Pastoral Ministry · Intermediate
Training and Sending
A healthy church reproduces itself: it disciples its people, trains and ordains qualified men, and sends missionaries from the local church with prayer, money, and lasting care, so that the Gospel outlives every generation.
The lesson walks through the topic one card at a time. The full study is the complete written article, with its sources.
What you'll learn
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How 2 Timothy 2:2 shapes the way a church passes on the faith
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How to develop men for leadership, beginning with character
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What ordination is, how a church carries it out, and what the laying on of hands means
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How the church at Antioch models sending from the local church
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What place every believer has in the mission, and how to care for those who are sent
Lessons in this topic
01How Does a Church Train and Send?Plus6 min02Why Does Being a Baptist Still Matter?PlusRelated lesson6 min03How Do I Know God Is Calling Me?PlusRelated lesson6 min04How Does a Pastor Lead a Church?PlusRelated lesson7 min
Key passages
2 Timothy 2:2Matthew 28:18–20Ephesians 4:11–12Mark 3:142 Timothy 3:101 Corinthians 11:1John 8:31–32Titus 2:3–4Acts 18:26Titus 1:5Acts 11:19–26Acts 15:37–392 Timothy 4:111 Timothy 3:1–71 Timothy 3:10Acts 14:231 Timothy 4:141 Timothy 5:22Acts 13:1–3Acts 14:26–27Philippians 4:15–16Romans 10:14–15Matthew 9:37–38Acts 1:83 John 1:6–82 Corinthians 8:20–21John 20:21John 17:4