Sunday, August 10, 2014

Purpose of Church Quiz

Select the correct answer. Which is the correct translation of Ephesians 4:11-12?

A. So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, 12 to entertain his people as they watch others serve... 

B. So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, 12 to equip his people for works of service...

The correct answer is: B.

Therefore, as a pastor my job description is to equip people and build up the church ("church" = people who are called out to follow after Jesus).

At Redeemer this fall we have the following Equipping-For-Ministry opportunities.

  • Youth and kids meet Thursday nights.
  • Full Life in Christ (our basic 9-month equipping class) meets Tuesday nights – begins Sept. 9
  • Home Groups - small group fellowships centered on the biblical texts we are preaching on - see Linda Piippo if you want to be in one of our Home Groups.
  • Prayer – Sunday nights – begins Sept. 14 6-8 PM - taught by John Piippo (students will use the manuscript of my book "Praying").
  • Discovering the Real Jesus – Tuesdays 5-7 – begins Sept. 15 - taught by Jim Collins (at Redeemer we are focusing on becoming a Jesus-literate people)
  • Intimacy and Identity in Worship – Tuesday mornings – 9:30-1 – Sept. 15 - taught by our main worship leader Holly Benner (we are a worshiping church)
  • Young Adults - meets Friday nights - led by Josh Lewis and a team of leaders
  • Sunday morning – Children’s Church
  • Sunday morning - for years we have been preaching through the biblical texts. On Aug. 10 we begin preaching through 1 John.
  • Deeper Bible Study - I involve our people in weekly engagement with the biblical text we are preaching on for the coming Sunday. Send me an email to join - johnpiippo@msn.com.
  • My E-Prayer Team. This one is only for my Redeemer family. I have 150 Redeemer adults who receive prayer requests during the week to pray for.