How might have expressed his frustrations with the church if this were a current situation and story?

WRITE A REPORT WITH THIS INFORMATION: PASTOR PRAISE ON CHURCH IN-REACH ANCHOR SCRIPTURE: ACTS 6:1-7 DATE 24TH MAY 2024. Past Praise said “have this at the back of your mind, when you celebrate your pastor, you put pressure on the anointing” “Your pastor has a pastor, and that pastor is his wife, your pastor will listen to you more when his wife’s voice is speaking about you more” Peter was busy with the church and neglecting the ministry, meanwhile what built the church was, the Word and Prayer. When he finally gave himself to the word and prayer, the church increased in tremendous amount. Your pastor should not have to worry about Ministry and still worry about the church, when there are leaders. Church growth is powered by the Word and Prayer, not by strategy alone. WHAT IS CHURCH IN-REACH? Church in-reach, is growing the church from within, with a balance of spirituality and Excellence. Church growth is the increase god brings, based on the capacity of the ministry. The reason why you haven’t increased is because, gods waiting for you to grow up; in other words, success is what you attract by who you become. Note; when people come to the church, they don’t see the pastor first, they see you the leaders and first impression matter. AREA OF FOCUS SPIRITUALITY AND EXCELLENCE What is spirituality? Spirituality means, considering spiritual things first before any other thing. Spirituality is not in the activity, but in the consciousness of walking in the spirit. • When you are spiritual, your first response to things or situation, is GOD. • Train yourself to have an unconscious consciousness with GOD • Why many Christians suffer in their walk with God, is that they don’t have an intimacy with the holy spirit. THE CHURCH IS RUN BY TWO GOVERNMENT 1. The government system of the church is not democracy, rather its Theocracy (a government Of God, By God and For God. 2. The spirit of the commission (num 11:17,24-26) • There’s a spirit that powers every commission • If you want to be effective and not busy with activities, catch the spirit of the pastor • There are things that God has given to your pastor, you must crave for it. • The transference of spirit doesn’t happen with the person with the sprint, but it’s drawn by the who desires it. HOW TO DRAW FROM YOUR PASTOR 1. Love god 2. Love your pastor 3. Understand his assignment 4. Plug in your purpose • As a leader, your pastor should be more than a pastor to you, he should be your mentor EXCELLENCE Why is excellence difficult for some churches and individuals? 1. Because of how people grew up • Many grew up in places that celebrate mediocrity. The enemy of success is mediocrity; that as-long-as it is working mentality, no grip for change • Your dressing speaks more before you talk; step up on your appearance • Have a mentality that every service day, is like a Sunday service • Don’t practice excellence at church and practice mediocrity at home • We must raise our bars, when it

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“In 1739 arrived among us from Ireland the Reverend Mr. Whitefield, who had made himself remarkable there as [a traveling] preacher. He was at first permitted to preach in some of our churches; but the clergy, taking a dislike to him, soon refused him their pulpits, and he was obliged to preach in the fields. The multitudes of all [members of different religious groups] that attended his sermons were enormous, and it was a matter of speculation to me . . . to observe the extraordinary influence of his oratory on his hearers, and how much they admired and respected him. . . . It was wonderful to see the change soon made in the manners of our inhabitants. From being thoughtless or indifferent about religion, it seemed as if all the world were growing religious, so that one could not walk through the town in an evening without hearing psalms sung in different families of every street.“And it being found inconvenient to assemble in the open air, subject to its [harsh conditions], the building of a house to meet in was no sooner proposed . . . and the work [of erecting the building] was carried on with such spirit as to be finished in a much shorter time than could have been expected. Both house and ground were vested in trustees, expressly for the use of any preacher of any religious persuasion who might desire to say something to the people at Philadelphia.”Benjamin Franklin, from his autobiography, describing events in 1739QuestionWhich of the following most directly contributed to the decision in Philadelphia referenced in the excerpt to build a specific meeting house for the new preachers?ResponsesLeaders in cities such as Philadelphia wanted to do all they could to limit the spread of new Protestant denominations in the colony.Leaders in cities such as Philadelphia wanted to do all they could to limit the spread of new Protestant denominations in the colony.Local authorities worried about radical ideas and believed that a central meeting house would make it easier to censor the sermons of the new preachers.Local authorities worried about radical ideas and believed that a central meeting house would make it easier to censor the sermons of the new preachers.Religious pluralism was more accepted in the middle colonies and particularly in the colony of Pennsylvania than elsewhere.Religious pluralism was more accepted in the middle colonies and particularly in the colony of Pennsylvania than elsewhere.Commerce was more important than religion to most colonists, so building a small meeting house would keep the new preachers isolated.

1739 arrived among us from Ireland the Reverend Mr. Whitefield, who had made himself remarkable there as [a traveling] preacher. He was at first permitted to preach in some of our churches; but the clergy, taking a dislike to him, soon refused him their pulpits, and he was obliged to preach in the fields. The multitudes of all [members of different religious groups] that attended his sermons were enormous, and it was a matter of speculation to me . . . to observe the extraordinary influence of his oratory on his hearers, and how much they admired and respected him. . . . It was wonderful to see the change soon made in the manners of our inhabitants. From being thoughtless or indifferent about religion, it seemed as if all the world were growing religious, so that one could not walk through the town in an evening without hearing psalms sung in different families of every street.“And it being found inconvenient to assemble in the open air, subject to its [harsh conditions], the building of a house to meet in was no sooner proposed . . . and the work [of erecting the building] was carried on with such spirit as to be finished in a much shorter time than could have been expected. Both house and ground were vested in trustees, expressly for the use of any preacher of any religious persuasion who might desire to say something to the people at Philadelphia.”Benjamin Franklin, from his autobiography, describing events in 1739QuestionWhich of the following most directly contributed to the decision in Philadelphia referenced in the excerpt to build a specific meeting house for the new preachers?ResponsesLeaders in cities such as Philadelphia wanted to do all they could to limit the spread of new Protestant denominations in the colony.Leaders in cities such as Philadelphia wanted to do all they could to limit the spread of new Protestant denominations in the colony.Local authorities worried about radical ideas and believed that a central meeting house would make it easier to censor the sermons of the new preachers.Local authorities worried about radical ideas and believed that a central meeting house would make it easier to censor the sermons of the new preachers.Religious pluralism was more accepted in the middle colonies and particularly in the colony of Pennsylvania than elsewhere.Religious pluralism was more accepted in the middle colonies and particularly in the colony of Pennsylvania than elsewhere.Commerce was more important than religion to most colonists, so building a small meeting house would keep the new preachers isolated.

Who criticized the clergy with humor? *1 pointJohn WycliffeDesiderius ErasmusJohn CalvinNone of the Above