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 Members Acts 1.14 NET: All these [apostles] continued together in prayer with one mind, together with the women, along with Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.

 Members  Spirit-filled Acts 2.4 NET: All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit, and they began to speak in other languages as the Spirit enabled them.

 Members  Spirit-filled  Prophesy Acts NET: “But this is what was spoken about through the prophet Joel: ‘And in the last days it will be,’ God says, ‘that I will pour out my Spirit on all people, and your sons and your daughters will prophesy, and your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams. Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.’”

 Members  Spirit-filled  Prophesy Acts NET: On the next day we left and came to Caesarea, and entered the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him. (He had four unmarried daughters who prophesied.)

 Members  Spirit-filled  Prophesy  Care / Service Acts 9.36 NET: Now in Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which in translation means Dorcas). She was continually doing good deeds and acts of charity.

 Members  Spirit-filled  Prophesy  Care / Service  Hospitality  Church Host. Acts NET: On the Sabbath day we went outside the city gate to the side of the river, where we thought there would be a place of prayer, and we sat down and began to speak to the women who had assembled there. A woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, a God- fearing woman, listened to us. The Lord opened her heart to respond to what Paul was saying. After she and her household were baptized, she urged us, “If you consider me to be a believer in the Lord, come and stay in my house.” And she persuaded us.

 Members  Spirit-filled  Prophesy  Care / Service  Hospitality  Church Host.  Mentoring  Teaching Acts NET: He began to speak out fearlessly in the synagogue, but when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained the way of God to him more accurately.

 Members  Spirit-filled  Prophesy  Care / Service  Hospitality  Church Host.  Mentoring  Teaching Titus NET: Older women likewise are to exhibit behavior fitting for those who are holy, not slandering, not slaves to excessive drinking, but teaching what is good. In this way they will train the younger women to love their husbands, to love their children, to be self-controlled, pure, fulfilling their duties at home, kind, being subject to their own husbands, so that the message of God may not be discredited.

 Members  Spirit-filled  Prophesy  Care / Service  Hospitality  Church Host.  Mentoring  Teaching 1 Timothy 2.12 NET: I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man.

 Members  Spirit-filled  Prophesy  Care / Service  Hospitality  Church Host.  Mentoring  Teaching  Baptizing Early Church Literature reveals women teaching other women and children, and baptizing female new believers.

Gave generously Served in any way needed Shared the truth about Jesus Prophesied by the Spirit Taught each other Christ Other Believers Local Pastor/Elders Deacons / Spirit. Leaders Apostles & Emissaries

 Serve / Help 1 Peter 4.10 NET: “Just as each one has received a [spiritual] gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of the varied grace of God.”

 Serve / Help  Provide Care  Meet needs Philippians NET: “Instead of being motivated by selfish ambition or vanity, each of you should, in humility, be moved to treat one another as more important than yourself. Each of you should be concerned not only about your own interests, but about the interests of others as well. You should have the same attitude toward one another that Christ Jesus had.”

 Serve / Help  Provide Care  Meet needs  Teach Colossians 3.16 NASB: “Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another…”

 Serve / Help  Provide Care  Meet needs  Teach  Evangelize Matthew NET: Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.

 Serve / Help  Provide Care  Meet needs  Teach  Evangelize  Pray James 5.16 NET: “So confess your sins to one another and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great effectiveness.”

Growth leads to increasing ministry involvement. Growth involves becoming more equipped for ministry. One means of growth is through ministry involvement.

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Mentoring Coaching Ministry Training Teaching Counseling Small Groups Development Classes Ministry Programs Christ Senior Pastor / Lead Elder Other Believers Pastor/Elders Spiritual Leaders Apostolic Scripture invest in develop into

What is your next step? I. Seeker Believer II. Believer Committed Member III. MemberMature Believer IV. MatureSpiritual Leader V. LeaderMultiplying Disciple

What is your next step? I. Seeker Believer learn about Jesus; begin daily prayer and Bible study; develop relationship with God; water baptism [possibly contribute to ministry even now] II. Believer Committed Member III. MemberMature Believer IV. MatureSpiritual Leader V. LeaderMultiplying Disciple

What is your next step? I. Seeker Believer II. Believer Committed Member learn the core beliefs of the church; commit to worship and church community; begin taking communion; become a voting member of the church; join a ministry team in the church III. MemberMature Believer IV. MatureSpiritual Leader V. LeaderMultiplying Disciple

What is your next step? I. Seeker Believer II. Believer Committed Member III. MemberMature Believer grow in prayer and Bible study; read through the entire Bible; participate regularly in a small group; become consistent in giving, serving in various ways [including on church ministry teams], sharing the gospel. IV. MatureSpiritual Leader V. LeaderMultiplying Disciple

What is your next step? I. Seeker Believer II. Believer Committed Member III. MemberMature Believer IV. MatureSpiritual Leader learn more about theology and Bible interpretation; receive training in evangelism, mentoring, teaching, and leading; start leading a ministry team; help lead a small group. V. LeaderMultiplying Disciple

What is your next step? I. Seeker Believer II. Believer Committed Member III. MemberMature Believer IV. MatureSpiritual Leader V. LeaderMultiplying Disciple lead a small group; help teach in various contexts; mentor others; get involved in strategic planning.

Elders and other spiritual leaders will be…  growing spiritually  becoming equipped  leading small groups  mentoring  teaching  leading ministry events  leading ministry teams Everyone else will be…  growing spiritually  becoming equipped  helping in ministry Christ Senior Pastor / Lead Elder Other Believers Pastor/Elders Spiritual Leaders Apostolic Scripture invest in develop into invest in develop into