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123 Cards in this Set
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The answer to the question, "Who Am I? gives a person's _________. |
Identity |
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Believers are ______ in the _____________. |
created; image of God |
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_________ is a scripture that supports belief that believers are created in teh image of God. |
Genesis 1:27 |
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An individual is created as physical, ________, and _________. |
emotional; spiritual. |
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God has given individuals the capacity to express teh same _______ He feels. |
emotions |
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The interaction of the physical, emotional, and spiritual aspects of individuals determine the kind of _________ they become. |
ministers |
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_________ is a scripture that indicates to the believer the experience of justification |
Romans 5:9 |
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___________________ is a Scripture that identifies the expression of redemption to the believer. |
1 Peter 1:18, 19 |
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____________________ behavior is the will of God |
Christlike |
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A disciple possesses a genuine concern for the __________. |
lost |
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A disciple searches the _______________ to be an effective witness |
Scripture |
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A shepherd/leader is stable in _______________ |
faith; love; and endurance |
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A called person functions compellingly out of ________________ |
necessity |
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A called person functions _________ in light of a sacred responsibility |
willingly |
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A minister is an agent of _________________. |
spiritual change |
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Ministers must develop ____________________. |
spiritual response patterns. |
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Ministers need to recognize that there is a constant state of spiritual conflict for control of the _________________. |
Mind. |
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Ministers must focus their faith on _______. |
Christ. |
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In order to be spiritual, a minister must understand the contrast between the _________ mind and the __________ mind. |
spiritual, sinful |
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The sinful mind is ______________ to God (Romans 8:7) |
hostile |
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The spiritual mind is ________________ (Romans12:2) |
transformed |
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As a shepherd/leader; a minister must have a ___________. |
workable plan |
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As a shepherd/leader, a minister has a sense of _________________ (Ephesians 6:10) |
purpose |
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As a shepherd/leader, a minister must have a commitment to ______________. |
prayer |
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As a shepherd/leader, a minister must assume a stance of ___________________. |
leadership |
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Jesus ______________ people. |
educated |
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As a shepherd/leader, a minister accents ministry _______________. |
priorities. |
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A ministry priority should build on the centrality of ______________. |
worship |
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Preaching exists to ______________ people |
influence |
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A sermon must be felt in the ________________ of the minister |
heart and spirit |
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____________________ is the most important event in the life of the church each week. |
celebration of worship. |
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The early church model of worship was based on the ____________________ style. |
Synagogue |
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Worship can be viewed as the _____________ of the wheel of ministry |
hub |
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Three purposes of worship are ____________________________________________. |
exalt God; edify believers; evangelize the lost. |
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A worship service should ______________________ believers |
mature |
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A structure of a worship service may be __________ from church to church. |
different |
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A worship service should be _____________ through, _______________ through, and _________________ for the glory of God. |
thought; prayed; designed |
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A call to worship should ______________ the worshiper onto the greatness of God. |
focus |
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The Bible says in _______________ that there should be public reading of Scripture |
1 Timothy 4:13 |
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The ___________ praise is important because the worship service should not be a spectator event. |
congregational |
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Using fear and guilt when receiving an offering is _____________. |
Unproductive |
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The ______________________________ is the centerpiece of the worship service in a church. |
ministry of the Word of God. |
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Pastoral preaching has a high ____________ element in the content. |
teaching |
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A sermon should _____________________ on the person of Jesus Christ |
center |
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Preaching needs to be ________________based. |
biblically |
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The most centralizing aspects of the worship service are the ___________ of the church |
sacraments |
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The sacraments of the church are _________________. |
Communion; baptism, footwashing |
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Sacrament implies _______________________. |
mystery and celebration |
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______________________ represents Christ dwelling in the believer and the believer dwelling in Christ. |
Communion |
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_____________ is connected with faith, repentance, and confession of faith. |
Baptism |
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The Lord's Supper is another name for ______________________. |
Communion |
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Communion focuses the believer on the ____________________ of Christ. |
person |
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The Lord's Supper ____________________ among the people of God |
fosters fellowship |
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Communion recognizes that an individual is __________________. |
forgiven |
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Christ is present in Communion ______________________. |
spiritually |
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Communion is an ____________________ of grace, but is not grace |
expression |
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Communion is available for only _______________. |
believers |
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Baptism is an ________________with Chrsit. |
identification |
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Baptism does not ________________________ a person. |
save |
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______________________ is the mode of baptism. |
Immersion |
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Baptism follows ___________________. |
conversion |
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The formula for baptism is focuses in Matthew __________________. |
28:19 |
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The washing of feet was an ancient custom of ___________________. |
hospitality |
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____________________is a biblical passage about footwashing. |
John 13:1-17 |
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The Lord's Supper focuses on the _________________ of Christ. |
crucifixion |
