MINISTRIES Our desire is that this year will be one of the greatest of your entire life as you seek to learn, grow, and serve our wonderful Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. This handbook will give you an overall view of Bible Institute Ministries. It is also our desire to help you in your walk with the Lord by equipping you to become the servant that the Lord wants you to be. Remember that the Lord has given us the exhortation in Colossians 1:10 “so that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him: bearing fruit in every good work and growing in the knowledge of God”. We trust that when this year is finished, you can review it and see how you have grown in your knowledge of the Word of God, and also have become fruitful as a servant, well pleasing to God. I. MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the Ministries Department is to provide training and opportunity for each student to participate in multiple, meaningful ministry opportunities that have the potential to significantly impact the lives of others. II. VISION STATEMENT As a result of their ministry and service assignment experience, we want students to understand the importance of excellence in training, communication, coordination and team work. Our desire is that at the end of the year, students feel they had a substantial role in the functioning of the Bible Institute and its impact on our community and the surrounding area. Ministry should provide the student with many different experiences in which they can demonstrate their faith in a practical and life-changing way. Through serving, the student can experience the joy of being used by God, which brings reality to their Christian life. III. OBJECTIVES A. Understand principles and techniques of ministry. B. Incorporate various principles and techniques into real-world ministry opportunities. To reach these objectives we use a three-fold approach: 1. Education... Early in the school year students will have classes covering different aspects of ministry. Examples are: how to share their testimony, how to do street meetings, personal one-on-one evangelism, etc. 2. Experience . .. Applying the principles of the Word of God is what life is all about. Throughout the school year we will give the students opportunities to use the principles and methods that they have learned. 3. Evaluation... A student’s ministry is evaluated by a supervisor in the church or ministry. This enables the student as well as the staff to become aware of areas of achievement or areas in need of improvement. Our pursuit of these objectives takes many forms. Examples include: × Teaching students to accept and to be faithful to the responsibility of ministry. × Placing students in situations that stretch them and expand their vision. × Providing opportunities for students to serve together, learning teamwork, mutual dependence and cooperation. × Promoting the development of ministry skills and spiritual gifts through actual service. × Helping students cultivate a right attitude toward serving the Lord, a burden for souls, and a desire to be used of God. × Giving students practical experience in the “how-to’s” of Christian ministry by providing on the job training. × Increasing the student’s effectiveness by training them to personally share their faith, providing field supervision, evaluating their service, and offering individual counseling. × Assisting the student in maintaining a proper balance between learning and serving. × Training and preparing students for current and future ministry.
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