Equipping and Mobilizing the Membership to Accomplish the World Mission of the Church.

The Great Commission to go to all the world with the gospel is beyond our ability to accomplish on our own. How can we fulfill God’s challenging mandate? Training. “Many would be willing to work if they were taught how to begin.”— Christian Service, p. 59

Training is vitally important so people may be equipped to participate in witnessing activities.

Responsibility for providing training. “Those who have the spiritual oversight of the church should devise ways and means by which an opportunity may be given to every member
of the church to act some part in God’s work. Too often in the past this has not been done. Plans have not been clearly laid and fully carried out, whereby the talents of all might be employed in active service. There are but few who realize how much has been lost because of this.
“In every church the members should be so trained that they will devote time to the winning of souls to Christ. How can it be said of the church, “Ye are the light of the world,” unless the members of the church are actually imparting light? Let those who have charge of the flock of Christ awake to their duty, and set many souls to work”—Christian Service, p. 61

(Taken from SDA Personal Ministries Handbook)

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