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Pastors and Leaders, Can We Work Together To Care For The Body Of Jesus Christ?
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One of the greatest challenges for church groups, pastors, staffers, and church leaders is the ability to work together. The reasons for an inability to work together appear endless: ego, pride, selfishness, a lack of vision, personality tension, church politics, and a failure to plug into a focused priority of Jesus first with a love for the Lord's church that sets aside personal agendas. Such reasons may appear difficult to swallow on the surface, but the value of working together begins with a heart for God and His kingdom.
Start with purpose
Matthew 28:19-20 is a great place to start. Study God's work in the early churches: Acts 2:41-47, Ephesians 4:12-16, and I Corinthians 16:13-14. A study will uncover five things:
The churches were Christ-centered.
Proclamation of the good news of Jesus and God's Word were basic.
Discipleship transformed lives and culture.
The church engaged community and culture as worship, mission and specific mission activities like ministry to the body of Jesus Christ and their needs, while Jesus is for the saving of souls.
The church enacted believers to build God's kingdom and saints.
Put prayer at the center of the purpose
Pastors and leaders, ultimately, pray to "join God in His work. Prayer reminds the pastor and leaders of two things:. God's plan in His love for through salvation transforms lives; Work cannot be done apart from God's Holy Spirit and believers-action-ministry. God's work should not be done in isolation. It requires God working through caring and loving biblical leaders and saints. Prayer engages that purpose.
Respect each other Church
Many pastors and leaders seek to dominate and lead with personal power, that is, out of their own independence, insecurity, or authority, rather than God's power also calls for building community, deciding what is significant and measuring it together, and service to Christ bride His saints.
These goals are achieved through respect for others. I find that tension, anger, and conflict arise many times when rudeness, pride, and disrespect prevail. The fruit-of-the-Spirit kindness never hurts. Try to love first others as God in Christ love you!!!.
Resolve conflict
Differences about church, ministry, preaching style, and local church vision, mission, and programs abound. Conflict is inevitable because humanity sticks to all of us like peanut butter to the roof of your mouth. "Everybody has an opinion!" Often conflict arises over differences of opinion. Still, I am amazed at spiritual leadership, staffers and church members who carry unresolved conflict deep in the soul. It causes bitterness and kills the joy of service to Christ. Differences may stay, but conflict must be resolved to work together for Christ grace and love.
Build a Biblical team of Unity and Oneness
Team building through retreats, monthly members and staff luncheon, or even an activity like bowling can open communication and encourage unity and ministry to people. Work toward working together by appreciating the grace-gifts of each individual. Aim for harmony like an orchestra sounding music. Train leaders. Focus on the body of Christ needs, and leading sinners to the Lord Jesus Christ.
The Church Of Jesus Christ Is Not For Sinners, But For The Saints, Jesus body!!!
What can you do when conflict is unresolved? Return to number one in this blog and start over. Read Philippians to recapture Christ's joy in service. Joy? Working together requires it. Such Christ-joy supplies purpose, wisdom, restraint and togetherness to glorify God. That's the goal, isn't it? Amen.
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Allow us to Love o you, Allow us to keep you in our faithful Prayers, Allow us to Help you in the Grace of God in Christ:
{ 2 Corinthians 9:7 }
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