Маттс-Ола Исхоел - Pastoral Ministry

«Jesus is the role model for all ministry. He introduced and demonstrated a leadership style that sometimes shocked His contemporaries, but forever set the standard for the Christian church. He also knew that the future church could only man-age if it had devoted and qualified leaders. He therefore spent much of His earthly ministry transferring His leadership principles to His disciples. This emphasis on leadership training is an example that the church should always follow. To train new generations of competent and devoted leaders is perhaps the single most important factor for the survival and growth of the church. Every generation of Christians needs leaders who have learned the same leadership lessons that the twelve men whom Jesus trained had to learn, and have the same heart and affection for God's kingdom as they had. Society changes every day, but the leadership principles Jesus taught remain forever…»