Have you ever wonder why after so much prayer your church, men fellowship, women fellowship, youth fellowship, cell group, church department, choir, etc have not been growing and you're very disturbed. Don't worry your days of fear is coming to an end. In this post we'll be looking at the three sides of ministry or triangle of ministry (the Up-reach, the In-reach, and the Out-reach). And these are the basic and fundamental essence of the church. Please if you think this post can help in church strategies and administration, after going through it, do well by giving me AN UPVOTE don't just view.
The first is the Up-reach
The most critical of all we do in ministry. Each of us has been called to minister to and before God. Acts 13:1-2, Exodus 30:30.
The second is the Inreach_
This is the 2nd dimension of ministry whereby we minister to God's people, disciple them, attend to & care for them. This covers all the things we do for God's children. It’s is very important.
The third is the Outreach_
In general, MISSIONs. Anything we do to reach the lost souls. By design, upreach must end in outreach. Once you stand before God, You will inevitably stand before men. This Was the endpoint of their ministering to God in Acts13, all the wait in the upper room in prayer and waiting on God resulted in missions. The church does not exist for itself but for society. To draw men unto God is the most noble calling of the church.
IN-REACH
THE PACE PRINCIPLE
Our major target and goal this year is consolidation. Ability to raise individuals that are well groomed, taught,etc.. therefore PACE a principle for following people up.
Praying.
You must endeavour to pray for the people you lead. Every individual you meet or are under you faces contentions in one way or the other.
There are different battles.
a. Battles over Nations.
b. Battles over Resources. Zec 1.
c. Battles over souls of men.
The latter is the most critical, because whoever controls the soul, controls resources, ie, is in charge. Let's have an understanding that mentorship, christian leadership first begins on our knees. You are not permitted to speak to men without talking to God about them first. Our ministry begins in the place of prayer.
In praying for people, the following should be our focal / target area using Pauline pray:
- Target their eyes . That God should release upon them the spirit of understanding
- Target their hearts . That there hearts will be
receptive - Target their will . That their Will will align to that of God
- Their minds, here in some cases you bind the enemy.
There are prayer of salvation, spiritual growth & understanding, pray these prayers to your people.
Prayer deals with spiritual forces that holds people bound. It can take care of bitterness, feelings, murmuring etc. It just dissolves it and changes the person's perception. Just ensure you constantly address issues. Jesus prayed for Peter
Paul constantly prayed for all the churches he pastored.
Acceptance
You must accept people for who they are first of all. You can't change people if you have not accepted them. Accept people to enable them open the doors of their hearts to you. An intercessor is not a judgemental person. He / she builds hedges. Let's conform people into Christ and not to ourselves. Not everyone must be,act,think & handle issues like we do. Identify individuals uniqueness in life and accept it, it's their power of contribution. Make room for people like Jesus who bore people's infirmities. You are there in their individual lives because they are not perfect. Identify them with their strength and not their weaknesses. Magnify their strength automatically their weaknesses diminishes and vice versa. Endeavour to figure out that good in people, and focus on it. Then the door will be opened to correct the bad things. Paul admonished Peter not to condemn the gentiles and subject them to the Jewish culture of circumcision
Care
You must show genuine care to people. You must develop interest in their welfare & well-being. Let them know that you are praying for them. When they are in need, you must learn to support them. Seize every opportunity to demonstrate that you care. People don't care how much you know, but the know how much you care.
Encourage
The Pastor or leader who's skilled is the one who knows how to encourage his people. Everyone looses motivation,skill,zeal etc at one point in one's life or the other. You must know how to encourage people using the word of God. Isa 50:4
Watching
This is not attached to the acronym but very effective. Put your eyes on the brethren, be sensitive to your flock. You should when the sheep is sick, eg it starts loosing appetite, isolation etc.
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Regards@adeboybabs