1. By Ashton O’Neil

2. This is God’s church – Matthew 16:18 18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Bible Workers in the church are not ordinary people.

3. 1 Peter 2:9 9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

4. GOD’S INSTRUCTION “OUR WORK HAS BEEN MARKED OUT FOR US BY OUR HEAVENLY FATHER. WE ARE TO TAKE OUR BIBLES AND GO FORTH TO WARN THE WORLD” (9 Testimonies 150).

5. ELLEN G. WHITE’S PROPHECY “Hundreds and thousands were seen visiting families and opening before them the word of God. Hearts were convicted by the power of the Holy Spirit, and a spirit of genuine conversion was manifest. On every side doors were thrown open to the proclamation of the truth. The world seemed to be lightened with the heavenly influence.” 9Testimonies p. 126.

6. 1. It’s a call of Christ to serve - Ephesians 6:6,7  6 Not with eye service, as men pleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;Not with eye service, as men pleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;  7 With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men: 7 With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men: Romans 12:1 1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

7. PREPARATIONS NEEDED HEART PREPARATION PREPARATION OF MATERIALS MENTAL PREPARATION

8. 2. It is a spiritual work-1 Chronicles 28:9,10  9 And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever. 9 And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.  10 Take heed now; for the LORD hath chosen thee to build an house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.Take heed now; for the LORD hath chosen thee to build an house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it. A call to service for Christ comes after a personal relationship with Christ.

9.  SUPREME LOVE FOR GOD

10. . Deeply spiritual

11. . A Person of Prayer

12. HEART PREPARATION THE EXAMPLE OF JESUS Mark 1:35Before every major event in His ministry, Jesus prayed for guidance and help (Luke 9:18, 28,29) James 1:5God wants us to pray for wisdom (Hebrew 4:16) John 16:13Pray for the guidance of the Holy Spirit You can’t give what you don’t have.

13.  3. LOVE PEOPLE

14.  39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

15.  34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.  35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

16.  4. KNOW THE VALUE OF A SOUL  Have a Passion

17. 1. The Lost Sheep 2. The Lost Coin 3. The Lost Son

18. A person who seeks to win souls must be business-like A person who seeks to win souls must be business-like Proverbs 11:30 - “He that winneth souls is wise” Proverbs 11:30 - “He that winneth souls is wise” Luke 14:23 - “Compel them to come” Luke 14:23 - “Compel them to come”

19. Luke 5:1-10 - Soul winning is liken to catching fish Luke 5:1-10 - Soul winning is liken to catching fish The Bible Worker is to approach a prospect as though he/she were the only one in the world for whom Christ died The Bible Worker is to approach a prospect as though he/she were the only one in the world for whom Christ died

20.  Earnest, persevering effort must be made for the salvation of those in whose hearts an interest is awakened.

21. 5. A call to Bible worker leadership is a call to make sacrifices – Matthew 10:37-39  37 He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.  38 And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.  39 He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.  Time Management—

22.  6. Known your Bible

23. MATERIALS PREPRATION (The Basic tools) BIBLE (Preferably one with concordance). BIBLE STUDY GUIDE PICTORIAL AID FOR BIBLE STUDY OR OTHER DEVICES (DVD)

24. John 5: 39 2 Timothy 2:15

25. MENTAL PREPARATION “Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” 2 Tim. 2:15.

26. 7. A Bible Worker is called to have healthy interpersonal relationships – Matt 5:43,44 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor [a] and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.a

27. BUILDING INTEREST FOR BIBLE STUDIES Making Friends with People Home Visitation New Testament Method of Creating and Building Interest

28. MAKING FRIENDS WITH THE PEOPLE ( THE EXAMPLE OF JESUS) Matthew 4:14: Jesus loved people and never failed to help them (Mark 1:41, 6: 34) Matthew 9:10 Jesus was able to be friendly to all kinds of people (Mark 2:15) John 3:1,2Jesus showed interest in every one he met and tried to give them spiritual help (John 4:7)

29. BE FRIENDLY TO ALL PEOPLE Proverbs 18:24If we want to win people to Jesus, we must be friendly to them When we meet someone: on the road, in a bus, at the market, in the village, at a store always be friendly: smile, talk to people inquire about family, give help if needed

30. MAK E USE OF OPPORTUNTIES TO HELP OTHERS There are many opportunities for us to offer help and friendship: sickness family death new neighbors people in prison widows old people Building/farming

31. HOME VISITATION “How can the great work of the third angel’s message be accomplished? It must largely accomplished by persevering, individual effort, by visiting the people in their home” Welfare Ministry, p. 97

32. HOME VISITATION “There are families who will never be reached by the truth of God’s word unless His servants enter their home.” Evangelism, 435-436

33. NEW TESTAMENT METHOD OF CREATING AND BUILDING INTEREST “The more closely the NT plan is followed in missionary labor, the more successful will be the efforts put forth.” Christ method The Method of the Early Church

34. THE METHOD OF CHRIST “Our Savior went from house to house, healing the sick, comforting the mourners, soothing the afflicted, speaking peace to the disconsolate. blessed children spoke words of hope and comfort to the weary mothers” (CS 114)

35. THE METHOD OF THE EARLY CHRISTIAN CHURCH Acts 5:42 “And daily in the temple, and in every hose, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ.” They grew - Acts 2:47 The whole city was evangelized: Acts17:6 More baptism - Acts 2:41, 4:4;, 5:14 Penetrating Unentered Areas - Acts 8:4 Paul: “taught publicly and from house to house” Acts 20:20

36. PROSPECTS FOR BIBLE STUDIES Children of church members Close relatives of church members Graduates of the Bible Correspondence School Interests of Colporteurs Interests of hospital or medical outreach Branch Sabbath School Interests Sabbath School members but not church members

37.  9. Tactful

38.  In the work of soul- winning, great tact and wisdom are needed. The Savior never suppressed the truth, but He uttered it always in love.

