Q. What is the main task o f the church ? A . Christ founded the church for the purpose of propagating the Gospel. Often, however, we interpret this solely in terms of evangelism. We must not minimize evangelism since this is the starting-point of the life in Christ. But then comes the im portant task of nurturing the believ er and equipping him for effective service for Jesus Christ. Since the church is composed of believers, it would appear that the main task of the leadership of any church is to offer a ministry that will prepare the people to do effectively the work that Christ has committed to us. Q. How should a program he set up in the church? A. When we think of a church pro gram, it is important to approach it in terms of people rather than simp ly program. A program must grow out of and attempt to meet the needs of the people in the church. Our over-all objective should be to offer a balanced program through which our people may grow spiritually. To provide this balance, consideration must be given at each age level for an opportunity to worship, to be in structed in the Bible, to fellowship with other believers and to engage in effective service. Q. How can the church accomplish its total ministry in the little time available ? A. There is no question that the time limitation is one of the most diffi cult problems facing the educational ministry of the church. To accom plish something educationally in one or two hours a week demands the utmost from everyone involved. Cer tainly we must make every minute of the time we have count. We must think in terms of packing every mo ment available to us with meaning ful instruction and activity. This will demand careful and prayerful preparation as well as performance on the part of all of our leaders. Also, we must seek for ways in which we can extend the teaching time of the church. This can be ac complished through an additional hour on Sunday which is not being used, week-day classes and club ac tivities, as well as home study groups. *Rev. Larson is Western Regional Di rector for Scripture Press. This fea ture is heard weekly over KBBI, Los Angeles, and KGER, Long Beach. Other panel members are Rev. Ray Syrstad and Rev. Paul Dirks. AUGUST, 1966
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