Personal Ministry
Mission
The mission of Personal Ministries is to provide resources and train church members to unite their efforts with the ministry and church officers in the final proclamation of the gospel of salvation in Christ. The aim of the department is to enlist every member in active soul-winning service for God.
Objectives
The Personal Ministries Department was established as a major setting for soul winning activities in the Church. It exists to teach and proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ in response to the command of Jesus, in the context of the three angels’ messages of Revelation 14:6-12. To honor this original purpose, the Personal Ministries Department continues to communicate the good news with the objective to win, hold, and train for Jesus Christ, men, women, youth, boys and girls, in all the world, and to design programs and resources to help those areas of the world where church growth is limited.
Personal Ministries Methods & Activities
The local church Personal Ministries Department has historically specialized in certain soul winning methods, although they are in no way limited to these:
✓ Door-to-door evangelism.
✓ Distribution of literature.
✓ Giving personal Bible studies.
✓ Lay preaching.
✓ Organizing and running the Community Service program of the church, including the Dorcas Society.
✓ Organizing and running the annual Ingathering program.
✓ Managing local church Bible Correspondence Schools.
✓ Cooperating with the Sabbath School Department in organizing and running Sabbath School Action Units.
✓ Cooperating with the local church pastor in the organization and management of small group ministries.
“Every true disciple is born into the kingdom of God as a missionary.”
The Desire of Ages, p. 195.
Activities of the Personal Ministries and Associated Ministries
These are the select activities of Personal Ministries working with Compassion, Evangelism, Outreach (In-reach) & ADRA Ministries and collaborating with several ministries.
✓ Door-to-door Steps to Christ & tracts distribution and evangelism. (Outreach & Evangelism Ministries with the collaboration of Prayer, AY, AMP, & Children’s Ministries).
✓ Breakfast feeding during winter. (Compassion, Outreach & Evangelism Ministries, in collaboration with Hospitality, Deacons & Deaconesses Ministries)
✓ Group Bible studies happening 3x a week via Zoom. (Evangelism & In-reach Ministries).
✓ Blessing bags distribution in Oshawa and Ajax happening every Sabbath afternoon. (Compassion, Outreach & Evangelism Ministries with the collaboration of Prayer, AMP, Hospitality, & Children’s Ministries).
✓ Organizing and running the annual Ingathering program. (Planned in October: In-reach & Compassion Ministries).
✓ Fairview Lodge Retirement Centre visitation happening every 3rd Sabbath of the month. (Compassion, Outreach & Evangelism Ministries with the collaboration of Prayer, Music, AY, Senior, & Children’s Ministries).
34 Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: 35 for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; 36 I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.’ 37 “Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink? 38 When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You? 39 Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ 40 And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’
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