Knute Larson – Ministry & Organization in the Church

Knute had a lengthy hand-out which charts Phil. 1:1 levels of leaders

Below are Random Nuggets gleaned during his presentation:

• It's not about our meetings, it is about God's plan for the ages.
  
• The mysteries of God should give us passion for the gospel and for the church….we have been given the secret things of God to explain.
  
• Phil. 1:1
  
• One head…all our decisions and actions under Him…then the overseers to carry-out His mandate!
  
• Phil. 1:1 lists all the jobs in the church – Jesus = Head, overseers, deacons, all the saints in Philippi.
  
• Lay elders cannot and should not ever "eat and sleep" church like the pastor does.
  
• All staff members report to the senior pastor, and not anyone else in additions.
  
• Bible does not mandate any particular church organizational chart.
  
• God often shepherds by what "seems best" to a whole group of leaders
  
• Good leaders are servants first.
  
• It takes years to develop the mood of a church and only moments to destroy it.
  
• People hate changes and surprises…but many leaders surprise churches with changes and lose.
  
• When a decision-making group is over eight or nine, it is too big.
  
• Pastors and elders share a large ministry description
  
  • Lead – Heb. 13:7; 1 Pet 5:2
    
  • Rule – 1 Tim. 3:4-5
    
  • Shepherd – Acts 20:28-29
    
  • Teach – 2 Tim. 4:1
    
  • Equip – Eph 4:11-13
    
  • Example – 1 Pet 5:3
    
• Governing boards must model Phil 2:1-13
  
• Overall health of a board is equal to the sum of its parts
  
• It's not the things in the Bible that I don't understand that gives me problems, it's the things that I do understand that gives me fits.
  

  
   

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