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Once your Mission Group has begun to implement some initial projects, the next major task is to begin to study the culture and needs of the people you are attempting to minister with. This is not...
Once a Mission Group has developed its covenant and identified the gifts of its members, assigning each of them a definite role in the enterprise, it is then ready to launch out into its new mission....
The spiritual foundation of a Mission Group is expressed in its “covenant.” This is a document which states the mission of the group and then outlines the basic operating rules of the group. These...
When it comes time to start talking to others about a potential Mission Group—announcing a call to mission—it is very important to have the key message points well in mind.
The emphasis of church outreach of all kinds has been “come to church” or “come to the meetings.” That is the focus of all of our efforts and the basic message to the general public. That approach...
Disappointments. Unfulfilled expectations. Unwelcome surprises. Very often they result from unrealistic expectations and vague hopes. Sometime they hit us broadside, when we should have seen them...
An informal visit to someone’s home, once or other appropriate place are probably the oldest and most universal of all social interactions. In our busy, contemporary world, however, it has lost most...
Why do we need to learn to listen? We’ve been hearing since before we left our mother’s womb, and we haven’t stopped yet, in this noisy world of ours. Well, for one thing, “hearing” and “listening”...
Sharing the gospel best happens in an open, trusting relationship, using language relevant to the context and needs of the person with whom you are sharing. In the paradigm for the ministry of Christ...
Trust is built through compassion. Winning the confidence of others cannot be forced or manipulated, but it is built through non-manipulative, caring love. It often happens in everyday little things....
The third step in sharing your faith with others is to minister to their needs. Ministry springs from a heart touched by God’s unconditional love expressed in service toward the practical needs of...
Showing compassion to those around you is the second step in friendship evangelism. A simple but powerful demonstration of compassion is through the act of listening. The paradigm in The Ministry of...
The paradigm we are using is found in The Ministry of Healing on page 143. It describes the approach used by Christ and includes five verbs. The first one is introduced in these terms; “The Savior...
Let’s begin by defining friendship evangelism. Most people become Christians and join the church because of a friend, a relative or someone they know. In the late 1970s, Dr. Gottfried Oosterwal,...
Have you ever been told that the Adventist mission really doesn’t include helping the homeless? Or have you been given the feeling that community service is a low priority compared to verbal...
War has been glamorized by Hollywood for decades. It shows the bravery, the valor, the dedication and heartwarming relationships between fellow soldiers. It portrays one country as “good” and another...
When most people think of God, they think of descriptors such as omnipotent (all- powerful), omniscient (all-knowing), and omnipresent (everywhere-present). In the battle between world religions,...
In the beginning of each human being born since Adam and Eve, there was an egg and a sperm. They came together in a perfectly planned way so that the parents’ DNA would combine and produce a perfectly...
If you have worked through parts one and two on worship teams, you are ready to pull together a team and begin its work. How many people do you need? What will they do? What about rehearsals? How do...
The New Testament develops a theology of the church using the human body as a metaphor. Each part belongs to a system of parts that must work together to accomplish its mission and sustain life. No...