HELPS MINISTRY TRAINING by TOPE A. BANJO

  Supernatural Service Serving in the HELPS Ministry is a Supernatural thing. Your service protects your Pastor from the distractions posed by attending to those daily ministrations that others can perform, and probably even more effectively too! These Duties could be as simple as cleaning the seats in the sanctuary or as complex as leading a Department or Committee that handles key aspects of the church.  Acts 6:2 & 4, “It is not seemly or desirable or right that we should have to give up or neglect [PREACHING] THE WORD OF GOD in order to attend to serving at tables and superintending the distribution of food ...But we will continue to devote ourselves steadfastly to PRAYER AND THE MINISTRY OF THE WORD” (AMP, EMPHASIS mine. Core Duties are capitalized) God Bless!  Culled from  The MINISTRY OF HELPS  by  Tope A. Banjo  (2013)  GET YOUR COPY NOW @  https://visionbuilders.wixsite.com/visionbuilders/buy-books  

2g. THE 'ORGANIZED' HELPS MINISTRY In the local church, you would usually have the Associate Pastors, Deacons, Elders, Heads of Department, Committees and Departmental Workers. You can plot their work and progress on a chart because their job descriptions are usually largely defined (much unlike the freelance or unorganized Helps operations).  This is the type of Helps ministry we see established in Acts chapter 6:1-6 when the serving of tables became a crisis point in the Jerusalem church.  Once this was set up the apostles could focus on their primary duties of prayer and the preaching of the Word. God Bless!  Culled from The MINISTRY OF HELPS by Tope A. Banjo (2013) GET YOUR COPY NOW @ https://visionbuilders.wixsite.com/visionbuilders/buy-books  

TWO METHODS OF HELPS / 7 2f. THE ORGANIZED HELPS MINISTRY Freelance help can be a great blessing to the church when done from the heart and within house regulations. There are however risks of freelancing for immodest personal gains. An example is Ananias and Saphirra in Acts 5:1-11, NLT.  [4]When you make a vow to God, do not delay to pay it; For He has no pleasure in fools. Pay what you have vowed— [5]Better not to vow than to vow and not pay. Ecclesiastes 5:4-5 (see v6-7), NKJV, NLT. Truth is, you do not have to volunteer or commit to do anything. And if you do, ensure you follow through.  God Bless!  Culled from The MINISTRY OF HELPS by Tope A. Banjo (2013) GET YOUR COPY NOW @ https://visionbuilders.wixsite.com/visionbuilders/buy-books  

TWO METHODS OF HELPS / 6 2e. THE ORGANIZED HELPS MINISTRY: Find Out If Your Gift Meets Specification Trust me, there is nothing as poor as a gift that cannot be used or enjoyed as the giver intended. If you intend to give non-monetary gifts to your church, be sure that your gift is within specification of what is required.  Examples are Believers in Acts 4:32-37 (NKJV) and Dorcas who, "...was always doing kind things for others and helping the poor" in Acts 9:36-43 (NLT).  Dorcas fell sick and died, but people she had blessed sent for Apostle Peter. He prayed. God brought Dorcas back to life. Dorcas' service in this regard even saved her life.  How are you affecting the lives of the people around you? It could save your life someday.  God Bless!  Culled from The MINISTRY OF HELPS by Tope A. Banjo (2013) GET YOUR COPY NOW @ https://visionbuilders.wixsite.com/visionbuilders/buy-books

TWO METHODS OF HELPS / 5 2d. The Organized Helps Ministry: Identify And Use The Established Channels In The Church Although you may be meeting real needs, you will be helping your Pastor better if you align your 'freelance' operations with the church's regulations. No matter how small the congregation, there are already established channels for getting things done.   In case of giving money and financial assistance to Causes or individuals within the church, use the already established channel for helping or serving the needy. If, perchance, your church does not have any such channels, then do it [anonymously] through a leader or address your gift [anonymously] to the person in question and drop it at the church office or even in the offering basket.  Truth is, established channels are designed to protect you from people who take undue advantage of goodwill and generosity.  God Bless!  Culled from The MINISTRY OF HELPS by Tope A. Banjo (2013) GET YOUR COPY NOW @ https://v

TWO METHODS OF HELPS / 5 2c. The Organized Helps Ministry: Put Some Order Into Your 'Freelancing'! Last session, I mentioned that, in a local church, two methods of HELPS are in operation: 1. Those who can help; and,  2. The Organized Helps Ministry. Last session, we talked about an extra room built to make Pastor's work easier as he battled with his stomach problems. Doing this was not particularly anybody's job, but it was a much required service. The 'Freelance' helps ministry came to his rescue.  There are however a number of things to note about supporting the work in your church as a freelancer: 1) Identify and use the established channels in the church 2) Find out if your gift meets specification. God Bless!  Culled from The MINISTRY OF HELPS by Tope A. Banjo (2013) GET YOUR COPY NOW @ https://visionbuilders.wixsite.com/visionbuilders/buy-books  

TWO METHODS OF HELPS / 4: 2b. The Organized Helps Ministry   Last session, I mentioned that, in a local church, two methods of HELPS are in operation: 1. Those who can help; and,  2. The Organized Helps Ministry. I once read an interesting story about the effect of 'freelance helpers' when they get to work: “In one ministry years ago, the Pastor had something wrong with his stomach and had bowel problems all the time. Sometimes, by the time he had run down the hallway to the bathroom it was too late. But he went on a vacation one time, and by the time he got back and walked into his office, there was another room! Some people had come in while he was gone and built him a bathroom to help him so he would not have to run down the hall." God Bless!  Culled from The MINISTRY OF HELPS by Tope A. Banjo (2013) GET YOUR COPY NOW @ https://visionbuilders.wixsite.com/visionbuilders/buy-books

TWO METHODS OF HELPS / 3: 2a. The Organized Helps Ministry Last session, we saw that, in a local church, two methods of HELPS are in operation: 1. Those who can help; and,  2. The Organized Helps Ministry.  I will limit my discussion to the operations of the HELPS ministry in a local church assembly, as it relates to the Pastor.  You see, the local church is the hub of ministry. Reason is, even the field ministries must flow from the local assembly. Every generation of ministry should find its root in one local assembly. Suffice to say, the HELPS ministry is raised, equipped and designed by God to provide AID, RELIEF and SUPPORT for every work that He ordained. A term that may aptly describe those who can help is 'freelance helpers'.  They see needs that often the established administration may not even notice, and they move in their own way to meet these needs. They may motivate others to move with them to meet the needs.  God Bless!  Culled from The MINISTRY OF HELPS by Tope

TWO METHODS OF HELPS / 2 1b. Those Who Can Help  Last session, we saw that, in a local church, two methods of HELPS are in operation: 1. Those who can help; and,  2. The Organized Helps Ministry. The Contemporary English Version bible translates HELPS in 1st Corinthians 12:28 as, “Those who help others.” There are merely slight differences in administrative setup to harness HELPS service on each part. Where pastors have church members who support and provide the financial and workforce needs of the church and ministry, field ministries, have Partners who render the required support.  God Bless!  Culled from The Ministry of Helps by Tope A. Banjo (2013) Get your copy now @ https://visionbuilders.wixsite.com/visionbuilders/buy-books