tVB 1:1. THE HELPS MINISTRY LEADERSTalk



tVB 1: 1.
CHURCH WORK TRAINING:
THE HELPS MINISTRY LEADERSTalk

Did I hear you say, “I can rest in the pew and dream of heaven. My Pastor is superhuman… he knows everything… can do everything. After all he’s ‘anointed’. He’s perfect. He must be an angel. And he’s ….” Bla bla bla…

When you closely examine Acts 6:1-4, you see there a crisis situation in the Church at Jerusalem, despite the revival and daily addition to the membership that they were experiencing! The truth is, revival and church growth also bring along potential for problems.

As revival rose in Jerusalem, work load mounted and for once the anointed apostles of the Lamb could not cope. They could be efficient in serving tables daily, except at the expense of their primary call and God-given vision of prayer and the ministry of the word of God. They called a meeting and told the congregation, “Folks, we need your help with the daily ministrations and the serving of tables.”

LEADERS NEED HELPERS

Many leaders struggle along and may end up frustrated because they never ask for help. Asking for help is not a symptom of weakness. Rather it is a product of the understanding of what you are expected to achieve and the acknowledgment that you cannot do it alone.

One minster once told his congregation, “I don’t care if you guys don’t give. I will give and God will bless me alone!” I guess he felt frustrated, but then frustration results from trying to do alone what only many hands working together can do.

Sir / Madam, regardless of the size of your congregation, there are people who will lend a hand of support. You only need to present the problem and the solution needed. If God commanded that assignment, he will definitely stir people up and set situations in place to support you and ensure you fulfill the mandate. You cannot do it alone! The apostles cried out, “We cannot be effective as apostles if we want to be effective at serving tables. Someone else needs to take care of this so we can effectively take care of that.

Someone once said to me, “The helps ministry was not instituted so that the leader can spend the time watching television while the church members build the ministry.” If what you are handling requires just you, then do it yourself. People usually know when workload gets beyond one person’s capacity. Although they may not always come forward before you ask, they will acknowledge it when you present the facts. You have been called, but have not been commanded to do it all by yourself. In fact, in Exodus 18:17-18, Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law said it was a suicidal work style.

Sometimes the help you require is short term, other times it is long-term. It may also be Professional, Financial or Administrative. Let God guide you, and ask for help ONLY as He directs. And when you get help, please be accountable to the people. Never take people for granted. Appreciate them.

It was William James who said, “The deepest principle of human nature is the craving to be appreciated.” Little wonder Voltaire concluded, “Appreciation is a wonderful thing: it makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.” ‘We did it’ is the language of every great leader. ‘I built it’ is the boast of the narrow minded person.

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TOPE A. BANJO,
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