Attractional Model Of Ministry

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There is a significant difference between a missional model of ministry and an attractional model. A demonstration in this writing will show the difference of the models The missionary model of ministry is when where the people go out into the community and take the gospel of God to those that are not a part of the structured church. The attraction or model of ministry is one where those that are part of the church attempt to draw others into the church. The pastor in the local church has been given a mandate by God known as God mission. The purpose of the mandate is to carry the gospel of the kingdom of God to the community. Matthew 28:16-20 the commands given to go into the world, to leave the place of comfort in the care of the good news of the kingdom of God to the people that are not a part of the kingdom at this present time. He gave the specific order; that orders were to teach and to baptize in the name of the Father the Son and the Holy Spirit. This command came with the promise that God will be with them even with all time has passed. Blanching the duties between meeting the needs of the local church and playing an active role within the …show more content…
In this instance 35% of the congregation are tractional minded, and 35% is mission minded, and 30% does not buy the meat with anything minded I am coming to worship I pay my ties, so I have done all that I am going to do. With this in mind organizing in a way to achieve both tasks can be strenuous, but it gets done. My personal preference would be that that of the mission-minded ministry. The reason for this is those that are not a part of the fellowship of a local congregation needs are greater than those who are members of a church. When you are on the outside having access to the severe that a church family offer is not easily

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