Essentials of Ministry

Essentials of
Ministry Paper Assignment Overview
Whether you are choosing to go into vocational
ministry or serving as a lay person in the church, it is important to know the
things that are non-negotiable. The
authors have identified ten essentials of ministry. You will summarize their choice of essentials,
express your agreement or disagreement, and identify those areas where you need
to improve. At the end of the term, you
will compile your own list of essentials.
These will give you a starting point.

After reading Part 3 of “Everyday Ministry” by Early
and Gutierrez, you will submit a paper meeting the following criteria.
· The body of your
paper will be 4-7 pages in length.
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The
title page and reference page are not included in this page count.
· APA, MLA and
Turabian are accepted formats. Please
choose the format that aligns with your major of study.
· You must include
citations from at least two sources other than the Bible and textbooks for this
course. Wikipedia is not an acceptable
source.

Your paper should
include the following sections, and each section should be identified with the
given section title. This paper is mean
to be written in first person.

Part One: A Summary of Early’s and Gutierrez’s
Essentials
· Each chapter title
in Part 3 is an essential. Identify each
of them.
· Provide a summary
for each essential.
· Discuss whether
you agree or disagree with Early’s and Gutierrez’s choice of essentials.
· If you agree,
explain why you think they are important.
· If you disagree,
what essentials would you add or delete?

Part Two: Areas
Where I Can Improve
· Identify two
essentials from the list where you feel you need the most improvement.
· Express your
struggle in these areas and why you need improvement.

Part Three: My Specific and Measurable Plan for
Improvement
· For both areas
that you have identified, provide a plan for improvement.
· Your plan should
be specific. It will not be acceptable
to make general statements such as, “I will pray more.” Rather you need to have a specific prayer
plan: place, time, method, etc. This is
only one example. It is not necessary,
nor is it prohibited to use prayer in your plan.
· Your plan should
be measurable. Again, it will not be
acceptable to say, “I will pray more.”
Rather you need to have a measurable plan such as, “I will spend 20 minutes
in prayer every morning before going to work.”
This can be measured. Did you
pray every day? Did you pray for 20
minutes?

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