Comments on: Stop Doing Ministry

By: Juanita taylor

Juanita taylor — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:16:20 +0000

This was awesome..If all leaders would learn how to lead and teach others our churches would grow and more people would be equipped to do ministry,,

By: Chase Clay

Chase Clay — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:14:50 +0000

Awesome, loved this… thanks Tony

By: Joshua Skogerboe

Joshua Skogerboe — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:03:04 +0000

Thanks much Tony. I want to share this with our Management Team at Living Hope. They function as the “nuts and bolts,” get-it-done ministry designing team at our church. We have seen God move recently in a couple specific instances when people in our church followed God’s lead and DID MINISTRY they knew they were made for. They didn’t wait for us to figure out what the flow chart looked like, and who they reported to. And God blessed theri efforts. I’m all for strategic planning and a simple church structure for ministry, but I pray we don’t strategize and micro-manage work the Holy Spirit is nudging people in our church to do. GREAT post. God bless.

By: Bill Foote (FooteNotes)

Bill Foote (FooteNotes) — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:34:03 +0000

Almost twenty years ago I served as a missions pastor in a large church. My desire was to see our missions program grow into an effective ministry that was reaching out in many places in the world. I worked and worked until I was worn out but nothing was happening. Finally in frustration I cried out to God, “I can’t do this. Please send me some help”. Graciously he brought in three gifted men and our missions board was formed. With that perfect mixture of gifting and the sharing of the work load the missions program exploded. I learned that my failure to delegate and let others help became a bottleneck that slowed everything to a crawl. I have also discovered ministry becomes much more enjoyable when you’re sharing it with others.

By: Mary West

Mary West — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:23:00 +0000

Im in a part-time job so that I can concentrate on what God called me to do. I write children’s books and use the proceeeds to provide funds for my children’s ministry at Church. Im freeing up the the pastoral staff to minister and not to worry as to how much the construction paper costs and can we afford it this week. My goal is to underwrite the whole department. That is part of what Im called to do. The other is to share the Gospel which is in my book. “He Called, I Answered” In His Love and Care, Mary

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:22:54 +0000

Tony, as the Lead Pastor of Bikers’ Church, I want to thank you for this great post. This is exactly where we are as a church plant – me needing to learn to release more and more to those within the church so that I can focus on what I am supposed to be doing.
Like your book, this was very timely.

Rob