SERVE with Compassion & Competence

Ministry Involvement & Training (MIT)

Serve with Compassion

The contents of this section provide the biblical framework through which God will work in this department.  All staff, department leaders and those desiring to serve in leadership must be intimately familiar with this information.  If you are a ministry team leader in this department also refer to your ministry area for specific details concerning your area.  The following information will help position you and your ministry for progress worthy of the King and His Kingdom. 

“But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness,

and all these things will be added to you.”

(Matthew 6:33)

V  Ministry Involvement – serving God by serving others with compassion

V  Training – learning and developing your spiritual gifts to the glory of God

• Kingdom Focus:  TRANSFORMATIONAL MINISTRY SKILLS

• Primary Kingdom Goal:  Build Transformational MINISTRY SKILLS that transform the server and those being compassionately served

• People Focus:  Members

• Biblical Mission:  Growing a Spirit-empowered church family through transformational service to others

• Biblical Value: Faithfulness  (Forward Faithfulness)

• Ministry Key Words:  Training, Transformational service

• Spiritual Growth Measurements[1]:  # of Trained, Active Volunteers

• Personally I am on-mission when I... Serve!

• My ministry area is on-mission when we lead people to...participate in a church ministry serving others. 

• Motto:  “Every member a minister!”

Diagnostic Ministry Question for Serving Ministries

v How can we develop “on-mission” people?

v How can we help people build transformational ministry skills that transform the server and those being served? 

v How will it build on or promote current ministry goals of our church?