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A MINISTERA MINISTERA MINISTERA MINISTER

Who is a Minister?Who is a Minister?


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Self identification• Who am I• What am I called to do• What is my attitude towards

serving others• Do I know how to serve• What have I got in my hand


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A MINISTER MENTORS OTHERS

• A good leader/minister invests in the lives of other believers and leaders)

• Our job is to be a good multiplier of people (one who will help to raise up many spiritual sons and daughters)


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• The Apostle Paul wrote to Timothy: “You therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.” (2 Timothy 2:1-2)


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• THE APOSTLE PAUL WAS A FATHER IN THE FAITH AND ENCOURAGED MANY OTHERS TO FULFIL THEIR GOD GIVEN DESTINY

• Your are a minister – this is your job to do

• A great minister will mentor and encourage many others to fulfil God’s destiny for their life. (Acts 14:21-22) (Acts 11:21-26)


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• (Acts 14:21-24) 1 When they had preached the good news (Gospel) to that town and made disciples of many of the people, they went back to Lystra and Iconium and Antioch,

• 22 Establishing and strengthening the souls and the hearts of the disciples, urging andwarning and encouraging them to stand firm in the faith, and [telling them] that it is through many hardships and tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God.

• 23 And when they had appointed and ordained elders for them in each church with prayer and fasting, they committed them to the Lord in Whom they had come to believe [being full of joyful trust that He is the Christ, the Messiah].

• 24 Then they went through Pisidia and arrived at Pamphylia.


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• Acts 11:21-26)• 21 And the presence of the Lord was with them with power, so

that a great number [learned] to believe (to adhere to and trust in and rely on the Lord) and turned and surrendered themselves to Him.

• 22 The rumors of this came to the ears of the church (assembly) in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch.

• 23 When he arrived and saw what grace (favor) God was bestowing upon them, he was full of joy; and he continuously exhorted (warned, urged, and encouraged) them all to cleave untoand remain faithful to and devoted to the Lord with [resolute and steady] purpose of heart.

• 24 For he was a good man [[e]good in himself and also at once for the good and the advantage of other people], full of and controlled by the Holy Spirit and full of faith (of his[f]belief that Jesus is the Messiah, through Whom we obtain eternal salvation). And a large company was added to the Lord.

• 25 [Barnabas] went on to Tarsus to hunt for Saul.• 26 And when he had found him, he brought him back to Antioch.

For a whole year they assembled together with and [g]were guests of the church and instructed a large number of people; and in Antioch the disciples were first called Christians.


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• All church leaders and Pastors need to invest in the lives of the next generation of leaders. (Psalm 145:4 4 One generation shall praise Your works to another and shall declare Your mighty acts. )

• The Apostle Paul wrote in his letter to the church in Corinth,

• “For though you might have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet you do not have many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel. Therefore I urge you, to imitate me. ……


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• For this reason I have sent Timothy to you, who is my beloved and faithful son in the Lord, who will remind you of my ways in Christ, as I teach everywhere in every church.” (1 Corinthians 4:15-17)


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• JESUS EMPHASISED THE NEED TO MAKE DISCIPLES

• Jesus said to His disciples, “Go

therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” (Matthew 28:19-20)


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• Every minister must have a commitment to seeing him or herself in the church becoming a mature disciple.

• As much as it’s the pastors/teacher’s responsibility to teach/preach

• It’s the disciple/minister’s responsibility to embrace the word of God for him/herself.

• To see to develop self • YOU MUST COME TO MATURITY


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SEVEN CORE VALUES OF A MATURE DISCIPLE (Minister)

• A DISCIPLE• Loves God• “And you shall love the LORD your God with

all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ This is the first commandment.”

