Comments on: Success in Ministry http://life2getherblog.com/2009/02/26/success-in-ministry/ so that others may live Thu, 10 May 2012 17:31:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Mark http://life2getherblog.com/2009/02/26/success-in-ministry/comment-page-1/#comment-930 Mark Sun, 01 Mar 2009 12:17:12 +0000 http://life2gether.wordpress.com/?p=3071#comment-930 Chad, Great follow-up. I think I will post this to my blog also. Blessings, Mark Wolter Chad,
Great follow-up. I think I will post this to my blog also.

Blessings,
Mark Wolter

]]> By: Chad Nuss http://life2getherblog.com/2009/02/26/success-in-ministry/comment-page-1/#comment-931 Chad Nuss Sat, 28 Feb 2009 04:59:26 +0000 http://life2gether.wordpress.com/?p=3071#comment-931 Doug, It is so good to see you address this issue. In planting a church, we deal with this constantly. Whenever I tell someone we are planting a church the inevitable question asked is "How many do you have coming to your meetings?" This question is very telling about what people perceive as success in ministry. Our members have been studying the scriptures together to define success from the perspective of our King Jesus. We have found the following 12 characteristics to be an accurate picture of what success looks like in ministry: 1. Passion for the Gospel. 2. Love for the saints. 3. Faith and hope. 4. New life in Christ. 5. Good works. 6. Joy. 7. Maturity and discernment. 8. Discipline and holiness. 9. Respect for the Word. 10. Perseverance and suffering. 11. Prayer. 12. Order in the Church/family. I think no matter how big or small your ministry is, if you get these things right you will hear the words of Jesus: "Well done, good and faithful servant." Chad Doug,

It is so good to see you address this issue. In planting a church, we deal with this constantly. Whenever I tell someone we are planting a church the inevitable question asked is “How many do you have coming to your meetings?” This question is very telling about what people perceive as success in ministry. Our members have been studying the scriptures together to define success from the perspective of our King Jesus. We have found the following 12 characteristics to be an accurate picture of what success looks like in ministry:

1. Passion for the Gospel.
2. Love for the saints.
3. Faith and hope.
4. New life in Christ.
5. Good works.
6. Joy.
7. Maturity and discernment.
8. Discipline and holiness.
9. Respect for the Word.
10. Perseverance and suffering.
11. Prayer.
12. Order in the Church/family.

I think no matter how big or small your ministry is, if you get these things right you will hear the words of Jesus: “Well done, good and faithful servant.”

Chad

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