39.  In His intercourse with others, He exercised the greatest tact, and He was always kind and thoughtful. He was never rude, never needlessly spoke a severe word, never gave unnecessary pain to a sensitive soul

40.  The laborer for God is to study carefully the best methods, that he may not arouse prejudice or combativeness. This is where some have failed.

41.  Many souls have been turned in the wrong direction, and thus lost to the cause of God, by a lack of skill and wisdom on the part of the worker.

42.  Tact and good judgment increase the usefulness of the laborer a hundred-fold. If he will speak the right words at the right time, and show the right spirit, this will exert a melting power on the heart of the one he is trying to help.

43.  10. Courteous

44.  Those who work for Christ are to be upright and trustworthy, firm as a rock to principle, and at the same time kind and courteous. Courtesy is one of the graces of the Spirit.

45.  To deal with human minds is the greatest work ever given to man; and he who would find access to hearts must heed the injunction, ‘Be pitiful, be courteous,’ (1 Peter 3:8).

46. 5. A call to 21 st century leadership is a call to be a dynamic witness – Acts 1:8 8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

47. 6. A call to 21 st century leadership is a call to be a good example – 1 Timothy 4:12 12 Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

48. 7. A call to 21st century leadership is a call to unity – John 17:21-23 21 That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. 22 And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one: 23 I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.

49. A good leader is a team player MMark 3:24,25 224. And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.  25. And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand. NNot a dictator

50. Cont’d SStrives for unity at all cost RRomans 12:18 118. If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men. GGet along well with others

51. TEAM BUILDING & TEAMWORK It’s God’s Plan:Unity-Jn 17:21-23

52. Five reasons why teams are indispensable in God’s work 1. No one of us is as smart as all of us together.Ecl4:9 2. The strength of all of us together is greater than the sum of the individual strengths in group. 3. Individuals may receive trophies, but team win championships. 4. There is power in collective decision-making and support. 5. Teamwork is God’s idea.

53. Eight reasons why some teams perform poorly 1.Individuals in team don’t feel a sense of belonging. 2.Lack of motivation and incentives. 3.Competitiveness among team members. 4.The passion for individual credit or recognition.

54. Genuine Leadership Leadership that seeks to divide is not true and genuine in nature, it is ungodly and unchristian. On the contrary, leadership that seeks reconciliation and conflict resolution is what is required in every true, honest and God fearing leader. Indeed, unity is the soul of fellowship if destroyed the body of Christ loses its ability to function effectively and efficiently.

55. Spiritual Leadership  Hence every Leader strives to achieve and keeps unity, because he knows unity is essential for success (Piper,n.d.).  A spiritual leader therefore, cannot listen nor participate in gossip. Warren, (2002) in his book, The purpose Driven Life, States “people who gossip to you will also gossip about you.

56. Another four reasons why some teams perform poorly 1.Conflicting agendas of team members. 2.Absence of a unifying leader. 3.Fuzzy goals and mission. 4.Lack of confidence in leader or team members.

57. Spiritual Leadership  Relationship should be maintained or reestablish even in the midst of differing opinions. “God expect unity, not uniformity, hence, Christians can walk arm- in- arm without seeing eye- to eye on every issue”. (Warren,2002,p.158)

58. Building and maintaining a winning team Qualities of high performance teams: a. Strong personal commitments to one another’s growth and success. b. Mutual accountability of team members. c. Team members commitment to the success of the team over personal recognition. d. A passion for excellence in all team members. e. A willingness on the parts of team members to exert themselves as much as is possible for team success.

59. Tips for Building And Maintaining A Winning Team a.Make everyone on the team feel important to the team. b.Have regular dialogue with the team as well as individual team members. c.Ensure that expectations are clear. d.Communicate clearly. e.Settle conflicts quickly. f.Make sure every team member knows and understands the part he/she has to play.

60. 8. A call to 21 st century leadership is a call to plan well. 9. A call to 21 st century leadership is a call to proclaim the truth with boldness– Ephesians 4:15 15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:

61. 1 Peter 3:15 15. But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

62. 14.. A GOOD LEADER LOVES PEOPLE AND IS ALWAYS WILLING TO HELP OTHERS John 15:12,13 12. This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. 13. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

63. 22 Samuel 12:7,9 77. And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul; 99. Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the Lord, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.

64. 10. A call to 21 st century leadership is a call to follow church procedure & protocol.

65. 11. God’s promise- Matthew 28:20 20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

66. Joshua 1:9 9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

67. Exodus 14:14 14 The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

68. Philippians 4:13 13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.