Equipping the Church for Ministry
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.พ. 2025
- 24_08_10 -Ep.324 - Run With Horses Podcast - 24_08_10 -Ep.324 - Run With Horses Podcast - Equipping the Church for Ministry
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Thank you for joining me today! If you are new to the show, you may want to check out our website, runwithhorses.net, and listen to some of the past shows to catch up. I have spent several shows focusing on a simple definition of the church and the current discussion we are having about a discipleship pathway is best understood in the context of the church. If you have been enjoying the show, I would appreciate it if you would leave a review wherever you are listening! And as always, your questions, comments and feedback are welcome. Write me at norman@runwithhorses.net. And now, on with the show...
Habits - Serving
John 13:2
1 Corinthians 10:24
Philippians 2:1-4
We are on the THIRD step in the Pathway; EQUIP
ENGAGE, CONNECT, EQUIP, RELEASE
Merriam-Webster definition:
1: to furnish for service or action by appropriate provisioning
Ie. equip an army
2: to make ready : prepare
What is equipping in the church?
It is preparing each member of the church to use their talents, gifts, and abilities to carry out the work of the ministry throughout their lives. It involves specific skills, like playing the piano, as well as learning to use your gifting more intentionally, like the gift of encouragement.
It's an ongoing process in the church, something we are always to be doing.
It's answering the question. If the church is made of the people and every member is responsible for the work of the ministry, how do we intentionally help each other prepare and carry out that work, inside and outside the four walls. What skills and training do we need? What encouragement and motivation? Not just information.
Most people need more than facts to engage in meaningful Gospel ministry.
A 9Marks article entitled, What Should ‘Equipping’ Christians Look Like?, sees four basic approaches to the topic, most of which affirm the general teaching of the New Testament.
REF - www.9marks.org...
Now this article answers some of the questions we may have about equipping in the church.
First, it is Relational. No surprise since disciple making is essentially one on one equipping and it relies on a relationship.
Second, It is founded on Speaking the Truth.
Third, God's Word and the Holy Spirit supply the Wisdom that we need.
The question remains, what does that look like in the local church.
DOCTRINE
Jesus is our Great High Priest
Hebrews 4:14-16
Hebrews 9:6-10
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