MIN123 Local Church Mission

The local Church and Evangelism

Evangelism is not a special gifting the Holy Spirit gives only to a few members of the Body. It is a command of our Lord, and the privilege and responsibility of every believer.

Students enrolled in Berean courses may be training for ministry or enriching their personal Bible studies. This course is designed to primarily help anyone seeking ministerial credentials with the Assemblies of God. If you are, or plan to be, a youth pastor, children's pastor, music minister, or business administrator in a local church, evangelism should be part of your ministry.

While this course is applicable to anyone engaged in part-time or full-time ministry, it is primarily designed for senior pastors of local congregations. Without the senior pastor's leadership, all ministries of the church will lack direction, focus, and motivation.

If you are preparing for credentialed ministry, you may approach this course in one of two ways:

1. You can study to acquire the knowledge needed to pass examinations as a quali cation for obtaining Assemblies of God credentials.

2. You can place your life and ministry before the Lord and allow the content of the course to in uence what kind of minister you will be. Particularly if you pastor a congregation, you can determine that you will do everything you can, with the Spirit's enablement, to lead your church to reach the spiritually lost of your community and make an impact on the lost of this world.