DEMANDS, BENEFITS & PITFALLS IN SUPPORTIVE MINISTRY
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Supportive Ministry is absolutely demanding; it will require a lot in fulfilling it. Despite its demand it is also brings satisfaction and fulfillment. Supportive ministry will require:
1. Your Time.
2. Your Dedication.
3. Your Tenacity.
4. Your Substance.
5. Your Talents and Gifts.
6. Your Comfort Zone.
7. Your Strength.
8. Your Focus and vision.
9. Your Loyalty
10. Your Faithfulness
BENEFITS OF SUPPORTIVE MINISTRY
1. Fulfilling Purpose.
2. Enjoying Support from God and the church.
3. Protection from the enemies (An attack against one, is an attack against all).
4. Enjoying timely Help.
5. Enjoying the ever presence of God around you.
6. Manifesting maximum potentials.
7. Growing daily as you perform your duty as commanded.
8. Greater grace as you keep shining.
9. Joy unlimited as the pleasure of fulfilling purpose covers your heart.
10. Enjoying favors in every way and in every side.
11. Enjoying the blessings of God upon you and your family.
12. Eternal reward in eternity.
BECOMING AN EFFECTIVE SUPPORTIVE MINISTER
As a supportive minister, we are required and expected to carry out the following about the purpose and vision of that leader/pastor, under which we are opportune to serve:
1. Accept the vision of the Church/Ministry as a supportive minister
2. Believe in the Vision of the Church/Ministry as a supportive minister
3. Identify yourself with the vision of the Church/Ministry as a supportive minister
4. Understand the vision of the church/Ministry as a supportive minister
5. Promote the vision by sharing it as a supportive minister
6. Live an exemplary life worthy of emulation as a supportive minister
7. Pray for the vision as a supportive minister
8. Spend for the vision of the Church /Ministry as a supportive minister
9. Defend the vision with your heart as a supportive minister
10. Protect, pray and defend your leader as a supportive minister
PITFALLS TO AVOID IN SUPPORTIVE MINISTRY
To every doings and dealing in ministry there are pitfalls to avoid. These are some things that we must avoid as a supportive minister:
1. Dont sit in the counsel of the scornful neither become one.
2. Dont despise the vision or mock it
3. Dont work or fight against divine agenda, it is dangerous
4. Dont join hands to pull down any other minister
5. Dont be carnally minded in carrying out your duty as a supportive minister. (Rom. 8:6)
6. Dont be filled with bitterness even though you feel hurt in ministry
7. Dont make others to depart from grace because of your actions
8. Dont kill your leader, you are assigned to help and not kill
9. Dont despise the grace upon others, we are all join heirs with Christ (Rom 8:17)
10. Dont be a power broker
Dont manifest pride but be meek and humble. (Psalm 31:20)
11. Dont seek for the praises of men but for the approval of God.
12. Dont stop learning but keep growing in the knowledge of truth (II Tim.2:15)
13. Dont promote envy, strive and divisions among the brethren (I Cor. 3:3)
14. Dont be rebellious against your leadership neither against the Lord. (Ish. 30:1)
15. Dont be a ministry destroyer but be a ministry supporter
The Lord has given to each one of us at least one gift, and probably many more than that. The most important thing in life is to find what gifts we have; secondly, to recognize that they are from God; thirdly, to be faithful and dependable in using them. Anything that is not used doesn’t develop. A pianist said, “You know, I must practice every day. If I don’t practice one day I know the difference. If I don’t practice two days, those who hear me know the difference.”
THE LORD NEEDS WORKERS
1…who cannot be bought, whose word is their bond;
2…who put godly character, holiness and righteousness above wealth;
3…who are larger in heart than their pride;
4…who do not hesitate to take up responsibilities for Him;
5…who will not lose their identity in Christ because of offenses;
6…who will be as honest in small things as in great things;
7…who will not compromise the Faith but defend the gospel;
8…whose ambitions are not confined to their own selfish desires;
9…who will not say they do it “because I want everyone to see me;”
10…who are true to their church leaders through good report and evil report
11 …who are loyal to their church leader in adversity as well as in prosperity;
12…who do not believe that cunning are the best qualities for winning success;
13…who are not ashamed to stand for the truth when it is unpopular;
14…who can say “no” with emphasis, although the rest of the world says “yes.”
Father, make me this kind of a worker full of grace as I labor in the Supportive Ministry.
For training and resources:
Dr. Oluwatuyi Olaniyi
crcinfo2004@gmail.com, https://churchresuscitation.blogspot.com
