subject: Ministry Improved Through Teamwork [print this page] Christ calls us into communityChrist calls us into community. He established the church and in Hebrews 10:25 we are told not to forsake the gathering of believers, but rather to encourage on another. In Proverbs 27:17 we see that as iron sharpens iron, so we sharpen each others character. Ministry, as well, is not a solo activity.
Ministry Needs a Full Brain:
I am a left-brain teacher with an online Bible college. I also minister to people in other venues, including conferences. Being left-brained, I often feel handicapped when doing deliverance and other forms of spiritual prayer counseling, because even though I know the administrative steps I need to take the person through, if we get stuck somewhere and things are not working out as smoothly as I had hoped (or not working out at all), I wish I were a better seer so I could see what is going on and what needs to be done.
Well, this desire is fulfilled when I team up with a right-brain prophet or prophetess. I ask the prophet to be constantly looking to see what pictures and words and feelings are emerging within them, and then invite them to share what they are receiving. As they share the pictures they are receiving, I ask the Lord how to best implement that prophetic input into the ministry session. God shows me (by giving me anointed thoughts - thoughts guided by the flow of the Holy Spirit), and I share these with the prayer counselee and guide them in taking the appropriate next step of action. This causes us to move forward toward a successful conclusion.
Ministry Can Be Enhanced Through Teamwork:
Jesus sent the disciples out in teams of two to minister,
After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go. Luke 10:1
and Acts 13:1 specifically mentions prophets and teachers,
Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch) and Saul. - Acts 13:1
So I believe that when I (as a teacher), team up and minister with a prophet, the ministry time is much more effective and quicker than when I try to minister alone. How about you? What are your strengths and weaknesses? Are you right-brained or left-brained? Could you ministry be enhanced by teaming up with someone who can complement your ministry?
