A guideline for building healthy churches. It examines three types of local Churches and Church workers. It states six commitments that produces a GREAT church.
A Keynote Address at the Anglican Students' Federation [ASF Namibia] by the ASF Namibia Chairperson, Mr. Fillemon Shilongo, on behalf of the main speaker of the event, The Right Bishop of Anglican Diocese of Namibia.
NET Ministries is finalizing plans on a number of key initiatives designed to help us proclaim the Gospel to an increasing number of Catholic youth. Your thoughts on plans and priorities are important. We are asking all friends to share their valuable input on NET Ministries, our mission and our vision for the future.
A Keynote Address at the Anglican Students' Federation [ASF Namibia] by the ASF Namibia Chairperson, Mr. Fillemon Shilongo, on behalf of the main speaker of the event, The Right Bishop of Anglican Diocese of Namibia.
NET Ministries is finalizing plans on a number of key initiatives designed to help us proclaim the Gospel to an increasing number of Catholic youth. Your thoughts on plans and priorities are important. We are asking all friends to share their valuable input on NET Ministries, our mission and our vision for the future.
Slides from the 135th Session of Synod of the Diocesan of Ottawa.
Includes presentations:
Priority 1 Working Group
Community Ministries
Refugee Ministry
Property and Finance
Environmental Subcommittee
Budget
Companion Diocese of Jerusalem
Cathedral Hill Foundation
Slides from the 135th Session of Synod of the Diocesan of Ottawa.
Includes presentations:
Annual Appeal
Primate's World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF)
Government Relations
Anglican Military Ordinate
All My Relations
Canadian Lutheran Anglican Youth (CLAY)
Rite of Reconciliation
Communications
General Synod
A presentation made in 2007 to share the basics of the incredible things God is doing in northern Uganda and the principles upon which this movement is based.
God calls the Church and our parishes to grow. However, today many of our parishes lack a vision for making disciples, have few or no plans to grow, and can assume that their current members are growing and new disciples are being made, despite evidence to the contrary. In other words, our parishes can be more hopeful than honest. This workshop will address the pastoral reality and current practice of our parishes, offer a renewed vision for making disciples and evangelisation, and suggest practical actions that parishes can take to change the culture and focus of their ministries and groups. It will draw on research into best practice for Church growth both here in Australia and abroad and facilitate a conversation about the nature of parish leadership in this time of change and challenge for faith.
Daniel Ang is Director of Pastoral Planning for the Diocese of Parramatta. He was co-author and coordinator of the Parramatta pastoral plan, Faith in Our Future, and now oversees initiatives of renewal and planning in a parish and diocesan context. He teaches ecclesiology and ministry at the Parramatta Institute for Mission, holds a Bachelor of Arts/Commerce from the University of Sydney and a Master of Divinity from the Sydney College of Divinity. Daniel is an executive member of the National Pastoral Planners Network and published in a number of peer reviewed journals. He is a married layman with one son.
Slides from the 135th Session of Synod of the Diocesan of Ottawa.
Includes presentations:
Priority 1 Working Group
Community Ministries
Refugee Ministry
Property and Finance
Environmental Subcommittee
Budget
Companion Diocese of Jerusalem
Cathedral Hill Foundation
Slides from the 135th Session of Synod of the Diocesan of Ottawa.
Includes presentations:
Annual Appeal
Primate's World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF)
Government Relations
Anglican Military Ordinate
All My Relations
Canadian Lutheran Anglican Youth (CLAY)
Rite of Reconciliation
Communications
General Synod
A presentation made in 2007 to share the basics of the incredible things God is doing in northern Uganda and the principles upon which this movement is based.
God calls the Church and our parishes to grow. However, today many of our parishes lack a vision for making disciples, have few or no plans to grow, and can assume that their current members are growing and new disciples are being made, despite evidence to the contrary. In other words, our parishes can be more hopeful than honest. This workshop will address the pastoral reality and current practice of our parishes, offer a renewed vision for making disciples and evangelisation, and suggest practical actions that parishes can take to change the culture and focus of their ministries and groups. It will draw on research into best practice for Church growth both here in Australia and abroad and facilitate a conversation about the nature of parish leadership in this time of change and challenge for faith.
Daniel Ang is Director of Pastoral Planning for the Diocese of Parramatta. He was co-author and coordinator of the Parramatta pastoral plan, Faith in Our Future, and now oversees initiatives of renewal and planning in a parish and diocesan context. He teaches ecclesiology and ministry at the Parramatta Institute for Mission, holds a Bachelor of Arts/Commerce from the University of Sydney and a Master of Divinity from the Sydney College of Divinity. Daniel is an executive member of the National Pastoral Planners Network and published in a number of peer reviewed journals. He is a married layman with one son.