• (Mark 12:30)• Loves People• “And the second, like it, is this: ‘You shall

love your neighbour as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” (Mark 12:31)


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• Loves a Godly Lifestyle• “Therefore you shall be

perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.” (Matthew 5:48)

• Loves Telling Others• “And He said to them, ‘Go into

all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.’” (Mark 16:15)


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• Loves God’s Family• “By this all will know that you

are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” (John 13:35)

• Loves God’s Kingdom • “But seek first the kingdom of

God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” (Matthew 6:33) AND


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• Loves to Give• “Give, and it will be given to

you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.” (Luke 6:38


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• Loves to Give• “Give, and it will be given to

you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.” (Luke 6:38


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• A good Leader/minister will help and encourage many other Christians to have a passionate love for God and a genuine love for people of all backgrounds.

• A good leader/minister will also help to foster in others a commitment to becoming more Christlike.

• They will also help to train up and equip disciples who know the importance of sharing the gospel with the unsaved, who have a heart to encourage all other believers, who have a passion for the things of God and who give generously to the work of God.


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• we are to train up many other ministers who will continue to have fruitful ministries long after we have gone to be with the lord.

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• We should all leave a legacy on earth long after we have gone to be with the Lord.


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• THE LIFE OF JESUS CHRIST IS THE GREAT EXAMPLE OF THIS. IN HIS SHORT TIME IN MINISTRY HE TRAINED UP A SMALL GROUP OF DISCIPLES WHO HELPED TO ESTABLISH THE EARLY CHURCH. THE CHURCH IS STILL GROWING TODAY.

• Jesus in his ministry here on earth demonstrated a four step process for raising up mature disciples


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• DURING HIS MINISTRY HERE ON EARTH JESUS RAISED UP A TEAM OF DISCIPLES AS FOLLOWS

• Jesus first GATHERED a group of people whom He believed would become disciples (Mark 1:16-18) (Mark 1:19-20) (Mark 2:14)

• After Jesus had gathered His disciples, He then took them on preaching tours and MODELLED the following for them:


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• The importance of finding and fulfilling God’s purpose for their life (Mark 1:38)

• How to preach the gospel of the Kingdom (Mark 1:39)

• How to serve people by casting out demons and healing the sick (Mark 1:39-41) and

• How to live a genuine God-glorifying life

(Mark 1:38-42)


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• As he modelled what true kingdom life was like, he also constantly encouraged the disciples that god was doing a work in their life, and that one day they would preach, heal and cast demons out themselves. jesus appointed the twelve disciples and told them what they would be doing in the future. (mark 3:13-15)


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• As disciple makers, we must give people a vision of what they can become. We must then teach them what it is like to be a real disciple by both showing and explaining to them what it is to be a true disciple


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• Jesus then began to MENTOR the twelve disciples

• Although appointed in Mark 3:13, the disciples were not officially sent out by Jesus until Mark 6:7

• “And He called the twelve to Himself, and began to send them out two by two, and gave them power over unclean spirits.” (Mark 6:7)


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• When they had finished their mission trips, they returned and reported back to their mentor

• “Then the apostles gathered to Jesus and told Him all things, both what they had done and what they had taught.” (Mark 6:30)


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• THE REPORT IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE MENTORING PROCESS. JESUS WAS INTERESTED BOTH IN:

• What they had done, and ii) What they had taught

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We Are Disciple Makers

• Hebrews 6 v 1 Therefore let us go on and get past the elementary stage in the teachings and doctrine of Christ (the Messiah), advancing steadily toward the completeness and perfection that belong to spiritual maturity. Let us not again be laying the foundation of repentance and abandonment of dead works (dead formalism) and of the faith [by which you turned] to God,

• 2 With teachings about purifying, the laying on of hands, the resurrection from the dead, and eternal judgment and punishment. [These are all matters of which you should have been fully aware long, long ago.]

• 3 If indeed God permits, we will [now] proceed [to advanced teaching].


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A DISCIPLE MAKER MUST LEARN TO

BECOME AN EQUIPPER. • We have not stopped learning

ourselves, but we have now become disciplers (teachers .of others)


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People will not do it right the first time and they will not do it

like the way we do it!

