Ministry By Members

This is a repost, to give an idea of the typical, and considerable, 'wheeling' I have done as a minister to keep the trademark (for Congregationalists) ministry by members going: "The past two Sundays, I asked an elder to lead us in saying the General Confession, a young man to give a short salvation testimony, and our intern sang a song. In the weeks to come, there’ll be a Christian book review, a testimony which came about through great tragedy, a member's personal confession of sin, an item by our Youth Choir, a responsive psalm led by a young woman, a member will teach the congregation Christian basics, another will lead our Sunday prayers, and an elder will lead us in saying the General Thanksgiving. OBSERVATION: Several items above, on the surface of it, may not seem to include personal ministry. However, they include personal introductions. Such introductions often turn a mere 'item' into ministry. The introductions may be more important than the item."