The answer to the question, "Who Am I?" gives a person's
purpose
identity
place
direction
Believers are created in the _____________.
church
womb
image of God
sanctuary
An individual is created as physical, ___________, and spiritual.
emotional
mental
logical
holy
________________ is a Scripture that indicates to the believer the experience of justification.
Romans 9:5
1 Peter 1: 2
Romans 5:9
Matthew 8: 11
_____________ is a Scripture that identifies the expression of redemption to the believer.
1 Peter 1: 18, 19
Romans 3: 9, 10
2 Peter 2: 3, 4
1 Corinthians 1: 5, 6
_________________ behavior is the will of God.
Good
Holy
Christlike
Friendly
Ministers must focus their faith on _________.
Christ
religion
denomination
people
In order to be spiritual, a minister must understand the contrast between the spiritual mind and the _______ mind.
physical
sinful
human
earthly
The sinful mind is ______ to God (Romans 8:7).
hostile
disgusting
repulsive
heartbreaking
The spiritual mind is __________ (Romans 12:2)
uplifted
transformed
renewed
Jesus _________ people.
educated
corrected
shamed
insulted
A ministry priority shall build on the centrality of __________.
serving
worship
outreach
correction
___________________ is the most important event in the life of the church each week.
Celebration of worship
Sunday School
Bible Study
Tithing
The early church model of worship was based on the _________ style.
Roman
Synagogue
Disciple
Jewish
Three purposes of worship are exalt God, evangelize the lost, and _______________.
edify believers
sing
to be seen
usher in the presence.
The Bible says that there should be public reading of Scripture in _________________.
2 Timothy 1:12
1 Samuel 4:5
1 Timothy 4:13
1 Peter 1:18
Sacrament implies ___________.
mystery and celebration
holy and set apart
mystery and set apart
holy and celebration
Communion focuses the believer on the _______ of Christ.
body
blood
person
spirit
Christ is present in Communion __________.
physically
emotionally
spiritually
doctrinally
The formula for baptism is focused in ________.
Matthew 28:19
Matthew 16:5
Mark 1:5
Luke 3:6
A biblical passage about footwashing.
John 3: 1:16
John 13: 1-17
Matthew 28: 1-19
1 Peter 4: 1- 8
The practice of dedicating children comes from the dedication of __________ and __________.
John and Jesus
Samuel and Jesus
John and Elisha
John and Samuel
When parents dedicate a child to God, they ______ themselves to rear the child before God.
pledge
convince
commit
promise
Dedicating a child is a time to claim the ______ of God.
blessing
salvation
law
In a marriage service, the pastor should explain the meaning of marriage as a ________ before God.
practice
covenant relationship
trial
commitment
The pastor's role is that of a _________.
shepherd
listener
friend
guide
As ministers shepherd their congregation, they provide them with __________.
nurture and care
cookies
love
The best minister description of a pastor might be fount in _________.
Psalm 23
Psalm 91
Proverbs 23
1 Peter 4:6
When a minister meets a family after a loved one passes away, the minister provides _____________ for the funeral service.
comfort and preparation
entertainment
a message
food
In ministering to a grieving family, a minister should focus on the _________ of God.
mercy
faithfulness and grace
condemnation
Three goals of a sermon at a funeral are to ______ Jesus, ______ the family, and ______ the means of eternal life.
explain; exalt; preach
preach; condemn; explain
exalt; comfort; clarify
preach; comfort; explain
______________ means "to organize, to plot, to guide and to direct".
Administration
Control
Dictate
Pastoring
A vision for ministry creates an objective, a purpose, and ______ for ministry.
benefits
budget
tasks
slogan
The purpose of vision is to provide a church with a ministry _______ and a means to measure ministry effectiveness.
focus
goal
The Old Testament passage, ________, explains the necessity of a vision for a church.
Proverbs 29:18
Proverbs 9:11
Psalm 35:6
Numbers 3:1
Five (5) principles that should be used in writing a mission statement for ministry: edification, encouraging, _________, _________, and _________.
evangelism, equipping, excellence
education, excellence, grammar
education, evangelism, punctuation
equipping, excellence, grammer
Making a ministry vision a reality includes three administrative functions: (1) ___________, (2) __________, (3) __________.
selecting personnel; identify ministry plans; establishing a budget for the ministry plan
selecting personnel; training personally; identify ministry plans
training personnel; identify ministry plans; having meetings
identify ministry plans; establishing a budget; raising money
The church is a(n) _______ that builds the body of Christ.
building
organization
congregation
organism
Paul gives an illustrative description of the church as a body of many parts in _________.
Romans 3: 8-16
1 Corinthians 12: 12-31
2 Corinthians 3: 5-18
1 Peter 4: 6-12
The objective behind organization is that it gives the church _______ for the vision to be carried out.
content
structure
edification
Churches need to be aware of the _______ of the people who live in its surrounding community.
needs
resources
finances
sin
_________ is a spiritual discipline.
Giving
Repentance
Preaching
Coming to church
Basic teachings concerning tithes and offerings are found in _________.
1 Peter 4: 8-10
Malachi 3: 7-10
1 Timothy 2: 4-7
2 Peter 2: 1-8
The _______ should be composed of individuals who are gifted in administration and in different types of ministry.
council
staff
eldership
Christ recognized people at their point of ______.
desperation
need
breaking
Christ related to people in spite of ________.
income
tradition
background
status
_______ should be the central thrust of the local church.
Evangelism
Condemnation
Teaching