Friday, January 30, 2015

What You Should Know About African Ministries

By Janine Hughes


A larger percentage of countries in this continent practice Christianity. African ministries are instrumental in ensuring the scripture is preached in every part of the continent. This is definitely important in helping people grow spiritually. When you get to hear the good news at a young age, you will become fond of it and it will become part of you.

Most ministries are usually motivated by the word of God. The scripture states that they should go into the world and make disciples of all nations. This is basically the motto of every organization that intends to spread the word of God. They plan and come up with strategies that will prove effective in doing this. They come up with ways to interact with as many people as possible.

During outreach missions a number of people may get saved. Most likely that particular area may not have a church where they can go to as often as they would want. This normally leads to the formation of a church. At the beginning, it can be a makeshift church then given time improvements will be made. This will make the people happy as they will have a place of worship.

It has been noted that most of the people who pastor churches in Africa have no formal training. This could be due to poverty. In order lead the congregation, they need to be fully equipped with all sorts of skill. This will enable them to tackle any issue that comes up. You will hear of some institutions offering free training to such leaders.

These ministries also offer training programs to youth. The youth in every society have a lot of potential. They can offer so much that the older society cannot deliver. When they receive training from church, they will be equipped to spread this word anywhere. This can be to their friends and also when sent on a number of missions especially in schools.

Ministry is normally done in a number of ways. First the people, identify the problem area that is in a particular place. The people in a region could be going hungry for example. It is smart of them to touch on this area by offering food to this people. A lot of people will commune when they hear this. This is an amazing opportunity to share the word of God and touch lives.

You must have noticed that countries that are outside Africa go out of their way to come and spread the gospel here. This offers a lot of help as the more people doing this work the better. Concerts by gospel artists can be held in churches. Orphans can also benefit because they will be provided for. Preaching can be done in church because they profess their faith.

When lives get transformed this leads to others lives being changes. It is like when you throw a stone into water and there is the ripple effect. Preaching the gospel is said to be the only way to heal our ailing land. Join any form of ministry in your church with the aim of making a difference in the life of someone. New members are always appreciated as they can really help out.




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