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7/28/2019 Chapter 1 the Church and Its Organization
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ELDERS TRAINING SEMINAR
Ministerial Association of the General Conference
www.ministerialassociation.com
Based on the Elders Handbook
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The Church and
Its OrganizationChapter 1
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Churchorganization
The Church is Gods Idea
God created the church.
Everywhere God is at work there is organization.
People who want to be part ofGods plan, but notpart of an organization, do not understand how God
works.
Since God is the originator and He is in the work
of saving sinners, He put together an organization to
help in acomplishing that task.
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Organizational Structure From the Beginning
FAMILY - Patriarchal system
NATION - Gods people
CHURCH - Community of Christians
Churchorganization
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What is the church?
The Bible uses many images to represent the church:
1. A church is a group of Christian people.
2. A church is a group of Christian people called out
from the world, learning to love God and each other.
The CHURCH is not a museum, but a living workshop.
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What is the church?
The Bible uses many images to represent the church:
3. A church is a group of Christian reaching out to theworld, inviting others in.
4. A church is a place for healing the hurts of life.
Every church member, in receiving the Holy Spirit,
receives a spiritual gift to be used in soul winning ministry.
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A MISSION: a group of disciples sent to reach out tothe world inviting others in.
A HOSPITAL: a place for healing the hurts of life.
THE HOUSE OF GOD: God is the Father and people
are His children.
What is the church?
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Organization of The Church
BIBLE MODELS
The Israel Model: theocratic nation
Paul Model: body
Jesus Model: eklesia
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Revelation 14:6 - nation, tribe, language, people
Mark 16: 15- all creation
1. Global
2. Multicultural
3. Multinational
How to meet the challenge?
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The challenge can only be met by:
1. Good organization of resources
2. Delegation of authority
3. Flexibility, evaluation and control
How to meet the challenge?
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Ellen G. White:
1. To support the gospel ministry.
2. To carry on the work of preaching in new fields.
3. To protect both churches and the ministry from unworthy
members action.
4. For holding church property.
5. To publish the truth via the printing press.
Gods resons for organization
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Forms of Church Government
1. Papal:The Pope has supreme authority.
2. Episcopal:The final authority rests with churchbishops.
3. Congregational:Full authority within its domain
rests with the local congregation.
4. Representative:Authority rests with church
members. Planning and coordination is delegated to
other administrative levels, reviewed at periodic
sessions.
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1. Local Congregations. This includes the organizedchurch and organized company.
2. Local Field.Conference/Mission.
3. Union.Conference/Mission.
4. General Conference.The world field with 13Divisions (Regional Representatives).
Levels of SDA church organization
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The Old Testament Delegation Process:
1. God.
2. Moses. Counsel from J ethro (Exodus 18)
3. 70 Men. Qualification of the 70 (Numbers 11)
In the King James Version, the term ELDER
is used 194 times.
Delegation
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Early Church officers
The New Testament Leadership:
1. Apostles: ordained
They cared for the overall teaching, planning,
administration, and evangelism of the church.
They were generally itinerant workers.
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The New Testament Leadership:
2. Elders: ordained
They were lay persons.
They exercised their spiritual gifts in the local
congregation.
They provided a ministry that gave strength and
direction to the local church.
Early Church officers
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The New Testament Leadership:
3. Deacon: ordained
They were responsible for visiting sick members
They took care of the needs of the congregation
They were witnesses
Early Church officers
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Local officers/how important !
Church Manual
In the work and organization of the church, if a
pastor has not been provided by the conference or
mission, the office of elder ranks as the highest and
most important.
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Church depends upon elders:
There are approximately 25,000 ministers available
to serve more than 15 million Seventh-day
Adventist members in 130,000 congregations.
Only through the faithful ministry of local church
leaders can churches thrive.
The Importance of Local officers