Course Recording

Q&A Recording

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

1. Listen to the recording above.
2. Take notes.
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. 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, afraid of this and that, even afraid of God. She also wants to earnestly seek God, follow the homework, and engage in prayer warfare, hoping to break free from this bondage of fear. However, her words often reveal a wait-and-see attitude. What methods can be used to give such a person a push? (Ai Wei's question)

(17:31)

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

(21:28)

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

(24:01)

6. Teacher, in pastoral ministry, when we see that the other person's situation is difficult and not easy, and then we stand in their shoes, feeling that they are indeed having a hard time, is this sentimentality? (Xue Lian)

(27:37)

7. A lamb is afraid, concerned about face, always wanting to be approved by others, unable to do things well at work, and even making mistakes, leading to a severe loss of confidence. How can we help the lamb build confidence and resolve this pressure? (Yue E)

(30:08)

8. We know that we should be united with the pastor, and seeking the pastor when encountering problems can indeed help us grow quickly. However, we often find many reasons not to seek the pastor, only seeking the pastor when we really cannot bear it. How can we break through and seek the pastor in everything?

(33:14)

9. In the process of pastoral ministry, the pastor's education and knowledge may not be very high, and growth takes time. At this time, when ministering to someone who is more educated and knowledgeable than the pastor, and who is also very eager, actively learning God's word, and actively involved in ministry, and who seems to have no major problems, how should the pastor lead the person being ministered to grow? (Wu Lude)

(34:42)

10. Teacher, when serving in a small group, there will be a period when the problems of the brothers and sisters being served seem to suddenly become very obvious (seeing them as very lazy, or very religious, or very self-righteous). It's as if several mountains that need to be dealt with are suddenly presented before me. Is it my own problem that is manifested through serving and pastoring, such as the manifestation of my own discernment of good and evil? (Zhui Meng)

(40:06)

11. Teacher, I encountered an older sister who is not interested in learning and unwilling to pay the price for growth, so her understanding is not clear. How can we teach such a person to change her? She still considers herself to love the Lord and believe in the Lord very much, but even when this self-righteousness is pointed out to her, she doesn't change much. (Jing Jie)

(42:51)

12. Teacher, how should we minister to a sister who has the problem of hypocrisy? If we directly point out her hypocrisy, she can accept it and admit her mistake, but we don't see big changes, 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)

13. A sister I am ministering to made a growth plan, hoping to change her habit of losing her temper. I think it is necessary to change her logical system. Losing her temper is because she cares too much about things, and her understanding does not know that many things are not important at all. How should we specifically promote this sister's growth? (Ruo Ge's question)

(49:04)

14. 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 him to continuously enjoy and feel satisfied in the things he accomplishes? (Suni)

(51:24)

15. If the person being ministered to only wants to gain worldly benefits and only wants to solve worldly problems, should the pastor do his best to teach and help him? (Xiang Xiang)

(56:28)

16. Teacher, a sister I am ministering to is particularly fond of 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 can attend prayers and meetings in a timely manner, and basically completes her Bible study homework on time, she is still very fond of the world in her bones. Every time she has a problem and comes to me, it reflects that she loves the world very much. 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 am doing? Please guide me. (Yong Yuan)

(59:20)

17. Is it because the person being ministered to does not understand in his understanding or does not quite agree with what the pastor teaches when he easily deviates and creates his own set of things in the process of learning and growing?

(1:02:22)

18. 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)

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

(1:04:37)

20. 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)

21. How to understand that not growing will be "burned"? 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" depend on whether he can see through and understand God's will? (Xi Qian)

(1:07:09)

22. How to deal with the bad habit of people who don't listen to others' teachings, like to create their own set of things, see that things are not done right and still repeat them, don't reflect on and understand the reasons, and finally pass the blame to others? (Eternal Love)

(1:09:57)

23. When a person feels that he is not good enough, besides building his confidence, reminding him to look at the trend, to come step by step, and to strive, are there any other suggestions? (Ben's question)

(1:13:45)

24. Teacher, a sister I am ministering to is serving in a traditional church and usually takes care of her grandson 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 response. When I listened to the teacher's Q&A today, 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? (Yong Yuan's question)

(1:17:43)

25. Teacher, a girl I am ministering to was oppressed by ghosts since she was a child. Later, after graduating from university, she went to a Taoist temple to learn divination and made a lot of money, but her body also had problems. Then she could see ghosts at any time and could also manipulate ghosts. She didn't dare to sleep during the day, and she would be oppressed by ghosts as soon as she slept. After ministering to her to drive the ghosts out, she also went to find a good job and was working. After a period of time, she saw ghosts again. I also urged her to clean up the things that should be destroyed, and then she got better again. As a result, the last time she saw ghosts again after watching horror movies on Douyin due to work needs. 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 ministering, I found that she was very self-righteous, ability-oriented, loved to take shortcuts, and loved the world. She didn't want to be like this either and was repenting. In this situation, how should we effectively deal with ghosts? (Nisan's question)

(1:21:18)

26. Teacher, a sister I have been ministering to 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, feeling that people with God's protection should not encounter such things. I told her: The curse on people today is because people violated God in the past, and the child's problems are all the mother's problems. I encouraged her to tell her daughter the spiritual knowledge she learned in the church, but she said, my daughter is in a bad mood now, I dare not tell her. Then she believes that the children of her sisters were also just baptized, and she cannot accept what I said that the child's problems are all the mother's problems, and she said she cannot 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 handle this matter? (Vivian)

(1:22:56)

27. 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 discipline her. How can I be calm and stable, and carefully keep and follow God's word?

(1:25:09)

28. Teacher, a sister I am ministering to came to us because her son owed more than one million in online gambling. She used to work in a factory, but recently she quit her job in the factory and set up a snack stall by herself. When she encountered problems in her stall, I kept teaching her that nothing is impossible with 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, and she also agreed with this point, but she still panics when she encounters her son's problem, either worrying that her son is hungry or worrying that her son is not living well, and she just doesn't trust God. Every time I discipline her for these problems, she sincerely says that she recognizes her problems and failed to overcome them this time. In this situation, how should I deal with it? Should I just let her sow her own seeds and wait for her to pay for her actions before I say anything? (Yong Yuan's question)

(1:29:36)

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

(1:30:17)

30. Teacher, how can we grasp the measure in the process of ministering to family members and bring family members who do not love to learn from ignorance to knowledge, so that the person being ministered to can strive rather than be 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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