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Many church staffers describe their jobs as "full-time ministry." In reality, every Christian is in full-time ministry. The Bible clearly tells all Christ followers to serve others in Jesus' name.
The example and command of Christ and His Apostles toward service saturates the New Testament. Jesus Himself said "...the Son of mandid not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a random for many" (Matthew 20:28). Beyond His life, this principle extends to many commands directed at the church. For example we are told:
Obviously acts of service are to be central component of the life of a Christ-follower. We also cannot ignore how Jesus' and the Apostles' connection with individuals in the New Testament were often preceeded or involving an act of service.
Involvement in ministry communications and technology is built on two foundations. The first is that servanthood is simply an act of obedience to Jesus Christ. The other is that servanthood gives every Christian an opportunity to realize their individual purpose in ministry--a unique niche that only they can fill. Important aspects include:
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Teamwork. Individual effort is great--but never forget we're all on the same team. Working together is important to communicating and networkingeffectively. When we're working together we share common direction and goals. We avoid duplicating effort. We work to communicate on multiple levels so more people can get the message.
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Unique Gifts. Every Christian has a unique set of talents, gifts and abilities--a set of skills that no one else can exactly duplicate. Communications or technologies is not for everyone-- but for those who possess interest and talents for creative or technical tasks like design, photography, videography, or web or network maintenance, a powerful and personal place of service awaits.
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Project Driven. Most work in mininstry communications or technologies is organized into projects--ministry events, programs, specific tasks. You might think that creative tasks are cerebral, open-ended and involve mostly ideas. The reality is that the "head phase" of communications is just the beginning. The majority of communications work is realizing these ideas through various means such as printed material, websites, videos, displays and other media. These projects typically have a start date, a deadline and a budget and require servants completing specific tasks.
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Broad Range. Communications and technologies serve the entire church, and touches through some aspect nearly every area of ministry. This broad range means team members must be knowledgeable about many areas of the church's overall ministry structure, and be diligent in keeping up with needs as far in advance as possible. The job is to support the "total ministry" of the church through communications and technologies.
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Developing the Heart of a Servant.
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