Ministry Surge

On Sunday, June 11, 2023, Pastor Parker hosted the annual mid-year meeting for the ministry leaders of the church. With the majority of the ministry leaders in attendance, Pastor Parker focused on ways to grow our ministries, factors that inhibit ministry growth and growth aids.

Ways to Grow our Ministries

1. God-Centeredness

Ministry leaders must decrease and God increase! The key to growing the ministries is for them to be God-centered. Fasting & Praying are essential to ministry surging!

We are reminded of the scripture: “But strive first for the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you.” Matthew 6:33

2. Love is essential.

All that we do must be motivated by love. Love must be our guiding force. We must be willing to welcome new members and lovingly invite others to join. As stated in Romans 12:9-13, “Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good; love one another with mutual affection.”

3. Welcome New Members by making personal contact. Invite members to “Come and See.”

Scripture John 1:45-46 affirms: Phillip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found him about whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote: Jesus son of Joseph from Nazareth, Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth? Phillip said to him, “Come and see.”

Highlights from the meeting:

Factors that cause trouble or inhibit ministry growth are: societal factors, attitude and apathy. As we each do a ministry check-up, let’s ask ourselves, what can we do to prioritize our ministries and minimize the effects of societal factors? It’s been said that “attitude determines our altitude” and “we can go as far as we can see.” Complainers have a negative impact on our ministries.

There is a saying:” Don’t complain about things you’re not willing to change.” To grow our ministries, we need to rid