Lay Leader's Ministry
Exdous18:15-27 Moses answered him, "Because the
people come to me to seek God's will. 16
Whenever they have
a dispute, it is brought to me, and I decide between the parties and
inform them of
God's decrees and
laws." 17 Moses ' father-in-law replied, "What you are doing is not
good. 18 You
and these people
who come to you will only wear yourselves out. The work is too heavy
for you; you
cannot handle it
alone. 19 Listen now to me and I will give you some advice, and may
God be with you.
You must be the
people's representative before God and bring their disputes to him.
20 Teach them
the decrees and
laws, and show them the way to live and the duties they are to
perform. 21 But select
capable men from
all the people--men who fear God, trustworthy men who hate dishonest
gain--and appoint them as officials over thousands, hundreds,
fifties and tens. 22 Have them serve as judges for
the people at all times, but have them bring
every difficult case to you; the simple cases they can decide
themselves. That will make your
load lighter, because they will share it with you. 23 If you do this
and God so commands, you will be able to stand the strain,
and all these people will go home satisfied." 24
Moses listened to his
father-in-law and did everything he said. 25 He chose capable men
from all Israel and made
them leaders of the people, officials over thousands, hundreds,
fifties and tens. 26 They
served as judges for the people at all times. The difficult cases
they brought to Moses , but the simple
ones they decided themselves. 27 Then Moses sent his father-in-law
on his way, and Jethro returned to his
own country.
a.
Out of this the Lay Leader Group Ministry was
born.
b.
You are an ambassador to the Church and also to
the Lord to teach sound scriptures.
2.11Cor.5:20 We are therefore Christ's
ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We
implore you on Christ's behalf: Be reconciled to God.
c.
Remember this is your ministry to lead your
group and to share and delegate responsibilities to group member
they are your family.
d.
Make contact with each member at least once a
week or month
e.
Get to know your member find out who he/she is
you may need to go to difference CHURCH
services to find them we have
the 8:30 & 11:00 and announce you are looking that individual.
f.
As Lay Leader you need to attend the main
church functions your present at regular church
services, Bible Study, Sunday
school and you must go through Orientations.
3.
Deut.20:8 "Then the officers shall speak
further to the people and say, 'Who is the man that is afraid
and fainthearted?
Let him depart and return to his house, so that he might not make
his brothers' hearts melt like his
heart.'
4.
Eph 6:12 For our struggle is not against flesh
and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers,
against the world
forces of this darkness, against the spiritual [forces] of
wickedness in the heavenly [places].
5. Judges7:3-4
Now therefore go to, proclaim in the ears of the people, saying,
Whosoever [is] fearful
and afraid , let
him return and depart early from mount Gilead. And there returned of
the people
twenty and two
thousand; and there remained ten thousand. 4 And the LORD said unto
Gideon, The
people [are] yet
[too] many; bring them down unto the water,
g. Now do you want to become a Lay Leader or do
you want out?