Acts 6:1-4 In those days when the number of disciples was increasing, the Hellenistic Jews[a] among them complained against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food. 2 So the Twelve gathered all the disciples together and said, “It would not be right for us to neglect the ministry of the word of God in order to wait on tables. 3 Brothers and sisters, choose seven men from among you who are known to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will turn this responsibility over to them 4 and will give our attention to prayer and the ministry of the word.”
Once you have come to understand what the mission of your church is, you will need to prioritize what you, as the church planter need to focus on as the leader.
Without setting ministry priorities, pastors are liable to be crushed under the business of urgent matters and the expectations of the congregation. Pastoral priorities place boundaries around how pastors use their energy and time for the purpose of focusing the ministry on the most important things, rather than spreading themselves and the people thin with hundreds of good, but unnecessary things.
By focusing primarily on the things that you value most you will demonstrate that the are important enough for you to engage your time and energy, as the church planter, on. There was nothing wrong with the apostles waiting on tables to feed the widows, but it left them open to criticism and it really wasn't giving everyone the proper focus on what the apostles should have been doing. There is a lesson here. If we do not focus on our priorities in mission, we will eventually become embroiled in criticism because we don't do well what we were never called to do.
Dont Forget! We have a Healthy Church Plant Seminar coming up in April 4, 11, 18 & 25). It is free for you and your team.
Call Dr. Aaron Kerr at 416 805 5850 or
Email The Church Planter at aaron@thechurchplanter.com or
Visit our site page at http://www.gilgalchristiancommunity.org/church-planting.html
Once you have come to understand what the mission of your church is, you will need to prioritize what you, as the church planter need to focus on as the leader.
Without setting ministry priorities, pastors are liable to be crushed under the business of urgent matters and the expectations of the congregation. Pastoral priorities place boundaries around how pastors use their energy and time for the purpose of focusing the ministry on the most important things, rather than spreading themselves and the people thin with hundreds of good, but unnecessary things.
By focusing primarily on the things that you value most you will demonstrate that the are important enough for you to engage your time and energy, as the church planter, on. There was nothing wrong with the apostles waiting on tables to feed the widows, but it left them open to criticism and it really wasn't giving everyone the proper focus on what the apostles should have been doing. There is a lesson here. If we do not focus on our priorities in mission, we will eventually become embroiled in criticism because we don't do well what we were never called to do.
Dont Forget! We have a Healthy Church Plant Seminar coming up in April 4, 11, 18 & 25). It is free for you and your team.
Call Dr. Aaron Kerr at 416 805 5850 or
Email The Church Planter at aaron@thechurchplanter.com or
Visit our site page at http://www.gilgalchristiancommunity.org/church-planting.html