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Pastoral Ministry Foundations Training (Course 301) - Lesson 3 Homework Assignment

1. Listen to the recordings above.
2. Take notes diligently.
3. Based on the topic of this lesson, raise your confusions or questions.
4. Submit your notes and questions to your pastoral zone leader.
5. Only then proceed to the next lesson.

(06:07)

1. How do we minister according to people's desires? (Xuan Yun's question)

(11:45)

2. If a sister being ministered to does not quite understand the "Mingding Doctrine" and often mentions that when she encounters problems, she asks God and receives a divine voice telling her what to do, is this normal? (Xuan Yun's question)

(14:22)

3. Teacher, some people are naturally timid, fearing this and that, even fearing God. They want to earnestly seek God, follow the homework and engage in prayer warfare, hoping to break free from the bondage of fear. However, their words often reveal a wait-and-see attitude. What methods can be used to give such people a push? (Ai Wei's question)

(17:31)

4. When starting pastoral ministry, we face many problems encountered by those we minister to. How do we provide specific guidance and advice? Or should we primarily offer spiritual principles and guidance? Because there are areas we are not familiar with. (David)

(21:28)

5. For newcomers still under observation, who are enthusiastically involved in ministry in their original church and have confused understanding of the truth, when should we correct them? (Yue E)

(24:01)

1. Teacher, in pastoral ministry, when we see that the other person's situation is difficult and feel that they are genuinely struggling, is this feeling sentimental? (Xue Lian)

(27:37)

2. A lamb, due to fear and concern for face, constantly seeks approval from others and cannot perform well at work, even making mistakes, leading to severe loss of confidence. How can we help the lamb build confidence and resolve this pressure? (Yue E)

(30:08)

3. We know that unity with the pastor is essential, and seeking the pastor's guidance indeed allows us to grow quickly. However, we often find many reasons not to seek the pastor, only doing so when we can no longer cope. How can we break through this and seek the pastor in all matters?

(33:14)

4. In the process of pastoral ministry, if the pastor's education and knowledge are not very high and growth takes time, how should the pastor lead someone with higher education and knowledge, who is also very eager, actively learning God's word, and actively involved in ministry, and who seems to have no major problems? (Wu Lu De)

(34:42)

1. Teacher, when serving in a small group, there comes a time when the problems of the brothers and sisters we serve seem to suddenly become very apparent (seeing them as lazy, religious, or self-righteous). It's as if several major mountains to be dealt with are suddenly presented before me. Is it my own problem being manifested through serving and pastoring, such as the manifestation of discerning good and evil? (Zhui Meng)

(40:06)

2. Teacher, I encountered an elderly sister who is not interested in learning and unwilling to pay the price for growth, so her understanding is blocked. How can we teach and change such a person, who considers herself to love the Lord and believe in the Lord, but shows no change even when this self-righteousness is pointed out? (Jing Jie)

(42:51)

3. Teacher, how can we help a sister who has the problem of hypocrisy in pastoral ministry? Directly pointing out her hypocrisy is acceptable to her, and she admits her mistakes, but there is no significant change, and she easily reverts to her old ways. What methods can be used to help this sister break free from this bad habit? (An Qi)

(46:21)

4. A sister I minister to made a growth plan, hoping to change her habit of losing her temper. I think it needs to be changed from her logical system. Losing her temper is because she cares too much, and she doesn't understand that many things are not important at all. How should I specifically promote this sister's growth? (Ruo Ge's question)

(49:04)

5. Teacher, my understanding is that everyone is willing to grow in their heart, but how to change a person who is currently lying flat? Is it by allowing them to continuously enjoy and feel satisfied in the things they accomplish? (Suni)

(51:24)

1. If the person being ministered to only wants to gain worldly benefits and solve worldly problems, should the pastor still strive to teach and help them? (Xiang Xiang)

(56:28)

2. Teacher, a sister I pastor loves the world and indulges in the flesh. She used to be very lazy and stayed at home doing nothing after retirement. Later, I encouraged her to go out to work, and now she works as a nanny. Although she attends prayers and meetings on time and basically completes her Bible study assignments on time, she still loves the world in her bones. Every time she has a problem and comes to me, it reflects her love for the world. I have disciplined her many times and told her to adjust her internal logical system through testimonies and stories, but the effect is not obvious. Is there something wrong with what I'm doing? Please guide me. (Yong Yuan)

(59:20)

1. In the process of learning and growing, the person being ministered to easily deviates and develops their own set of ideas. Is this because they don't understand in their understanding, or do they not agree with what the pastor teaches?

(1:02:22)

2. In the process of pastoral ministry, they know their problems and say they want to change, but they just can't do it. What is the situation?

