{"id":114,"date":"2012-12-06T21:45:00","date_gmt":"2012-12-06T21:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scquest.org\/thinking-about-ministry\/"},"modified":"2016-07-28T03:01:49","modified_gmt":"2016-07-28T08:01:49","slug":"thinking-about-ministry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scquest.org\/?p=114","title":{"rendered":"Thinking about Ministry…"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Perhaps in the past you have merely been a pew warmer, but you are growing more interested in ministering in the body of Christ. Maybe you have been in some specific ministry for a while, but would like to really make ministry the default mode of your life. Perhaps you just like reading.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Here are three books, just selected off the top of my head, as ones which have encouraged me over the past 4 years.<\/span><\/div>\n
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  1. One-To-One Bible Reading<\/a> by David Helm<\/span><\/li>\n
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    1. Big Idea: Reading the Bible together is the best way that a believer can evangelize and disciple another.<\/span><\/li>\n
    2. Ideal Audience: Every Believer<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    3. The Trellis And The Vine<\/a>: the Ministry mind-shift that Changes Everything by Colin Marshall and Tony Payne<\/span><\/li>\n
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      1. Big Idea: No easy fix, silver bullet, or new program will fix a ministry. Ministry is accomplished and built not on programs but through people. Every believer is to be part of this spreading of the Gospel through disciple making.<\/span><\/li>\n
      2. Ideal Audience: Those who are involved in the local church<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      3. Brothers, We Are Not Professionals<\/a> by John Piper<\/span><\/li>\n
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        1. Big Idea: Pastors are not professionals. We are clay pots for the Master\u2019s service.<\/span><\/li>\n
        2. Ideal Audience: Those pursuing or involved in pastoral ministry<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ol>\n
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          What books would you add?<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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