{"id":4771,"date":"2010-12-08T14:00:21","date_gmt":"2010-12-08T19:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/?p=4771"},"modified":"2023-04-03T14:20:49","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T18:20:49","slug":"creativity-in-ministry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/creativity-in-ministry.htm","title":{"rendered":"Creativity Needed in All of Ministry, Not Just Teaching"},"content":{"rendered":"

Often when we think of creativity, we think of teaching.\u00a0 Rightly so in that there are so many benefits in being a creative teacher.\u00a0 Teachers need to work at turning the benefits of creativity into reality<\/a>.\u00a0 Creativity, however, belongs in all of ministry, not just teaching.<\/p>\n

Examples of Creativity Needed in Ministry in Addition to Bible Teaching<\/h2>\n

Pastors and elders need to think outside of the box to hold true to the Word of God while reaching an ever changing world.\u00a0 Not everything changes in a changing world<\/a>.\u00a0 They must learn to be creative in form while maintaining the substance.<\/p>\n

Ministry leaders and those involved in staffing need a good dose of creativity in structuring so that busy people will volunteer in ways that fit their schedule as well as their spiritual gifting.<\/p>\n

People helpers involved in\u00a0ministering to\u00a0the poor or unemployed must think through creative ways of raising funds and supplies\u00a0to help those in need as they find themselves facing decreased donations and resultant budget deficits in a bad economy.<\/p>\n

However you serve —
\nYou can choose to do ministry the way you’ve always done it but you will probably face increasing frustration and discouragement as you watch attendance decrease and interest wane.\u00a0 Or, you can look to our creative God who made you in His image to provide you with the wisdom and ideas to get people’s attention and then point them to an Almighty, Sovereign God who is just as relevant today as He was yesterday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Often when we think of creativity, we think of teaching. so in that there are so many benefits in being a creative teacher. … Creativity, however, belongs in all of ministry, not just teaching. Pastors and elders need to …
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