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Understanding Ministry

A Study Guide for Adults

By Dennis McCallum and Gary DeLashmutt

Description

Understanding Ministry is a teaching tool designed to enable groups to delve into ecclesiology and applied theology in the area of ministry within the local church. Most of the Teacher's Guide is also included here for browsing or downloading.

Table of Contents

• Teacher's Introduction

Book 1: Understanding the Church

• Definition of Universal and Local Church
• The Origin of the Church and Its Relationship to the Old Covenant
• The New Testament Definition of the Church
• What is the "universal church"
• What is the "local church?"
• Leadership or polity in the local church
• How were New Testament churches led?
• Elders
• Deacons

Book 2: The Mission and Function of the Church

• The Commissioning of the Church
• Worship in the New Testament
• Evangelism in the Local Church
• Evangelism and cultural identification
• The evangelistic prayer ministry of the church
• The evangelistic community
• Koinonia
• Leaders as equippers
• Discipleship in the local church
• Ministry to the social and physical needs of our society

Book 3: Structure and Strategy in the Local Church

• How do we create a structure for the local church?
• Other "wineskins"

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