A Philosophy of ministry
1 Goals of local church ministry
2 Guidelines for local church ministry
B Church Administration
1 Positions - (Pastoral staff, ushers,
Sunday School teachers, choir members,
Secretaries…)
2 Qualifications
3 Responsibilities
C Baptism
1 Instructions for it
2 Demonstration of it
D Lord’s Supper
1 Preparation of it
2 Explanation of it
3 Demonstration of it
E Calendar
1 Setting up a personal one
(family, study, visitation etc.)
2 Setting up a church one (special days, mission
conferences, revival meetings, etc)
3 Setting up the Christian School one
(avoiding conflicts with the church)
F Sermon Preparation
1 When
2 Where
3 How
G Church Discipline
1 Reasons for
2 Specifics of
H Soul winning
1 Training for
2 Timing of
3 Materials used
4 Follow-up procedures
I Discipleship
1 Enlisting disciple makers
2 Equipping disciple maker
J Deacons
1 Qualifications for deacons
2 Responsibilities of deacons
3 Meetings with deacons
K Staff Relations
1 What to look for in staff member
2 Job descriptions
3 Unity in the staff
L The Pastor’s Family
1 Instructing the family about ministry
2 Involving the family in ministry
M Hospital Visitation
1 Ministering to the sick
2 Ministering to the family of the sick
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N Preparing for Special Meetings
1 Revival meeting
2 Mission Conference
3 Bible Conference
4 Family Conference
5 Stewardship Conference
O Preparing for Special Days
1 Friend Day
2 Christmas
3 Easter
4 Mother’s Day
5 Father’s Day
6 Stewardship Banquet
P Counseling
1 Philosophy of counseling
2 Materials used
3 Time for
Q The Pastor’s Personal Walk With God
1 Personal goals
2 Personal growth
R Issues and Conflicts
1 Divisive church members
2 Music
3 Theological trends
4 Progressive and Emerging church
S Weddings
1 Biblical philosophy of marriage
(who you will and will not marry)
2 Pre marital counseling
3 The wedding ceremony
T Funerals
1 Ministering to dying people
2 Ministering to the family
(before, during and after the funeral)
3 Working with the funeral home
4 Preaching at a funeral
U Vision for future ministry
1 Building programs
2 Church planting
3 Mission projects
V Philosophy of Missions
1 Choosing Missionaries
2 Supporting Missionaries
3 Mission Trips
W Personal standards of holiness
1 Biblical principles
2 Practical applications
X Handling the pressures of ministry
1 What are the top three pressures?
2 How do you deal with them?
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