A workshop explaining the basics of How Baptist Cooperate through mission support. It is designed for use in local churches or for new affiliated pastors and congregations. Adapted from a presentation given by Ted Knapp (CA). Download by contacting presentation owner.
The Book of Joshua is the sixth book in the Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament, and is the first book of the Deuteronomistic history, the story of Israel from the conquest of Canaan to the Babylonian exile.
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The texts are in English.
For the Video with audio narration, comments and texts in English, please check out the Link:
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Our monthly newsletter is available to read online. We hope you will join us each Sunday in person for our worship service. Make sure to subscribe and follow us on YouTube and social media.
In Jude 17-23 Jude shifts from piling up examples of false teachers from the Old Testament to a series of practical exhortations that flow from apostolic instruction. He preserves for us what may well have been part of the apostolic catechism for the first generation of Christ-followers. In these instructions Jude exhorts the believer to deal with 3 different groups of people: scoffers who are "devoid of the Spirit", believers who have come under the influence of scoffers and believers who are so entrenched in false teaching that they need rescue and pose some real spiritual risk for the rescuer. In all of this Jude emphasizes Jesus' call to rescue straying sheep, leaving the 99 safely behind and pursuing the 1.
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Adult Bible Lessons 2nd quarter 2024 CPAD
MAGAZINE: THE CAREER THAT IS PROPOSED TO US: The Path of Salvation, Holiness and Perseverance to Reach Heaven
Commentator: Pastor Osiel Gomes
Presentation: Missionary Celso Napoleon
Renewed in Grace
Lesson 9 - Resisting Temptation Along the Way.pptx
Building a GREAT Church
1. The Equipping Christian Ministry
Three Churches
and
Three CHURCH WORKERS
Jerry Akinsola, DMin
jerryakinsola@yahoo.com
+2348033804982
2. The Equipping Christian Ministry
THE STORY OF HIGHPOINT CHURCH OF
CHRIST
• The Highpoint Church of Christ exceeded her
2013 financial budget by forty percent. That
year her total income was more than ninety
million Naira.
• Last year she experienced many surprises.
– Someone donated a Bus to the church.
– Another group awarded financial
scholarships to 15 students.
– The church also acquired more landed
property.
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3. The Equipping Christian Ministry
THE STORY OF HIGHPOINT CHURCH OF
CHRIST
But
• About 80% of her members are usually not
available for any other church ministry except
for Sunday morning worship.
• The youth and adult treat each other with
suspicion on issues of doctrines.
• Most members vote along ethnic lines on
almost every issue.
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4. The Equipping Christian Ministry
THE STORY OF HIGHPOINT CHURCH OF CHRIST …
contd
• Less than 10% of the members are available
for service responsibilities. Her officers are
often recycled
• Most of her ‘volunteer workers ‘feed’ on the
church. (They make themselves available
because of what they will ‘gain’ materially)
• There are even rumours of secret love affairs
amongst Elders and members of the church
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5. The Equipping Christian Ministry
Reflections
In your opinion
• What would Christ think of this Church?
• What are some factors that could be
responsible for the situation of this church?
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6. The Equipping Christian Ministry
Reflections
• What is the future of Highpoint Church of
Christ if the situation is not arrested and
reversed?
• In what way(s) is your church like Highpoint
Church of Christ?
• What must we do to avoid becoming like
Highpoint Church of Christ?
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7. The Equipping Christian Ministry
God is watching
• Revelation 2 and 3 reveals that God
examines churches.
• The report card of a church is usually the
sum total of the people who worship
there.
• Sick Churches irritate God. God expects
every church to grow.
