{"id":5158,"date":"2011-02-09T13:00:52","date_gmt":"2011-02-09T18:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/?p=5158"},"modified":"2023-05-10T12:01:33","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T16:01:33","slug":"what-matters-in-ministry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/what-matters-in-ministry.htm","title":{"rendered":"What Really Matters in Ministry?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What really matters in ministry? &#8212;<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Having smooth-running programs and classes?<\/li>\n<li>Doing things right, doing them well?<\/li>\n<li>Keeping people interested and coming back?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #5b5b5b;\">Good management is important.<\/span>\u00a0<\/em> That is why you will find <a title=\"Leadership Ministry Training\" href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/leadership-ministry.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">leadership\u00a0training<\/a> on the MinTools.com site.\u00a0 That is why you will find <a href=\"https:\/\/mintools-store.com\/collections\/classroom-discipline-resources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">classroom discipline resources<\/a>\u00a0for effectively managing the classroom.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #5b5b5b;\">Good methodology is important.<\/span><\/em> That is why you will find a sample <a title=\"Teaching Method\" href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/teaching-methods.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">teaching method<\/a> on the MinTools.com site.\u00a0 That is why you will find an article dealing with <a title=\"Ministry Methodology Articles\" href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/ministry-methodology.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">methodology in ministry<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, we must ask if that&#8217;s what matters most to God.<\/p>\n<h2>What Matters Most in Ministry According to God<\/h2>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #5b5b5b;\"><strong>In God&#8217;s economy, &#8220;being&#8221; who you should be is more important than doing.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/em> That is why you find a sample <a title=\"Be-Attitudes for Teachers\" href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/teachers.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Be-Attitude<\/a> on the MinTools.com site, as well as articles stressing <a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/leader-qualities.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">leader qualities\u00a0on the TrainChurchLeaders.com site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>When you are who you should be, you will be a blessing to others.<\/em>\u00a0 Who you are can be a greater blessing than what you do.\u00a0 As you become more and more conformed to the image of Jesus Christ, others will be encouraged in their walk.\u00a0 That is the greatest benefit anyone can receive from you.\u00a0 <span class=\"class2\">Proverbs 10:7<\/span> says that even &#8220;the memory of the righteous will be a blessing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>Further, when we the church are who we should be, others who do not know the Lord will notice and be drawn to Him.<\/em>\u00a0 The early church devoted themselves to what was important and &#8220;the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved&#8221;\u00a0 <span class=\"class2\">(Acts 2:42-47).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>What really matters in ministry? &#8212;<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Being who God wants us to be!<\/li>\n<li>Lining up with Him and His ways!<\/li>\n<li>Reflecting Jesus in all we say and do!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Be who you should be and you will tend to do what you should do!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Really Matters in Ministry? 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