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Fri, 30 Sep 2016 Religion

Mutual Love And Care

Mutual Love And Care

I don’t know about your church but what I know is that the lead pastor should initiate the vision, purpose, and direction of the church. There are a plethora of biblical directives pertaining to mutual love and care of the Body of Christ. However, many pastors take these directives for granted and do not preach and teach them to their congregations. Therefore, in an average church you find or see that only a few people provide the caring. When a member is grieving or hurting few people are there to console and help him/her. However, that should not be the case. All or almost the entire membership should rally their support behind the individual. That alone speaks volume to the watching world. That is what the early or first century was known.

A SENDING CHURCH VERSUS A COLLECTING CHURCH

A sending church versus a collecting church is a false dichotomy that is responsible for the death of many churches in the Western World. A sending church becomes missional in the sense that every member becomes an evangelist who reaches out to the lost. A collecting church becomes too much preoccupied with the people in their local church. The people begin to think that the work is to be done by the paid staff, which includes the senior pastor, the administrative workers, and the Associate Ministers. It is like we pay you to serve us so that those of us who are not paid become spectators. Many churches that are growing today have become sending churches. These are Great Commission Churches.

Kennedy Adarkwa
Kennedy Adarkwa, © 2016

My name is Kennedy Ahenkora Adarkwa. I hold a PHD in Theology from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. I am a columnist for ModernGhana.Com. I have more than 2 million readers or followers at ModernGhana.Com. Feel free to interact with me in a responsible, respectful, and constructive manner.. More II earned my B.A. Degree from Mid-Continent Baptist College (now Mid-Continent University) in Mayfield, Ky. I hold MDIV with Biblical Languages and a PhD. from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas. My family and I make our home in Arlington, Texas. Originally, I was born in Obogu, Ashanti Akim, in Ghana. I'm a naturalized US citizen.
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1. Seeking Freedom for Those in Bondage: Evangelism and Spiritual Warfare in Today’s World
2. Cultivating and Maintaining A Grateful Heart
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Column: Kennedy Adarkwa

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