Discipleship, Equipping, Mentoring and Fathering
Discipleship, Equipping, Mentoring and Fathering
Elvis Iverson
http://www.elvisiverson.com
We must built congregations that have environments for gifts, revivals, spiritual growth, and spiritual maturity. If the Holy Spirit is not manifesting Himself in your services you got to ask why? If you are the only one walking, moving and manifesting in the gifts you got to ask why? If there is no spiritual maturity among you, you got to ask why? If the same saints year after year are not mature, you got to ask why? –(1 Cor. 14:26-33)
Their needs to be a foundation lay for spiritual maturity, we need to understand spiritual maturity, and we need to have environment for spiritual maturity. Those who say we are ok, our church is doing fine, are behind and lack the gifts and the power of God, and are in want and need, and are not ready for revival or harvest. –(1 Cor. 1:7)
First and foremost we need to deal with spiritual maturity. The firstly we need good discipleship ministry in our congregations. When a person comes to know Christ they are first babes in Christ, spiritual babes and they need milk. –(1 Cor. 3:1-2, Col. 2:6-7)
Secondly after we go through the process of discipleship 1:01 then we need to be equipped. One of the main purposes of the five-fold ministry is to equip the believers for the work of the ministry; the saints are to do the work of the ministry, not the five-fold ministry. –(Eph. 4:12)
Thirdly as we are going through the process of equipping, we need to entering into mentoring, every believer is to be mentor by others who are gifted in the same gifts as they are, not only gifted in the same gifts, also mature and skillful in those gifts. –(2 Tim. 1:6-7, 1 Tim. 4:14)
Fourthly as you go through both the process of equipping and the process of mentoring, it is time for fathering, fathering goes beyond mentoring, it is for life, a father sees your purpose and helps to guide you there, the it is relationship with a father that matters, a father is like a life coach or a sport coach, but it is more then that. It is some one who sees your gifts, purpose, and your heart, and that are there for you. A father imparts into your life and ministry, his or hers life and ministry, they add to you. –(1 Tim. 1:2, 2 Tim. 1:1-7)
Discipleship is for the Christian life, foundation for spiritual maturity, and to live an overcoming life in Christ. Equipping is for the work of the ministry, and for the edification of the Body of Christ. Mentoring is for spiritual gifts and for maturity in the gifts. Fathering is for relationship and life support in ministry and life. –(Heb. 5:12-14)
Babes and children need milk, babes need discipleship, children and young men need equipping, young men need mentoring and fathering, and young men and fathers need meat, and fathers need apostolic fathers. –(1 Pet. 2:2, Heb. 5:14)
Copyright © 2007 Elvis Iverson All Rights Reserved
Elvis Iverson
http://www.elvisiverson.com
We must built congregations that have environments for gifts, revivals, spiritual growth, and spiritual maturity. If the Holy Spirit is not manifesting Himself in your services you got to ask why? If you are the only one walking, moving and manifesting in the gifts you got to ask why? If there is no spiritual maturity among you, you got to ask why? If the same saints year after year are not mature, you got to ask why? –(1 Cor. 14:26-33)
Their needs to be a foundation lay for spiritual maturity, we need to understand spiritual maturity, and we need to have environment for spiritual maturity. Those who say we are ok, our church is doing fine, are behind and lack the gifts and the power of God, and are in want and need, and are not ready for revival or harvest. –(1 Cor. 1:7)
First and foremost we need to deal with spiritual maturity. The firstly we need good discipleship ministry in our congregations. When a person comes to know Christ they are first babes in Christ, spiritual babes and they need milk. –(1 Cor. 3:1-2, Col. 2:6-7)
Secondly after we go through the process of discipleship 1:01 then we need to be equipped. One of the main purposes of the five-fold ministry is to equip the believers for the work of the ministry; the saints are to do the work of the ministry, not the five-fold ministry. –(Eph. 4:12)
Thirdly as we are going through the process of equipping, we need to entering into mentoring, every believer is to be mentor by others who are gifted in the same gifts as they are, not only gifted in the same gifts, also mature and skillful in those gifts. –(2 Tim. 1:6-7, 1 Tim. 4:14)
Fourthly as you go through both the process of equipping and the process of mentoring, it is time for fathering, fathering goes beyond mentoring, it is for life, a father sees your purpose and helps to guide you there, the it is relationship with a father that matters, a father is like a life coach or a sport coach, but it is more then that. It is some one who sees your gifts, purpose, and your heart, and that are there for you. A father imparts into your life and ministry, his or hers life and ministry, they add to you. –(1 Tim. 1:2, 2 Tim. 1:1-7)
Discipleship is for the Christian life, foundation for spiritual maturity, and to live an overcoming life in Christ. Equipping is for the work of the ministry, and for the edification of the Body of Christ. Mentoring is for spiritual gifts and for maturity in the gifts. Fathering is for relationship and life support in ministry and life. –(Heb. 5:12-14)
Babes and children need milk, babes need discipleship, children and young men need equipping, young men need mentoring and fathering, and young men and fathers need meat, and fathers need apostolic fathers. –(1 Pet. 2:2, Heb. 5:14)
Copyright © 2007 Elvis Iverson All Rights Reserved
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