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8. The Equipping Christian Ministry
What does God see…? Three Common
Churches
Categories of Local Churches
Dying
• Most Leaders are unsaved
• Morally Unfit
• Worship Men or Money
• Governed by ‘tradition’
• Celebrates the past
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9. The Equipping Christian Ministry
What does God see…? Three Common
Churches
Categories of Local Churches
Dying
• Most Leaders are
unsaved
• Morally Unfit
• Worship Men or
Money
• Governed by
‘tradition’
• Celebrates the past
Paralysed
• Spiritual Babes Lead
• Members lack commitment
• Worship as Entertainment
• Legalism
• Distracted by accomplishments
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10. The Equipping Christian Ministry
What does God see…? Three Common
Churches
Categories of Local Churches
Dying
• Most Leaders are
unsaved
• Morally Unfit
• Worship Men or
Money
• Governed by
‘tradition’
• Celebrates the
past
Paralysed
• Spiritual Babes Lead
• Members lack
commitment
• Worship as
Entertainment
• Legalism
• Distracted by
accomplishments
G R E A T
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11. The Equipping Christian Ministry
The G R E A T Church is the Church
that…
• Grows through Evangelism – Luke 14:23
– "Then the master told his servant, 'Go out to the
roads and country lanes and make them come in,
so that my house will be full. Luke 14:23 (NIV)
• Relevant Ministries - 1 Cor.9:19-22
– I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as
possible. To the Jews … To those under the law… To those
not having the law.…To the weak… I have become all
things to all men so that by all possible means I might save
some. 1 Corinthians 9:19-22 (NIV)
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12. The Equipping Christian Ministry
The G R E A T Church is the Church
that…
• Equips Believers for Service- Eph. 4:12
– … to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for
building up the body of Christ, Ephesians 4:12 (NRSV)
• Absorbs New Members- Acts 2:47
– … praising God and having the goodwill of all the
people. And day by day the Lord added to their
number those who were being saved. Acts 2:47
(NRSV)
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13. The Equipping Christian Ministry
The G R E A T Church is the Church
that…
• Teach and Preach Christ -Acts 5:42
–And every day in the temple and at
home they did not cease to teach and
proclaim Jesus as the Messiah. Acts 5:42
(NRSV)
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14. The Equipping Christian Ministry
The G R E A T Church is the Church
that…
Growsthrough Evangelism – Luke 14:23
Relevant Ministries - 1 Cor.9:19-22
Equips Believers for Service- Eph. 4:12
Absorbs New Members- Acts 2:47
Teach and Preach Christ - Acts 5:42
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15. The Equipping Christian Ministry
Five Activities (Habits) of G R E A T Churches
• Invite - They Make Contact and Promote
• Inspire – They connect with the ‘inner
man’ through their worship, stories and
conduct
• Instruct – They Communicate Christ and
expectations (brand)
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16. The Equipping Christian Ministry
Five Activities (Habits) of G R E A T Churches
• Involve – They encourage or
demand participation in group life.
• Invest - They in upgrade their
Leaders competence
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17. The Equipping Christian Ministry
What do we need to become a G R E A T Church?
- PEOPLE
We cannot have a church without people.
• A church cannot be greater than the quality of
its leaders and members.
• What type of a leader or member are you?
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18. The Equipping Christian Ministry
A Portrait of Three Church Workers
• In the third letter of John we have a picture of
three Church members and their impact on
the ministry.
• The reason for this study is to examine
ourselves in light of these three Church
members. We will pay special attention to the
impact of their actions on others. We will also
suggest ways of becoming the kind of worker
that is pleasing to God.
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19. The Equipping Christian Ministry
A PORTRAIT OF THREE CHURCH
WORKERS
Name Description Relationship
With Others
Possible
Result
GAIUS Vs1-8
Demetrius
Vs. 12
Diotrephes
Vs 9-11
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Truthful
Generous
Warm
Well spoken
Dominating:
Loves to be
Centre of
Attention
Needs will be met;
Church grows
Stability
maintained
Destroys
Loving
Hospitable
Truthful
PHD
Hostile
Discourages
Scatters
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5 Common Practices of Members of G R E A T Churches
• Praise : They commend what is good
• Pinch: They speak redemptively against
what is wrong
• Pray: They intercede for the church
• Promote: They magnify the strength of
others
• Provide: The meet the needs of their
ministers, missionaries and the needy
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What I will do to make our Church
GREAT….
• I will seek to honour God by obeying Him
and being a solution rather than the
problem. I will be light.
• I will be a participant and not a spectator.
I will participate in worship and ministries.
• I will use my gifts, talents and resources to
promote Kingdom causes (Ministers and
ministries) and meet needs
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What I will do to make our Church
GREAT….
• I will be a life-long learner.
• I will seek to develop others
to enable them to be Christ-
Like and fruitful
• I will be Accommodating.
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24. The Equipping Christian Ministry
Three by Three :Examination
• Which of these three is our church: Dying,
Paralysed or Growing?
• Are you a Gaius- giving generously? A
Demetrius-loving the truth? Or a Dioptrephes
– desiring attention
• If this church is going to be the church our Master
wants it to be the journey must start and continue
with you.
• Be a Gauis so that we can have a G R E A T church.
Be committed.
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