(1:02:22)

3. Teacher, how can we make the understanding of the person being ministered to clear and thorough?

(1:04:37)

4. So, there is no distinction between good and bad in pastoral ministry. The key is to make the person being ministered to grow. Can it be understood this way? (Liang Liang)

(1:05:32)

5. How to understand that not growing will be "burned out"? I have always believed that solving problems is exercising and growing. If a pastor feels pressure and continues to move forward with faith, does being "burned out" depend on whether he can see through and understand God's will? (Qian Qian)

(1:07:09)

6. How to deal with the bad habit of people who don't listen to others' teachings, like to do their own thing, see that things are not done right but still repeat them, don't reflect on and understand the reasons, and finally pass the blame to others? (Yong Heng De Ai)

(1:09:57)

7. When a person feels that they are not capable, besides building their confidence, reminding them to look at the trend, take it step by step, and strive, are there any other suggestions? (Ben's question)

(1:13:45)

1. Teacher, a sister I pastor is serving in a traditional church and usually takes care of her grandchildren at home. She usually comes to me when she needs healing and deliverance, but the number of times is very small. She herself said that although she prays and studies with us every day, she rarely has a deliverance reaction. Today, when listening to the teacher's Q&A, I suddenly thought, can I ask her if she has encountered any problems in her service, and then start from this aspect to deal with the problems on her body? (Yong Yuan's question)

(1:17:43)

2. Teacher, a girl I minister to was paralyzed by ghosts since she was a child. Later, after graduating from university, she was in a Taoist temple, learning to be a fortune teller, earning a lot of money and having physical problems. Then she could see ghosts at any time and could manipulate ghosts. She didn't dare to sleep during the day, and she was paralyzed by ghosts as soon as she slept. I ministered to her to drive the ghosts out, and she went to find a good job to do. After a while, she saw ghosts again. I also urged her to clean up the things that should be destroyed. Later, she was fine again. As a result, the last time she needed to brush up on Douyin for work and saw horror ghost movies, she saw ghosts again. In the past, when she saw ghosts, the ghosts just looked at her gloomily. This time, when she saw ghosts, the ghosts would come over and beat her. In the process of serving, I found that she was very self-righteous, ability-based, loved to take shortcuts, and loved the world. She didn't want to be like this, and she was repenting. In this situation, how should we effectively deal with ghosts? (Nisan's question)

(1:21:18)

3. Teacher, a sister I have been pastoring for almost half a year, recently her half-year-old granddaughter was diagnosed by the hospital with cat cry syndrome and developmental delay, and the whole family is very anxious. Her daughter was also baptized, but she is a nominal Christian. After the incident, this sister fell into a mystery, thinking that people with God's protection would encounter such a thing? I told her: The curse on people today is because people violated God in the past, and the child's problems are the mother's problems. Encourage her to tell her daughter the spiritual knowledge she learned in the church. As a result, she said, my daughter is in a bad mood now, and I dare not tell her. Then she thought that the children of her sisters were only baptized, and she could not accept what I said that the child's problems were the mother's problems, and said that she could not accept what I said. Teacher, my question is, I know that her internal logical system and faith cannot accept what I said, is it too rigid for me to tell her so bluntly? How should I deal with this matter? (Vivian)

(1:22:56)

1. Knowing that it is important to grow, but when I see that my child is not obedient, I will still be anxious to preach to her and train her. How can I be calm and stable, and keep and follow God's words?

(1:25:09)

2. Teacher, a sister I pastor came to us because her son owed more than one million in online gambling. She used to work in a factory, but recently quit her job in the factory and came out to set up a snack stall by herself. When she encountered problems in her stall, I kept teaching her that there is nothing difficult for God, and no matter what problems she encounters, she must learn to trust God, and God can solve them. Later, she trusted God every day when she was doing business and received many graces from God. Regarding her son's problem, from the beginning I told her that she took her child too seriously and indulged her child's flesh too much. She also agreed with this point, but she still panicked when she encountered her son's problem, either worried that her son was hungry or worried that her son was not living well, and she would not trust God. Every time I disciplined her for these problems, she sincerely said that she realized her problems and failed to overcome them again this time. In this situation, how should I deal with it? Should I let her sow her own seeds and wait for her to pay for her behavior before talking about it? (Yong Yuan's question)

(1:29:36)

1. When family members are not in a pastoral relationship, the devil rarely disturbs them, but once a pastoral relationship is established with family members, the devil disturbs them madly. What is the reason?

(1:30:17)

2. Teacher, how can I grasp the measure in the process of pastoring family members and bring family members who don't like to study from ignorance to knowledge, so that the person being pastored can strive instead of being perfunctory? If I lead him in Bible study, what aspects of self-improvement should I pay attention to? What aspects should I pay attention to when making plans to be more effective? (Bezalel)

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