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The practice of dedicating children comes from the dedication of __________________. |
Samuel and Jesus |
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Dedicating children to God is an act of ________________________. |
praise and thanksgiving |
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When parents dedicate a child to God, they ____________________themselves to rear the child before God. |
pledge |
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Dedicating a child is a time to claim the ______________________ of God. |
promise |
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In a child dedication service, the minister explains the ____________ of infant dedication |
purpose |
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In premarital counseling, the pastor talks to a couple about their ____________________. |
relationship |
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In premarital counseling, the pastor goes over the order of ___________________ with the couple. |
service |
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In a marriage service, the pastor should explain the meaning of marriage as a ______________________ before God. |
covenant relationship |
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The pastor's role is that of a ________________ |
shepherd |
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As ministers shepherd their congregation, they provide them with __________________. |
nurture and care |
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The best minister description of a pastor might be found in ________________. |
Psalm 23 |
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As a shepherd, a minister provides _______________ for the congregation |
guidance |
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Ministers prepare the congregation __________________ to face challenges |
spiritually |
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Ministry includes _______________ contact. |
pastoral |
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When a minister meets a family after a loved on e passes away; the minister provides __________________ for the funeral service |
comfort and preparation |
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In ministering to a grieving family, a minister should focus on the _____________________ of God. |
faithfulness and grace |
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Providing what the family _______________ and ____________________ at a funeral service is important. |
wants and desires |
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Three goals of a sermon at a funeral are to _______________ Jesus, _________________ the family, and ____________ the means of eternal life. |
exalt; comfort; clarify |
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__________________ is part of the ministry of the church |
Administration |
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By the nature of the calling, the minister is responsible for administering both the _________ and __________ of ministry. |
philosophy; plan |
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The plan of ministry deals with the ________ of ministry. |
strategy |
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__________ means "to organize, to plot, to guide and to direct" |
Administration |
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The minister __________ the church as it moves into the future. |
guides and directs |
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A vision for ministry creates an _____, a _________ and ________ for ministry |
objective; purpose; benefits |
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The purpose of vision is to provide a church with a ministry ___________ and a means to measure ministry _______________. |
focus, effectiveness |
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The Old Testament passage, __________, explains the necessity of a vision for a church. |
Proverbs 29:18 |
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Ministers are ______________, which means they see where the church needs to be going and they outline steps to help the church reach the destination |
visionaries |
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A vision for ministry starts from the scriptural understanding - an unfolding _______________. |
future possibility |
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Give five principles that should be used in writing a mission statement for ministry: |
evangelism; edification; equipping; encouraging; and excellence |
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Making a ministry vision a reality includes three administrative functions: 1 _____________ 2 _______________ 3 _______________ |
selecting personnel; identifying minsitry plans; establishing a budget for teh minstry plan |
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The church is an ____________ that builds the body of Christ. |
organization |
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Paul gives an illustrative descripton of the church as a body of many parts in ________________________ |
1 Corinthians 12:12-31 |
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Organization is coming to a balance of __________________. |
spirit and form |
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The objective behind organization is that it gives the church ________ for the vision to be carried out. |
structure |
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It is important for a church to know its own ____________________ style |
distinctive |
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In order to successfully build the body of Christ, the church must be ________________________ |
need oriented, job-described; and distinctive in style |
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Churches need to be aware of the _______________of the people who live in its surrounding community. |
needs |
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____________________ is a spiritual discipline |
giving |
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Basic teachings concerning tithes and offerings are found in ____________________ |
Malachi 3:7-10 |
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Helping people see the Kingdom ________________ are key factors for motivating people to involve themselves in ministry. |
purpose and benefits |
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Four core ministry positions in a church are ___________________________ |
eldership; teachers; musicians; and auxiliary workers |
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The __________________ should be composed of individuals who are gifted in adminsitration and in different types of ministry. |
eldership |
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Christ's teachings or actions illustrate how a minister can be a _____________________. |
people person |
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Christ recognized people at their point of _____________. |
need |
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Christ related to people in spite of __________________. |
tradition |
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Caring provides people a sense of belonging to something _____________________. |
significant and purposeful |
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Caring keeps people as the _______________ of ministry |
priority |
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Caring churches are _______________ to all people |
open |
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_________________________should be the central thrust of the local church. |
Evangelism. |
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The sending church is ____________________. |
lay-empowered |
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A __________________ church does not become a ________________ church. |
sending; satisfied |
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Special services like ____________________, should be evangelistic services. |
Easter and Christmas |
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______________________ to share their faith emphasizes evangelism. |
Training people |
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One of the most effective means of evangelism is ________________. |
relational |
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______________________ is expected of an evangelist |
Preaching the Word |
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An evangelist should _________________ on what God is doing in the local church. |
focus |
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An evangelist should help the church ____________. |
move forward |
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The character of a church is derived from its ____________________. |
evangelistic message. |
