Category: Poor

Continuing our series on Indicators of Good Practice for ministries among the Poor we shall now consider the next three under the category of Church and Leadership. 3. Hearing God Jesus did nothing ‘on his own authority .. but always ..the things that are pleasing to Him’ (Jn 8:28, 29). It is vital that we are clear that we are in the centre of God’s will for at least two reasons. First, any ministry we undertake should be the result of seeking God and walking in obedience to Him. So, there needs to be a very clear sense of leading. This needs to be specific, which leads us to the second reason. When the going gets tough (and it will!) we need to be able to have the confidence that…

We are looking at the principle of having Key Indicators of good practice when ministering to the Poor. Many of these Indicators would apply to ministry in general but the context for us is one of mercy ministries. The 20 Indicators we are exploring fall into 2 sections. In the first section, Church and Leadership issues, there are 8 Indicators. Having listed these we shall expand on the first two. 1. Apostolic endorsement 2. Local church eldership oversight 3. Hearing God 4. Vision to be clear 5. Gospel impact 6. Kingdom extension to be intentional 7. Individuals changed from poverty to active mission 8. Biblical principles to be clearly applied 1. Apostolically endorsed When writing to the gentile church in Galatia Paul told them of his commission from the apostles…