Ministering to the widows and widowers is a very sensitive responsibility. It is, therefore, necessary to handle this with care and caution. It is expected that those who will serve in this ministry, apart from being Christians, must be people who have listening ears, are available, can sympathise, and can pray as well as be…
Many children are roaming the streets due to a lack of adequate care, due to economic hardship in the land. What should be the role of Christians in addressing their needs? How to impact orphans and shut-ins. Introduction An orphan is a child who has lost both parents. Through this experience, they become vulnerable to…
The ministry of spiritual gifts originates in the New Testament and was commissioned by our Lord Jesus Christ. After He established His church on earth and ascended into heaven, Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to equip His church with the power and gifts of the Holy Spirit. Consequently, the disciples were strengthened to carry out…
When the people heard the word of God from Peter, they decided to stay together as one in the early church. You must learn to live together with others (peaceful co-existence) as one in the church, State, and Nation, as people in the early church did. Introduction The Holy Spirit gave full punishment (death) to…
I once read about a peanut cartoon that describes the evangelistic approach of many churches. Charley Brown was practising archery in his backyard. Instead of aiming at a target, he would shoot an arrow at his fence and then walk over and draw a target around wherever the arrow struck. This had been the approach…
The theme ‘Building a progressive church through literacy ministry’ is appropriate, especially in our country today, because crime and criminal activities such as kidnapping, terrorism, rituals, murder, religious intolerance, internet fraud, and many other ungodly activities are rampant in society nowadays. This might be because most churches are not progressive. Rick Warr, in his book…
Cite an example of a situation where the discipline of the church member was wrongly perceived. What can be done to forestall such occurrences? Disciples would easily accept discipline in the church when they know what the church stands for. If the church is a building, discipline might involve better property management. If the church…
Your points are good. If the church can do without certain physical or material things, it is certainly not Christ and money or finance. God has given the church both human and physical resources, of which money or finance is a part, to carry out her operations and services to fulfil the mission of God…
“Inter” means the coming together of two or several bodies which were previously separated or divided. Thus, “interdenominational” means the coming together of different factions or denominations for a common purpose. There are interdenominational groups in the church. We have learned that before the Reformation in the 16th Century, there was only one church. It…
The church, which Jesus Christ established before his death, grew rapidly after his resurrection and ascension into heaven. In the Great Commission, Jesus charged the apostles and all Christians to evangelise the whole world. Read Mathew 28 16-20 and Mark’s gospel, and meditate on the mandate. The Great Commission shows that the mission of the…