8 November 2020 - 11am Service
United We Stand: Equipping the Saints
This Sunday we continue our preaching series United We Stand with a message from Tim Dobson on ‘Equippin the Saints’.
As a Church, unity is one of our defining values. Without unity, we are unlikely to see our city transformed. In practice, there can be a ‘drag’ away from unity into parochial mindsets and divisions. As a body of believers, we want to actively seek to be unified, and in doing so, see positive transformation.
Remember, our 7pm service is also looking at this topic, and Amy Viner will be sharing with us. Check it out!
You will find discussion notes below to help you go deeper with this topic during the week.
DISCUSSION NOTES
INTRODUCTION | Read Ephesians 4:1-13 and 1 Corinthians 14
A mature Church has mature people, with diverse gifts equipped by a diverse team. Ephesians 4 gives us a template of a ‘five-fold ministry’, a team that equips a Church. The missiologist Alan Hirsch has invested heavily into the five-fold ministry (or APEST) with his 5Q teaching where he suggests this model is for everyone.
STUDY QUESTIONS
If we are one part of a body to use Paul’s image how do we discover our part, our gift and calling?
How would you identify five-fold ministry in Woodlands Church? How much do you feel people who carry a strong gift and calling in one area are able to equip someone like you?
Woodlands has a mantra ‘everyone a minister’. Do you think this is a real and possible practice, or just a slogan? How would you define your ministry?
How do you feel you need to be ‘equipped’? What methods would suit your personality? If this isn’t happening how could you feedback that to those charged with the task of ‘equipping the saints’?
Is there someone you are seeking to ‘equip for ministry’ right now? Who and how?