And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood.
Built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord. In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit. And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.
My name is Josh. I have spent my entire adult life working in some form of Emergency Service or Teaching primarily in the medical field. I have been serving in "almost" all facets of my local church for decades.
The other day I was talking to a friend about moving away from my current home for a vacation rental for part of the year. This led to a discussion about church membership. He asked me the question, A Church is a well structured organization defined in scripture regarding its protocol and governance. In other words, a church must have pastor s , elder s , deacon s , etc. However, a ministry is much more flexible. It is only governed by the principles of Christianity without the protocols of a church.
It may or may not have pastor s , elder s , deacon s , etc. Regarding ministries being independent of the churches - a ministry should not be independent of the church. The concept of believers being saved by a ministry and then joining the ministry is unbiblical.
In the Bible, the saved were added to the church Acts Regarding the results of ministries going back to ministry instead of the church A church is like a "container" or home base for ministers to be sent out and the results of ministry to come back to the church. This is the established pattern in the New Testament. The result of the apostle Paul's ministry was not the growth of "Apostle Paul Ministries Incorporated", but local church growth.
Therefore mega-ministries centering around one man and the growth of large ministry organizations without a subsequent growth in the local church is not biblical. Therefore all ministers who see the results of their ministry come back to the ministry rather than the church are not the same kind of ministers as the apostle Paul.
They are not for the Body of Christ but for themselves and their own ministry. Results of ministry going back to the ministry and not the church contributes to another unbiblical situation which is ministries growing larger than churches.
Regarding ministries being headed by a single man or woman According to the Bible, we see Jesus in the Gospels , the Holy Spirit book of Acts and the church Acts sending out the ministers two by two.
Although sometimes ministers may have to minister alone due to circumstances 2 Tim , the biblical principle is two by two because two are better than one Ecc , for accountability, support, work-load sharing etc. Last edited: Aug 12, Moderator Staff Member. I've never looked at this aspect of Ministry as it pertains to the church before. That He might sanctify and cleanse it Last edited: Aug 18, You must log in or register to reply here. Similar threads. Bible Discussions 4 Sep 24, Similar threads J.
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