{"id":600,"date":"2009-06-22T09:00:12","date_gmt":"2009-06-22T13:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/?p=600"},"modified":"2026-07-04T09:52:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T13:52:15","slug":"ministry-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/ministry-training.htm","title":{"rendered":"Why Don’t We Provide Ministry Training for Everyone?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nWe all have something to learn. None of us have arrived … in our personal walks or in our ministries. So, shouldn’t we be providing ministry training for everyone<\/a>?<\/p>\n

“Not that I have already obtained this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.”\u00a0 –the Apostle Paul (Phil. 3:12)<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It doesn’t matter the . . .<\/p>\n

position (how high or how low),<\/p>\n

tasks (how minor or how major),<\/p>\n

experience (how long or how short),<\/p>\n

training (how formal or how informal),<\/p>\n

. . . we all need to keep learning and growing.<\/p>\n

Reasons We Fail to Provide Ministry Training for Everyone in All Types of Ministries<\/h2>\n

Perhaps\u00a0we resist training everyone because of past reactions.\u00a0 People don’t seem interested.\u00a0 They don’t attend.\u00a0 They don’t need one more thing to do.<\/p>\n

Not interested?<\/em> Perhaps they aren’t finding it relevant and therefore lack a reason to be interested.\u00a0 When we use a one-size-fits-all approach, meeting the needs of ministry workers is hit or miss.<\/p>\n

Don’t attend?<\/em> Perhaps the time doesn’t suit.\u00a0 Perhaps they find it hard to sit through a meeting.\u00a0 When we fail to provide alternative means of training, gaining their participation is an uphill battle.<\/p>\n

Too busy?<\/em> Perhaps the real issue is that they don’t view it as a priority.\u00a0 We tend to\u00a0find the time to do what we view as important.\u00a0 When we make training\u00a0simply about doing a better job, getting people on board might be\u00a0all the harder if they feel they are doing a good enough job.\u00a0 When we make serving more about lining up with the Almighty God and working in cooperation with Him, people just may find themselves thinking twice about equipping.<\/p>\n

The Minimum Training We Should Provide<\/h2>\n

At minimum, we should be giving everyone in ministry a big picture perspective of the area of ministry in which they are engaged.\u00a0 What does God want to do through that kind of ministry?\u00a0 How can we line up with Him and work in cooperation with Him?<\/p>\n

The Ministry Manuals<\/a> published by Ministry Tools Resource Center can help you with that.\u00a0 They are available individually for twelve different ministry areas or as a download bundle<\/a> deal.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If you haven’t been training everyone for ministry, think and pray about it.\u00a0 If it seems a bit overwhelming, begin by determining some first steps that to take toward that objective.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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