ministry-systems – MINISTRY PRINCIPLES & PRAGMATICS

20 June 2014

Reblog: Whenever someone joins a church, re-appoint the ‘elders’

Paul’s instruction to Timothy; “appoint elders in every town”… do we do that any more – or was it just an early church thing? Think about those early churches; Paul went and preached in a town, the gospel spread and… Continue reading

18 April 2013

Would you like the Apostle Paul’s church?

I often wonder how we’d go at being a member of one of Paul’s churches. Think about the list in 1Tim 5… “No widow may be put on the list of widows unless she is over sixty, has been faithful… Continue reading

30 March 2013

Ministry Risk = Likelihood x Consequences

Ministry risks can be evaluated in the same way that other risk scenarios can be… likelihood multiplied by negative consequences. If you’re renting some location for church, how much of a risk are you running? First, consider the likelihood of… Continue reading