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Originally Posted by keith4him
The ministry that Jesus wants to raise up in this last day, is a ministry of the saints that is not solely based within the four walls of the building.
I am not talking about releasing people to be SS teachers or SS superintendents, choir directors, ushers and so on. Now in the process of their spiritual giftedness they do those service oriented things then fine.
I am talking about releasing people into their spiritual giftings or equipping them for ministry. How many pastors know who among their congregation is gifted in healing, adminstration, prophecy, tongues, words of knowledge, or in revelation. Surely there are more evangelists in the body of Christ than brother so and so who is coming for a revival next week.
It really is a de-toxification of everything we know as church to really get back to the NT model.
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From comments like the "core" group of workers are:
Deacon Board
Elder Board
Ministry leaders within the church
Sunday School, Nursery, Youth workers
Womens Ministry Commitee
Missions Committee
Building Committee
Prayer Ministry people
Ushers
Greeters
Music and Worship Team
it seems the paradigm of what ministry encompasses and who is "working" is central to church services and the building rather than a person's relationship with Christ and the fruit of their lives as a whole as a Christian and how it flows out. Things seem to flow in (to a building and the compartments structures there) rather than flow out to the community and others.
I'm not debating whether these types of jobs are needed or not but I am wondering why everyone has to fit into one of these compartments or they are seen as not a part of the "core" group of workers. or even has to fit into a certain compartment at all to be seen as a "worker".
The Bible says we are all members and each member supplies to the body. If you have any fruit at all you are suppying to the body and are a functioning member. Our giftings are given for us to supply to the body. I find more emphasis placed on doing a recognized "job" rather than being a functioning part of the body of Christ.