The problems in institutional “ministry” are structural, that is, we have made it into a clergy system with all its inherent problems. The solution is not to shore it up with teaching that seeks to minister to the “ministers.” The solution is to tear down the system that is foreign to the New Testament.
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40 years full-time
Gasp! The site of a famous teacher I visited today touts his 40th year of ministry. Then I realized: This very month of October marks my 40th year of full-time service to the Lord, along with our 40th wedding anniversary back in August as well. Time flies when. I started working with the Shiloh TN […]
Continue readingReally essential to ministry?
The tweet from an official seminary account said: “Theological training is essential to gospel ministry.” And I wrote that this was “One of the most self-centered, idiotic statements I’ve ever read.” But one that too many of our brethren have come to believe. I should stay off Twitter.
Continue readingProfessionalizing ministry
“Professionalizing the staff depersonalized the care.” The above quote was said about mental health care in the 20th Century. The same can be said about ministry in the church. There is much that can be said biblically against clergyizing God’s servants. At the same time, in practical terms, when spiritual service becomes a career, the […]
Continue readingBe at peace
A devotional by F.B. Meyer, in bold what caught my eye: A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven – John 3:27 After six months of marvellous ministry, in which the Baptist had seen the whole land at his feet, had gathered a band of disciples, and introduced the Messiah to […]
Continue readingIt’s unusual to happen in a single day…
It’s unusual to happen in a single day, but today the Deus Conosco meditation site has hits from Angola, Brazil, Canada, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Portugal, and the U.S. Canada comes in first with 100 hits. That’s not only unusual but unique. http://deusconosco.com
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