The Trellis and the Vine

Personalized Ministry: Outreach

In The Trellis and The Vine, authors Colin Marshall and Tony Payne advocate for a renewed approach to ministry that focuses on ministry to individuals as well as to the group. This personalized, one-on-one approach to ministry is not new, it’s as old as Christianity itself, and has found many advocates through the years of …

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Partners in the Gospel

“Leaders, pastors and elders are responsible to teach, to warn, to rebuke, and to encourage. They are foremen and organizers, guardians and mobilizers, teachers and models. They provide the conditions under which the rest of the gospel partners [church members] can also get on with vine work–with prayerfully speaking God’s truth to others.  However, at …

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