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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. Proceed to the next lesson thereafter.

(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 hears a 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 seek God properly, follow the homework and prayer warfare, and break free from this bondage of fear. But often her words still 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 give specific guidance and advice? Or should we give spiritual principles and guidance as much as possible? 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 doing ministry in their original church and have confused truths, 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 not easy, and then we stand in their shoes and feel that they are really not easy, is this feeling sentimental? (Xue Lian)

(27:37)

2. A lamb is afraid, concerned about face, always wants to be approved by others, cannot do things well at work, and even makes mistakes, leading to severe setbacks in confidence. How can we help the lamb build confidence and solve this pressure? (Yue E)

(30:08)

3. Knowing that we should be united with the pastor, and indeed finding the pastor when things happen can help us grow quickly, but we always find many reasons not to go to the pastor, and only go to the pastor when we really cannot bear it. How can we break through ourselves to find the pastor in everything?

(33:14)

4. In the process of pastoral ministry, the pastor's education and knowledge are not very high, and growth takes some time. At this time, when ministering to someone who is more educated and knowledgeable than the pastor, and this person is also quite thirsty, very active in learning the word of God, and very active in ministry, and there seem to be no major problems, how should the pastor lead the person being ministered to grow? (Wu Lude)

(34:42)

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

(40:06)

2. Teacher, I encountered an older sister who is not interested in learning and is unwilling to pay the price for growth, so her understanding is not clear. How can I teach such a person to change her? She is still a person who thinks she loves the Lord very much and believes in the Lord very much, but even if I point out this self-righteousness to her, she does not change much. (Jing Jie)

(42:51)

3. Teacher, how can we help a sister who has the problem of hypocrisy in pastoral ministry? If we directly point out her hypocrisy, she can accept it and admit her mistake, but we cannot see a big change, and she easily returns to her old ways. What methods can the teacher use to help this sister get rid of this bad habit? (An Qi)

(46:21)

4. A sister I minister to made a growth plan, hoping to get rid of 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 she does not know in her understanding 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 lying flat at this stage? Is it to let him continuously enjoy and be satisfied with the things he has done? (Suni)

(51:24)

1. 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)

2. Teacher, a sister I minister to particularly loves the world and indulges in the flesh. She used to be very lazy and stayed at home after retirement, doing nothing. Later, I encouraged her to go out to work, and now she works as a nanny for others. Although she can attend prayers and meetings in time, and basically complete her Bible study homework in time, she still loves the world in her bones. Every time she has a problem and comes to me, she can also reflect that she loves the world very much. I have rebuked her many times, and also told her to adjust her inner logical system through telling testimonies and stories, but the effect is not obvious. Is there anything wrong with what I am doing? Please guide me. (Yong Yuan)

(59:20)

1. In the process of learning and growth, the person being ministered to easily deviates and creates his own set of things. Is this because he does not understand in his understanding? Or does he not quite agree with what the pastor teaches?

(1:02:22)

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

(1:02:22)

3. Teacher, how can we make the thirst and 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 if you do not grow, you 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? (Qian Qian)

(1:07:09)

6. How to deal with the bad habit of people who do not listen to other people's teachings, like to create their own set of things, see that things are not done right and still repeat them, do not 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 he cannot do it, in addition to building his confidence, reminding him to look at the trend, to come step by step, to strive, are there any other suggestions? (Ben's question)

(1:13:45)

1. Teacher, a sister I minister to is doing ministry 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 she comes very rarely. 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 ministry, and then start from this aspect to deal with the problems on her? (Yong Yuan's question)

(1:17:43)

2. Teacher, a girl I minister to was haunted by nightmares since she was a child. Later, after graduating from university, she was in a Taoist temple, learning to tell fortunes and earning a lot of money, but her body also had problems. Then she could see ghosts at any time and could also manipulate ghosts. She did not dare to sleep during the day, and she would be haunted by nightmares as soon as she slept. I ministered to her to drive the ghosts out, and she also went to find a good job to do. After a period of time, 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 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 to her, I found that she was very self-righteous, ability-oriented, loved to take shortcuts, and loved the world. She did not want to be like this, and she was also repenting. In this situation, how should we effectively deal with ghosts? (Nisan's question)

(1:21:18)

3. 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 daze, thinking that how could people with God's protection 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 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 thought that the children of her sisters were also just baptized, and she could not accept what I said that the child's problems were all the mother's problems, and said that she could not accept what I said. Teacher, my question is, I know that her inner 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)

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

(1:25:09)

2. Teacher, a sister I minister 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 in the 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 does not trust God. Every time I correct her for these problems, she sincerely says that she recognizes her problems and has not overcome them this time. How should I deal with this situation? Should I let her sow seeds herself and wait for her to pay for her actions before saying anything? (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 frantically disturbs them. What is the reason?

(1:30:17)

2. Teacher, how can I grasp the measure in the process of ministering to family members to bring family members who do not like to learn from ignorance to knowledge, so that the person being ministered to 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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