A Paradigm Shift In Pastoral Ministry Within The SEC Elders, Deacons and Deaconess’ Retreat 18th – 20th January, 2019 Dr E. Osei

GC Discussion: Church Manual Revision-Chpt 4 GC Discussion: Church Manual Revision-Chpt 4. Primary Role of Local Pastor Just as soon as a church is organized, let the minister set the members at work. They will need to be taught how to labor successfully. Let the minister devote more of his time to educating than to preaching. Let him teach the people how to give to others the knowledge they have received…” (6T 20)

GC Discussion: Church Manual Revision-Chpt 4 GC Discussion: Church Manual Revision-Chpt 4. Primary Role of Local Pastor Lead their congregations in the mission of reaching others for Christ by Training members to be disciple makers

GC Discussion: Church Manual Revision-Chpt 4 GC Discussion: Church Manual Revision-Chpt 4. Primary Role of Local Pastor “Instead of keeping the ministers at work for the churches that already know the truth, let the members of the churches say to these laborers: ‘Go work for souls that are perishing in darkness. We ourselves will carry forward the services of the church. We will keep up the meetings, and, by abiding in Christ, will maintain spiritual life. We will work for souls that are about us, and we will send our prayers and our gifts to sustain the laborers in more needy and destitute fields’” (6T 30).

GC Discussion: Church Manual Revision-Chpt 4 GC Discussion: Church Manual Revision-Chpt 4. Primary Role of Local Pastor To Lead out in the raising of new congregation. Ministers to be church planters.

Aggressive Work Called For Our Ministers should plan wisely, as faithful stewards. They should feel that it is not their duty to hover over the churches already raised up, but they should be doing aggressive evangelistic work, preaching the Word and doing house-to- house work in places that have not yet heard the truth … They will find that nothing is so encouraging as doing evangelistic work in new fields. Letter 169.

The Vision 1. Change the mindset of the Minister 2. The Minister - a Trainer / Empowerer 3. Making Disciples 4. Reproducing Churches / Congregations

Strategy to Achieve the Goal 1. Vision to be shared with Elders and Deacons in January 2. Meeting with Ministers who will pilot the scheme in January 2019 3. Discipleship Training conducted by Dr Mike Mbui 4. Ministerial support by Pastor Ebenezer Jones-Lartey 5. Releasing of Pastors to create new Adventist communities by Pastor Wayne Erasmus

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Centre's of Influence Advent Centre Swindon

Overseas Speakers Process : Seek Pastoral advice Pastor contacts SEC Service call is made Voted by Executive Committee

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SEC Session Date : 5th – 8th September Venue : Portsmouth University Theme: Making Disciples: Building Communities