given role as a teacher to equip others for ministry?