Along time ago I came to the stark realization that I can't possibly be involved in every aspect of church ministry in our local assembly for three reasons:
1) Because my time is limited, if I have to be involved in everything that happens, there will be a ceiling on the number of things that happen. I have now narrowed the focus for everyone else in our congregation and community.
2) I have strengths and talents that are unique to me. I'm very good at some things, and not good at all in others. It might be that others are better at hospital visits, or follow-up calls, or promotions, than I am. I would be foolish indeed to not utilize their abilities.
3) When I am involved in too broad an array of activities, then I am not very focused on any one thing. I need to find what I am good at, and really zero in on that.
This leads to my observation that as ministers, we have got to incorporate lay ministers and workers. This delegation should involve accountability and oversight. It should also include ongoing equipping and training. As the number of churches increase, and the activities within our churches, we have got to envision many traditional 'preacher' tasks to others within the Kingdom that have a burden to do it.
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- R. Deckard
- Des Moines, Iowa, United States
- Pastor Rex Deckard was born in Bloomington, Indiana. He received his BS degree from Indiana University, his Masters degree from Trevecca College, and did post graduate work at the University of Tennessee. He is a licensed K-12 School Administrator and a certified teacher. Pastor Deckard has been involved in a variety of ministry roles: planting churches, home missionary work, curriculum development for Word Aflame publications, teaching overseas in Papua New Guinea, and leadership development. His writing has been featured in numerous magazines, both secular and Christian. He has pastored churches in Tennesee, Indiana and Iowa. He is the Coordinator of Apostolic Training Institute, a distance learning initiative of the Home Missions Division, and is a member of the Iowa District Board of the United Pentecostal Church. He is the pastor at Calvary Apostolic Church, 2611 Easton Boulevard in Des Moines, Iowa. Family and Interests The Deckard family consists of wife Brenda (both a musician, songwriter and nurse), daughter Emilile (student at Des Moines Area Community College) and son Rex Adam (student at Iowa Christian Academy).