Plan Your Ministry 3

Romans 10:14-15

“I need details!” was the message on a t-shirt that Greg, one of the volunteers at our previous church, often wore. While working with him on various projects I found it to be quite true – Greg did best when he had a lot of information.

What do you need? When do you need it? Where do you want it? Why do you need it? Who else is involved? The more information you could provide to Greg the more successful the ministry and the smoother everything went.

In the letter to the church at Rome Paul outlines a familiar progression in ministry. This logic moves from the end to the beginning. What is the real progression required in helping believers?

We must send someone into ministry so that person may preach. When that person preaches others will hear about God and believe. When someone believes in God they will know they can call on God.

The ministry has a plan. Send someone and have them preach so others can believe. In that plan are not only the steps for the ministry but the reason for the work.

As we examine our own call to ministry, whether we are working on new ideas for ministry and outreach or evaluating current ministries, we must have all of our details in our planning. Simply having a call or desire to serve God is not enough. Having a vague idea of what should be done is a start, but a good, solid plan for effective ministry will have clear details.

As we work out the plan for our ministry we should organize the details and information so that the plans follow from beginning to end. What is the process? What resources do you need? How will you go about the ministry?

We should also be aware of our goal. We may be doing it for the love of God and people, but it helps to be more specific and intentional. Why are we doing this and who are we reaching?

DAILY CHALLENGE: How can you organize a ministry?