Ministry at Salem
is all about:
LIFTING PEOPLE UP (Encouragement)
Our people need inspiration. We need to see people
as God sees them. Booker T. Washington said, “You
cannot hold a man down without staying down with
him.” We don’t want to hold people down. We want to
see them prepared and released for ministry. God has given every Christian at least one spiritual gift
(Ephesians 4:11). Our ultimate purpose is to glorify
and exalt Christ and to lift up his people (Ephesians 4:12-13).
LOOKING PEOPLE OVER (Enlistment)
This is about recruiting. Identify people’s gifts
and abilities. We’re not just looking to fill slots.
People need three things to be recruited: 1. A
challenge (New Testament concept of servanthood); 2.
A change within (surrendering your rights); 3. A
choice (God’s will as your will). We need to seek to
enlist people scripturally (Ephesians 4:4).
LETTING PEOPLE IN (Enrollment)
This is about commitment. Commitment is not an
automatic process. You must show it to others and
seek it in others. A good motto is: “Give up your
rights; pick up your ministry.” Two of our most
precious commodities are time and talent. Those who
are being enlisted need to know three things: 1.
Philosophy (what they are); 2. Purpose (where they
are going); 3. Process (how they will get there).
LINING PEOPLE UP (Equipping)
This is about training. Provide people practical
opportunities for training. Give them
accountability. Preparing “God’s people for works of
service” (Ephesians 4:12), is not about just
assigning warm bodies to fill vacant positions. It’s
about enabling people to grow in their spiritual
gifts and to become more effective servants of
Jesus. Equipping is not to be done haphazardly. It
is to be done through a process. The process for
equipping is: 1. I do it (modeling); 2. I do it and
you’re with me (mentoring); 3. You do it and I am
with you (monitoring); 4. You do it (multiplying).
LETTING PEOPLE OUT (Implementation)
This is about real ministry. The greatness of a
church is not measured in how many come into the
church but in how many go out in ministry. The
church gathers; then the church scatters. The church
must go outside its walls to reach people who need
the Lord. The effectiveness of our church depends on
the number of people who are involved in meaningful
ministry.
LIST OF SALEM EVANGELICAL CHURCH MINISTRIES
THE ABRAHAM
MINISTRY OF PRAYER
THE TIMOTHY
MINISTRY OF DISCIPLESHIP
THE ANDREW
MINISTRY OF EVANGELISM
WORSHIP TEAM
CHILDREN'S
CHURCH
ROCK SOLID YOUTH
MINISTRY
NURSERY CHILD
CARE
WOMEN'S MINISTRY
MEN'S MINISTRY
SMALL GROUP
FELLOWSHIP/BIBLE STUDY
SUNDAY CHURCH
SCHOOL
