In our present-day society we have seen many religious groupings emerge. Some are gospel oriented and others have ulterior motives known to the founders themselves. When our savior Jesus Christ walked and taught on this earth, He had teachings that are referred to as Gospels. Jesus mostly taught about the two greatest commandments which He summed as; Love your God with all your heart, mind, soul and strength and Love your neighbor as you love yourself (Mark 12:30, 31). With these teachings as guiding posts, I am happy to be a part of this ministry which is Christ based.
At new life church, we have specific ways in which we conduct our prayers and worship. Our vision is to have as many souls converted back to Christ as possible. As the pastor, I have an obligation to shepherd the flock as Jesus intended. Prayer is to be conducted in a format that recognizes God as the Father and overall, Jesus as His Son and the Holy Spirit as our Helper, “ministering in the Spirit, ultimately we go in faith trusting in God to see us through” (Ajith Fernando2007). Worship is every Wednesdays and Fridays with the divine service being on Saturday (Sabbath). Orderly prayer and worship is to be conducted each time the sessions are on. All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching the truth, rebuking error, correcting faults, and giving instructions for right living, so that the person who serves God may be fully qualified and equipped to do every kind of good deed (2Timothy 3:16,17)
New life church has a specific job description for the assigned persons. We have the pastor as the head of the church. His duties include divine service delivery and counseling of members on areas which troubling them. He has also a role as chairman of committees for development projects in the church. The church elders are member who have shown divine growth and can lead member in prayer and worship services. They head various departments such as Children ministries, Youth ministries, Chaplaincy, and women ministries. We have deacons who help in matters of ushering and collecting offerings. The deacons can also conduct bible study on regular basis. Door to door a visit to members is also highly encouraged.
The members play a vital role in practicing what they hear and sharing the good news with non believers. Luke 8:21 Jesus said to them all, “my mother and brothers are those who hear the word of God and obey it” Matthew 28:19,20 Go, then to all peoples everywhere and make them my disciples : baptize them in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy spirit, and teach them to obey everything I have commanded you. And I will be with you always to the end of age. Working together as a church makes us move closer to achieving our vision. “The God of the Bible is a holy God, demanding total commitment from people in every area of life. Therefore, in biblical religion holiness is so important that all our success would be worthless without it. Holiness is clearly one of the primary qualifications for leadership” (Ajith, 2007).
Therefore, in conclusion, we can say that one should expect a ministry that focuses on Jesus Christ our savior and His redemption. The most important part of our saviors story is that he will come back to take us where He is that we may be.
Work Cited
Ajith Fernando. Jesus Driven Ministry. 2007. Web.