9Marks Journal: The Church’s Ministries (92 期:教會的事工)

The main gathering and the ordinary means of grace are central to the Christian walk. That said, churches often find other ministries, like children’s ministry and small groups, to be helpful discipling tools. These ministries are healthiest when they relate to and support the whole church gathering. In doing so, the main gathering rightly remains on first, and other good ministries follow its lead. This Journal explores what this paradigm looks like in action on the ground.

如果你在九標誌的圈子裡呆過,就可能會聽到對於教會事工項目的主題存在輕微的懷疑之聲。有這種聲音是因爲我們專注於全教會的聚會和通常的蒙恩管道,我們不希望任何事情分散我們的專注。

話雖如此,兒童事工,青年事工,其他特定年齡段的事工,小組,以及特定性別的事工都可以起到很好的門訓作用。那麼教會怎樣才能利用好它們呢?如果一個教會希望在門徒訓練和共同體生活當中一直將全教會的主聚會放在首要地位,那麼對這個教會來說,健康事工的標誌又是什麼呢?

我們向一大批牧師請教了他們的智慧。我們祈禱他們的經驗能夠服事到你們。