Does The Church You Go To Train People For The Work Of Ministry?

[Guest LadyC]

visit?!?! you have been telling me for two years that you felt that God was directing you to relocate to vegas... you done chickened out once, when ya gonna take that leap of faith and trust Him to take care of ya hear?

[canuckamuck]

I haven't read any other replies but at my small Church, the emphasis is on our everyday contacts with folks as our "mission field"....

Every Sunday morning we "discuss" what we have experienced during the working week and how the Lord has worked through us or through others to us - our Preacher asks us - "Does anyone have anything to share about their mission field this past week - the good, the bad and the ugly?"

He also gets folks to give a "sermon" every few weeks as he said that as the Body, everyone gets fed from each other...even the preacher. (Our preacher feels that if he went away for the weekend, one of the Body should be able to feed the flock).

Some Christians may not like this idea but it has really gotten the Church involved not only with each other but "caring" for one another on a Spiritual level.

Wow, that sounds really good. I was at a church for a while where we rotated the preaching. There were about 8 of us who got to preach once in a while, plus we often invited guests to speak. There was some really good messages, very creative approaches. It kept everything real and not so much a one man show.

[KC02]

Visit your church silly! I keep asking God the same thing... It's kind of spooky. That church sounds exactly like I would like to get involved with-- a church where you can get your hands dirty so to speak.

The last church I was a member of seemed to feel they were too holy and proper to do any outreach. They didn't mess with sinners much. Isn't that a crazy attitude?

visit?!?! you have been telling me for two years that you felt that God was directing you to relocate to vegas... you done chickened out once, when ya gonna take that leap of faith and trust Him to take care of ya hear?

[Guest HIS girl]

I haven't read any other replies but at my small Church, the emphasis is on our everyday contacts with folks as our "mission field"....

Every Sunday morning we "discuss" what we have experienced during the working week and how the Lord has worked through us or through others to us - our Preacher asks us - "Does anyone have anything to share about their mission field this past week - the good, the bad and the ugly?"

He also gets folks to give a "sermon" every few weeks as he said that as the Body, everyone gets fed from each other...even the preacher. (Our preacher feels that if he went away for the weekend, one of the Body should be able to feed the flock).

Some Christians may not like this idea but it has really gotten the Church involved not only with each other but "caring" for one another on a Spiritual level.

Wow, that sounds really good. I was at a church for a while where we rotated the preaching. There were about 8 of us who got to preach once in a while, plus we often invited guests to speak. There was some really good messages, very creative approaches. It kept everything real and not so much a one man show.

Absolutely! There are occasions when the Preacher is the only reason why folks attend Church. That is dangerous territory.

It also takes the "pressure" off the Preacher and shows how the Church is fairing Spiritually as well.

With the communion service, we are on a rotation roster..so far it has been married couples that do it. I like how our Church is right now eventhough we are around 60 strong at full capacity.