{"id":21925,"date":"2018-06-27T08:00:52","date_gmt":"2018-06-27T12:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/?p=21925"},"modified":"2026-02-11T09:43:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T14:43:39","slug":"ministry-methodology-principles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/ministry-methodology-principles.htm","title":{"rendered":"Ministry Methodology: Principles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-21926\" src=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/unchanging-god-word.jpg\" alt=\"Ministry Methodology Changes but Not God &amp; His Word\" width=\"375\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/unchanging-god-word.jpg 375w, https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/unchanging-god-word-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Churches and ministries must distinguish between the message and methodology &#8212; between the non-negotiables and the negotiables. God, as seen in His Word, never changes <span class=\"class2\">(Ps. 90:2; Isa. 40:8; Heb. 13:8; James 1:17).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"class2\" style=\"clear: both;\">How we present the message can, and should, change as needed (1 Cor. 9:19-22). We can take creative liberties in the presentation of the message but we must never alter the message itself. We become relevant through methodology, not compromising the message. There&#8217;s a difference between being responsive to a changing world and redefining truth.<\/p>\n<p>To Read:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/adaptability.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Christ-like Communication: Adaptable<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/creativity-in-ministry.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Creativity Needed in All of Ministry, Not Just Teaching<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/gain-favor-without-compromise.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gaining Favor Without Compromising Truth \u2013 Really?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/responsive-church.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Church That&#8217;s Responsive, Not Compromising<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/age-level-needs.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Making Even Well-Known Truths Relevant<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/changing-world.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Not Everything Changes in a Changing World<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/relevancy.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Should We Be Concerned about Relevancy in Ministry?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/how-church-relevant.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How Can We as a Church be Relevant?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/need-more-than-relevancy.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">We Need More Than Relevancy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Principles to Follow in Our Ministry Methodology<\/h2>\n<p>While we could probably list a number of principles to guide us in our choice and use of methods, we will narrow it down to three points that should encompass it all. Notice the phrase &#8220;whatever you do&#8221; in the Scripture verses used for each principle. Certainly that terminology includes methodology.<\/p>\n<ol class=\"class2\">\n<li>Make sure we can say we are doing it in Jesus&#8217; name.\u00a0 <em>&#8212; And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus &#8230; (Col. 3:17)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/christ-like-ministry.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Christ-like Ministry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/christ-likeness.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">God&#8217;s Heart for the Church: Christ-like Character<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/power-in-name.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">God&#8217;s Power: The Name of the Lord<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/ministry-methodology.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ministry: Do All in the Name of Jesus<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol class=\"class2\" start=\"2\">\n<li>Make sure we can say what we do is to God&#8217;s glory.\u00a0 <em>&#8212;\u00a0 whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. (1 Cor. 10:31)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/glorifying-god.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Glorifying God in Ministry: Both Results &amp; the Process Matter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/glory-of-god.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ministry Endeavors: Doing Whatever You Do to the Glory of God<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol class=\"class2\" start=\"3\">\n<li>Make sure we remember the one to whom we are accountable.\u00a0 <em>&#8212; Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human master (Col. 3:23)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/authority.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">All Authority Belongs to the Lord<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/favor-without-compromise.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gaining Favor Without Compromising Truth \u2013 How?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/ministry-check-up.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Value of a Personal Ministry Check-Up<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/mintools-store.com\/products\/ministry-gods-way-discipleship-tool\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Ministry God&#8217;s Way Discipleship Tool<\/strong><\/a> gives a few more thoughts to consider about each of the above principles. Ministry Methodology is one of nine different key elements to doing ministry God&#8217;s ways in this resource.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Churches and ministries must distinguish between the message and methodology &#8212; between the non-negotiables and the negotiables. God, as seen in His Word, never changes (Ps. 90:2; Isa. 40:8; Heb. 13:8; James 1:17).  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