• No person will ever do things perfect the first time. A person must be allowed to make mistakes and create room for correction. A DISCIPLE MAKER MUST LEARN TO BECOME AN EQUIPPER. When giving an assessment for a completed task, mentors must address three issues:


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We do not make clones of of ourselves when we disciple


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We must make disciples

• We must treat new converts (spiritually), like we treat babies:

• Babies are not born knowing every thing at once

• Babies go through growing up stages needing everything done for then


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Baby Christians need TLC

• MENTORING IS A PROCESS DESIGNED TO “ENRICH” PEOPLE. The Apostle Paul emphasised the need for more Fathers of the faith to help encourage believers to become mature disciples. (1 Corinthians 4:15-17)


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Effective mentors• SIX KEYS TO BEING AN EFFECTIVE

MENTOR WHO IS ABLE TO “ENRICH” THOSE WHO THEY ARE MENTORING


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A mentor • 1: Encourage those whom they

are mentoring• (The meaning of the word

encourage, is to give courage. Encouragement helps people to overcome their failures, fears and insecurities)


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A mentor• 2: Nurture those whom they

are mentoring• (Nurtured people are strong

people, whereas neglected people can become weak, picking up wrong mindsets


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A mentor• 3: Resource people with their

knowledge, gifts, talents and abilities as well as providing resource materials


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A mentor• 4: Invest their life in the lives

of other people• (We need to have a genuine

commitment to and love for others)


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A mentor

A mentor• 5: Coach those whom they are

mentoring, (Advising but not Manipulating, Leading but not controlling)


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A mentor• 6: Hang in with those who they are

mentoring (We must never give up on people, no matter what is happening to them)

• Some people might not show up for a long time, but never brush them off

• Jesus once told His disciples that they must go out into the highways and compel people to come


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Before ascending to heaven, Jesus MOBILISED the disciples to do what He had trained them

to do.

• The word of God, still mobilises us today:

• “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” (Matthew 28:19-20)


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A profound statement:• A disciple of Christ is not

complete until he has been mobilised and released to become a disciple maker.

• Mobilisation produces the “DNA” of multiplication.


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Good leaders• Good leaders need to have first

proved themselves in serving others (1 Timothy 5:22): Do not be in a hurry in the laying on of hands [giving the sanction of the church too hastily in reinstating expelled offenders or in ordination in questionable cases], nor share or participate in another man’s sins; keep yourself pure.


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Jesus was a good leader

• Luke 6 v 12 Now in those days it occurred that He went up into a mountain to pray, and spent the whole night in prayer to God.

• 13 And when it was day, He summoned His disciples and selected from them twelve, whom He named apostles (special messengers):


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Good leader• (John 12:26)• 26 If anyone serves Me, he must

continue to follow Me [[b]to cleave steadfastly to Me, conform wholly to My example in living and, if need be, in dying] and wherever I am, there will My servant be also. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.


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Jesus taught on good leadership

• 25 And Jesus called them to Him and said, You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men hold them in subjection [tyrannizing over them].

• 26 Not so shall it be among you; but whoever wishes to be great among you must be your servant,


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Jesus taught on good leadership

• .... 27 And whoever desires to be first among you must be your slave—

• 28 Just as the Son of Man came not to be waited on but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many [the price paid to set them free].


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Great Leaders serve• THE BIBLE SHOWS HOW THE

GREAT LEADERS ALWAYS FIRST SERVED ANOTHER LEADER

• • MOSES SERVED JETHRO (Caring

for his flocks) (Exodus 3:1)


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Great leaders serve• JOSHUA SERVED MOSES AS HIS

ASSISTANT (Exodus 24:13) 13 So Moses rose up with Joshua his attendant; and Moses went up into the mountain of God(Joshua 1:1)

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ELISHA SUCCEEDED ELIJAH

• (Elisha poured water on the hands of Elijah) (2 Kings 3:11)

11 But Jehoshaphat said, Is there no prophet of the Lord here by whom we may inquire of the Lord? One of the king of Israel’s servants answered, Elisha son of Shaphat, who served Elijah, is here.


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DAVID WAS SAUL’S ARMOUR BEARER

• (1 Samuel 16:21): 21 And David came to Saul and served him. Saul became very fond of him, and he became his armor-bearer


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Mentors/Leaders

• Let us pray

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