LeeJUk
Puritan Board Junior
Hi there,
This is really a follow up topic from this sequence of events:
http://www.puritanboard.com/f22/prayer-my-pastor-55288/
This Lord's day I'm happy to say I heard a very great gospel presentation and I pray this will just be the beginning.
However there is a lot more to be done and me and my pastor are currently trying to find other ways other than just preaching to get the gospel basically permeating the congregation.
Some short notes on the congregation that may inform your suggestions:
- Old congregation, mostly people who grew up in the church of Scotland but never really met Jesus along the way.
- 60 or more people regularly attend.
- Had a liberal minister for years then no pastor for 2 years or more till Peter came along last year. I'd say they were gospel ignorant instead of really being liberals themselves due to these factors and from getting to know them.
Very hard to tell who is and isn't saved.
So one suggestion I have is I'm gonna stand with my pastor at the door when the service ends and as people are leaving hand out gospel tracts. I'll do this maybe one week every month just so people are consistantly confronted with the gospel and so it can saturate theie thinking, along with Peter's evangelical preaching.
I've discussed this one with Peter and he thinks its a good idea and I have his support.
Any other suggestions? Maybe things that your church does?
I'm really willing to tackle even the most outlandish or crazy suggestions you have.
I also want to thank you all for your praying and truly a work has begun and by God's grace it will continue.
Also I'm in good contact with my pastor by email, would there be any perhaps online resources, pdf files, sermons or things that would help him be encouraged and to lead him to be more gospel centered and evangelistic in the way he leads? For example "The Resurgance(acts29/mark driscoll/john piper)" recently provided a booklet called "Grow" that was very much centered on helping pastors be missional, gospel-centered etc...
Things like that can encourage him and you know give him vision for change in our church.
Thanks a lot Guys,
Regards,
Lee.
This is really a follow up topic from this sequence of events:
http://www.puritanboard.com/f22/prayer-my-pastor-55288/
This Lord's day I'm happy to say I heard a very great gospel presentation and I pray this will just be the beginning.
However there is a lot more to be done and me and my pastor are currently trying to find other ways other than just preaching to get the gospel basically permeating the congregation.
Some short notes on the congregation that may inform your suggestions:
- Old congregation, mostly people who grew up in the church of Scotland but never really met Jesus along the way.
- 60 or more people regularly attend.
- Had a liberal minister for years then no pastor for 2 years or more till Peter came along last year. I'd say they were gospel ignorant instead of really being liberals themselves due to these factors and from getting to know them.
Very hard to tell who is and isn't saved.
So one suggestion I have is I'm gonna stand with my pastor at the door when the service ends and as people are leaving hand out gospel tracts. I'll do this maybe one week every month just so people are consistantly confronted with the gospel and so it can saturate theie thinking, along with Peter's evangelical preaching.
I've discussed this one with Peter and he thinks its a good idea and I have his support.
Any other suggestions? Maybe things that your church does?
I'm really willing to tackle even the most outlandish or crazy suggestions you have.
I also want to thank you all for your praying and truly a work has begun and by God's grace it will continue.
Also I'm in good contact with my pastor by email, would there be any perhaps online resources, pdf files, sermons or things that would help him be encouraged and to lead him to be more gospel centered and evangelistic in the way he leads? For example "The Resurgance(acts29/mark driscoll/john piper)" recently provided a booklet called "Grow" that was very much centered on helping pastors be missional, gospel-centered etc...
Things like that can encourage him and you know give him vision for change in our church.
Thanks a lot Guys,
Regards,
Lee.