10 Objectives in the realm of Ministry Skills

Ministry Skills

1. To be overflowing with godly affections for spiritual things, and so winsomely attracting others to the things of God, seeing every personal interaction as an opportunity to glorify Christ.
2. To administer and delegate ministry responsibilities in a way that honors God, reflecting high esteem for him as well as the nature and gravity of the office he has called me to.
3. To work in an organized and efficient manner which takes into account how God has wired me and how I may most effectively serve him.
4. To labor in a finely tuned balance between liberal understanding and specialization, in a way that maximizes my contribution to the kingdom.
5. To pray for and pursue opportunities to explain the gospel to those who have not heard, those who have up to now rejected it, and those who profess believe but belie their words by their lives.
6. To be wholeheartedly devoted to the more personal means of edifying believers, like small groups and mentoring relationships, as well as skillful in their use.
7. To know the Biblical text so well and competently that I excel in teaching it and applying it to specific circumstances and contexts.
8. To be able at any time to offer up Biblically saturated prayers for any circumstance or occasion on anyone's behalf for such ends as God has promised to bless and in a manner that glorifies him.
9. To have a thorough mastery of the interplay between the Christian faith and all forms of learning and knowledge.
10. To be constantly engaging the Biblical text with issues of the surrounding culture, out of the overflow of my natural life and thought.