Biblical Foundational Reference: (1 Corinthians 12:27-31)
1) God set the "ministry of helps" in the Church. No man made it up. No committee put it together. It says right there in (1 Corinthians 12:28) that the same God who created the heavens and the earth set the "ministry of helps" in the Church.
2) The "ministry of helps" is a supernatural ministry that is just as valid and just as anointed as the offices of the "pastor" or the "apostle." The reason is that our God is not a respecter of people. (Acts 10:34.) In other words, He does not value some of us above others.
3) There is a big difference between calling church workers volunteers and calling them what the Bible says they are: "ministers of helps". The mindsets of volunteers are completely different from the mindsets of ministers, so their actions are different. Let me explain:
Volunteers:
• Consider themselves just helpers.
• Help when it is convenient.
• Are hesitant to make decisions.
• Do not see themselves as essential parts of the Church or ministry.
• Fail to see the true reward in serving.
Helps ministers:
• Realize their area of service is a ministry.
• Know they are a vital part of the church and ministry.
• Know they have been empowered to minister within the guidelines set forth by the leadership of the Church.
• Understand that their service is building up eternal rewards.
4) There is a difference between recruiting volunteers and commissioning "ministers of helps." When pastors commission "ministers of helps", they are not only doing the work of the ministry the Bible way, but they are also releasing the gifts and ministries of the members of their Churches.
5) When a member of a congregation is commissioned to a "ministry of helps", they understand that their contribution is vital to the health and success of their Church.
6) There are no big guns and little guns in the body of Christ. There is only one gun (the Church), and we are all bullets in it.
7) Many Christians tend to think of the Church as having two rooms, one with "helps" and "governments" and the other with "apostles", "prophets", "evangelists", "pastors", and "teachers." Most of us think we want to be in that second room. We think that room is where it is all happening. We also think if we get in that first room, we will get stuck and never get out.
8) The Church doesn't have two rooms. There is only one. There is no division in the body of Christ. There is only one Body. There are no “big guns and little guns” but one “gun,” the body of Christ.
9) If you are helping anyone in the c
Church, or if you are helping the weak or needy, you are operating in the "ministry of helps", a “gift” set in the Church by God. This is a ministry just as valid, just as anointed, as if God had asked you to be a prophet. God is not a respecter of persons, nor should we be.
10) An usher, a nursery worker, a soundman, a musician—anyone giving assistance in the body—is in the "ministry of helps."
11) The person that serves in the "ministry of helps" is just as important as the of person that serves in a position of leadership.
12) Faithfulness is necessary to everyone in the “helps ministries.”
13) God doesn't place higher regard, a higher honor, on some offices in body of Christ, we do.
14) If you are rendering assistance in any way inside or outside of your church walls, you are operating in the supernatural “ministry of helps.” The person serving in the “ministry of helps” is as anointed as the person serving as an apostle.
15) 5 percent of the people in the Church do 90 percent of the work. We should be what God wants each of us to be because the church needs every member. We need all the parts of the body working together.
16) Help your Church; help your Pastor; do your part. It's time to serve.
17) God uses stars and candles. {Philippians 2:15-16}
18) God remembers what we do to help others.
19) No gift that serves others is little.
20) There is no hierarchy in the "gifts of God."
21) The ministry of the Church does not rest on status, but on service.
22) Status does not impress God; status does not move God.
23) Make the decision to be faithful; we are faithful by choice.
24) This is what it means to "Minister": to contribute to, to serve, to attend, and to wait upon.
25) You have a ministry, and it's called the "ministry of helps."
26) Whenever we’re asked to serve God, by serving His people (in our local assembly), we should say yes.
27) Many of us weekly: drive (come) to a building, sit in a room, listen to stories about God, and go back home. There is more! Get involved; serve!
28) Wherever we fit in the body of Christ, we are of equal value in God’s eyes.
29) The "ministry of helps" is a supernatural ministry set in the Church by God to help bring to pass the vision or goal God gave the pastor.
30) God never intended for any believer to be a "pew sitter" week after week. He put us in our local assembly (Church) to help.
31) The Church has been called by God to be knit together as one body. Our success in this world depends on our unity.
32) Know your role; we all have a part.
33) A vision cannot be borne on the shoulders of just one. It's carried in the hearts and hands of many.
34) Every member of the body of Christ is called to serve.
35) The "ministry of helps" is about serving, helping, following and covering.
36) Ministry is not one, but many, each one operating in their proper function.
37) A person unwilling to take responsibility, and serve others, cannot be trusted with the authority to minister to others.
38) We serve God by serving His Church (the body of Christ).
