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: MINISTRY BEYOND FOUR WALLS :<br />
Ministry in contemporary times<br />
h a s e q u a l l y o u t g r o w n<br />
restrictions. I am of the opinion<br />
that we would not fulfil the Great<br />
Commission solely through<br />
Church Ministry because the<br />
world will not come to your<br />
church, yet they need our Jesus.<br />
Workplace Ministry is God's tool<br />
for global evangelism. Until we<br />
take this Gospel work into our<br />
various careers, where the world<br />
is willing to meet us and transact<br />
with us, we cannot reach and win<br />
them. Our Christ-like lifestyle in<br />
our everyday career and business<br />
life is the gospel that will win the<br />
world to Jesus.<br />
Hello Pastor, as a Minister, you<br />
must think outside the box if the<br />
work committed into your care<br />
must expand. You are not called<br />
to shepherd a few, but a perishing<br />
world you come across every day<br />
and at every turn. Satisfaction<br />
with the few you preach to on<br />
Sundays is a bend to mediocrity.<br />
Jesus has more for you!<br />
What are some Strategic Steps to<br />
take Ministry Work beyond<br />
Restrictions?<br />
PUBLICATIONS: Tracts,<br />
Newsletters and Ministry<br />
magazines, like this one you are<br />
holding; travel farther than<br />
always planned. When contents<br />
and production are detailed and<br />
in quality, you are sure that<br />
people will read every single<br />
copy you set out. Launch a<br />
Church or Ministry Newsletter or<br />
Magazine and reproduce your<br />
m e s s a g e s , r e v e l a t i o n s ,<br />
testimonies and articles. Let<br />
more people know what God is<br />
doing in your midst. More souls<br />
will come to Christ through your<br />
quality prints than you can<br />
imagine.<br />
SOCIAL MEDIA: You want to<br />
reach the world? Then do<br />
Ministry via social media. If your<br />
budget can accommodate it,<br />
employ a Christian professional<br />
to maximize your social media<br />
h a n d l e s a n d k e e p t h e m<br />
productive. Set up accounts and<br />
pages on Facebook, Twitter,<br />
Instagram, Pinterest, Whatsapp,<br />
etc; the people God wants you to<br />
reach are waiting for you there.<br />
Be in the face of the world, get<br />
Jesus loud on every platform.<br />
“<br />
Our Christ-like lifestyle in<br />
our everyday career and<br />
business life is the gospel<br />
that will win the world<br />
to Jesus.<br />
”<br />
MEDIA PRODUCTIONS: I<br />
a m s t u n n e d w h e n I v i s i t<br />
Churches to minister and the<br />
messages are not recorded.<br />
Pastors preach every Sunday and<br />
these revelations are not captured<br />
and redistributed for the reedification<br />
of the congregation.<br />
There is no Church that wants to<br />
grow her people spiritually, that<br />
will not give attention to Media<br />
productions because the faith of<br />
the people will come by hearing<br />
and hearing of the Word beyond<br />
POSSIBILITIES : 3<br />
Sunday service. It is the Word<br />
that is recorded and produced<br />
into audio and video formats that<br />
can be re-heard. Set up your<br />
Media department, Train the<br />
personnel and equip them for<br />
productive service in Sound<br />
Engineering, Mp3 and video<br />
productions.<br />
RADIO AND TELEVISION:<br />
While you must work by clear<br />
Divine instructions whether or<br />
not to host Radio and/or<br />
Television sessions, these media<br />
are very productive and efficient<br />
for carrying out the work of the<br />
Ministry. Though at certain<br />
levels, they can be a bit<br />
expensive, you must be willing<br />
to throw yourself in when you<br />
have gotten God's go ahead.<br />
As a corps member some years<br />
back, God instructed me to get on<br />
TV in Benue state, Nigeria. The<br />
following day I went to NTA<br />
Makurdi to enquire. The cost of<br />
getting on air beat my faith to the<br />
ground. I definitely could not<br />
raise the cash. After about two<br />
weeks, I went back to God to<br />
report my lack of sufficient faith<br />
and the LORD instructed me to<br />
go back to NTA and ask for free<br />
session. I did and got it. I was on<br />
TV, preaching free. Whatever<br />
God has called you to do; He<br />
wants to take you beyond the<br />
four walls of denominationalism,<br />
t r a d i t i o n , r e l i g i o n a n d<br />
mediocrity. The world must hear<br />
about Jesus. Go for it. God bless<br />
you. Arise!