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The Mission and Objectives
of Personal Ministries
The Mission of Personal
Ministries
The mission of Personal Ministries
is to provide resources and train church
members to unite their efforts with the
ministry and church officers in the final
proclamation of the gospel of salvation
in Christ. The aim of the department
is to enlist every member in active
soul-winning service for God.
Objectives of Personal
Ministries
The Personal Ministries Department
was established as a major setting
for soul winning activities in the
Church. It exists to teach and proclaim
the gospel of Jesus Christ in response
to the command of Jesus, in the context
of the three angels’ messages of
Revelation 14:6-12. To honor this original
purpose, the Personal Ministries
Department continues to communicate
the good news with the objective to win,
hold, and train for Jesus Christ, men,
women, youth, boys and girls, in all the
world, and to design programs and resources
to help those areas of the world
where church growth is limited.
Personal Ministries Methods
and Activities
The local church Personal Ministries
Department has historically specialized
in certain soul winning methods,
although they are in no way limited
to these:
Door-to-door evangelism
Distribution of literature
Giving personal Bible studies
Lay preaching
Organizing and running the
Community Service program of
the church, including the
Dorcas Society
Organzing and running the annual
Ingathering program
Managing local church Bible
Correspondence Schools
Cooperating with the Sabbath
School Department in organizing
and running Sabbath
School Action Units.
Cooperating with the local
church pastor in the organization
and management of small
group ministries
“Every true disciple is born
into the kingdom of God as
a missionary.” The Desire of
Ages, p. 195.
Personal Ministries Handbook, page 3