my wife IS in ministry我太太是在部
Written by Mark Van Steenwyk : November 16, 2006写的马克范steenwyk : 2006年11月16日
I’m proud of Amy (my wife).我感到自豪,艾米(我的妻子) 。 This year, after much prayer and discernment (individually and communally), the decision was made that she would leave her job of 9 years as a full time今年,经过多番祈祷和鉴别力(个别和具有社区) ,作出决定,她会离开她的工作九年,作为一个全职的 ESL/ELL的ESL /烤鳗 teacher with Saint Paul Public Schools in order to find work (either volunteer or part time) working with residents on the教师与圣保罗的公立学校,以便找到工作(无论是自愿或部分时间)工作与居民的意见 West Bank西岸 . 。 She was able to find two part time jobs (about 10 hrs/wk each) teaching English in她能找到两个部分兼职工作(约10小时/周每)在英语教学中 Riverside Plaza河滨广场 to East African immigrants.东非洲移民。
Before she found work on the West Bank, folks would ask Amy if she was quitting her job in St. Paul in order to do ministry.之前,她找到了工作就西岸,人们会问,艾米,如果她退出她的工作在圣保禄为了做到这部。 Amy would explain that she quit in order work/volunteer on the West Bank (a very incarnational decision if you ask me), Most folks don’t think of that as ministry.艾米会解释说,她退出在治安工作/义工关于西岸(一个非常incarnational的决定,如果你问我) ,大多数人没想到,由于部。 They think I’m the one who does ministry and that she does something other than ministry.他们认为我是一个谁做部和她的东西以外的其他部。 Fie外商投资企业 upon such thoughts!当这样的想法!
I remain firmly convinced that if Missio Dei had 10 solidly committed people who lived in community, practiced regular hospitality, with each person giving some of their time volunteering in the neighborhood, the witness would be more impressive than 500 marginally involved people attending a weekly gathering.我仍然坚信,如果使命dei了10扎扎实实地致力于人谁住在社区,实行定期接待,与每个人给他们一些时间,志愿服务在居委会,证人会更令人印象深刻的500多名轻微涉及人出席每周聚会。 Disagree if you want.不同意如果您想要。
To close, I want to show you some funny pictures Amy showed me yesterday.关闭,我想向您展示了一些有趣的图片显示,艾米我昨天。 She’s teaching a unit on body parts and health and she found these–which are actual visual aids to be used in teaching English:她的教学单位,对车身零件及健康的她发现这些-这是实际的直观教具,以用于在英语教学中:

VOMIT呕吐

SUNBURN日炙

DIARRHEA腹泻

BLOATED臃肿

CRAMPS抽筋
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Part of the issue seems to be that ministry is primarily understood as taking place within the church.问题的一部分,似乎是该部主要是理解为发生在教会。 At pretty much every church I have attended, that seems to be the focus when you complete one of those “discover your spiritual gifts” tests.在几乎每一个教会我参加过的,这似乎成为焦点当您已经完成了其中一人“发现您的精神礼物”的考验。 The next step is then, “how do we enroll you in ministry here in the church?” There is no wider vision for seeing the primary ministry of the people of God as taking place in the world.下一步是那么, “我们如何报名,您在此间在教会里? ”是没有更广泛的视野看,小学部,人民的上帝,作为世界上正在发生的。 Certainly I was guilty of that as a youth pastor.当然,我有罪,作为一个青年牧师。
I think you are right, better 10 people involved in the community than 500 in a weekly worship gathering.我认为你是正确的,更好的有10人参与,在社区内500多名在每周一次的崇拜聚会。