Rules of Church Work 2nd Edition
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This new book, “Rules of Church Work”, is a much-needed resource for all who desire to work in a church. Dag Heward-Mills, in his usual style, lays out the rules for working in full-time ministry and brings much needed revelation for successful ministry.
Dag Heward-Mills
Bishop Dag Heward-Mills is a medical doctor by profession and the founder of the United Denominations Originating from the Lighthouse Group of Churches (UD-OLGC). The UD-OLGC comprises over three thousand churches pastored by seasoned ministers, groomed and trained in-house. Bishop Dag Heward-Mills oversees this charismatic group of denominations, which operates in over 90 different countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Caribbean, Australia, and North and South America. With a ministry spanning over thirty years, Dag Heward-Mills has authored several books with bestsellers including ‘The Art of Leadership’, ‘Loyalty and Disloyalty’, and ‘The Mega Church’. He is considered to be the largest publishing author in Africa, having had his books translated into over 52 languages with more than 40 million copies in print.
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Rules of Church Work 2nd Edition - Dag Heward-Mills
Unless otherwise stated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the King James Version of the Bible.
Rules of Church Work (2nd edition)
Copyright © 2019 Dag Heward-Mills
First Edition published 2008 by Lux Verbi (Pty) Ltd. 2008
ISBN: 978-9988-596-73-6
Second Edition published 2019 by Parchment House
1st Printing 2019
Find out more about Dag Heward-Mills at:
Healing Jesus Campaign
Write to: evangelist@daghewardmills.org
Website: www.daghewardmills.org
Facebook: Dag Heward-Mills
Twitter: @EvangelistDag
EBOOK ISBN: 978-1-64329-507-7
All rights reserved under international copyright law. Written permission must be secured from the publisher to use or reproduce any part of this book.
Contents
CHAPTER 1: The Gifts and Calling of God are without Repentance
CHAPTER 2: The Difference between Secular Work and Ministry Work
CHAPTER 3: What it Means to Walk Worthy of Your Calling
CHAPTER 4: Ten Types of Workers
CHAPTER 5: The Ten Laws of Your Mission
CHAPTER 6: How to be a Good Personal Assistant
CHAPTER 7: The Laws of Placement
CHAPTER 8: How Your Value Is Determined
CHAPTER 9: How to Enjoy Your Work
CHAPTER 10: How to Find Your Life’s Work
CHAPTER 11: Why Some People Do Not Prosper at Work
CHAPTER 12: How to Have Favour with Your Boss
CHAPTER 1
The Gifts and Calling of God are without Repentance
The First Call
Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.
Jonah 1:1-2
The Second Call
And the word of the LORD came unto Jonah THE SECOND TIME, saying, Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee.
Jonah 3:1-2
God is a God of mercy! He will give you a second chance to obey Him. Jonah is an example of someone who had a second chance to hear and obey. Sometimes we have only one chance!
The God of a Second Chance
Perhaps, God has always wanted you to work in a church and that is why He created you. Perhaps you have been running away from God’s call. But God is speaking to you again. God spoke to Jonah twice. In between the first and second calls, Jonah had many experiences. He experienced the storms of life and the prison of the whale’s belly. Perhaps after many hard experiences, you are ready to listen to God.
Perhaps as you hold this book, God is giving you a second chance to work in His house. It is time to join the army for the last battle.
No Change in the Call
You will notice that the first call and the second call were identical. In both the first and the second calls, Jonah was sent to the same city (Nineveh) with exactly the same message. The gifts and calling of God are without repentance (Romans 11:29).
God does not change His mind with the passage of time. Even after you have experienced the pain of storms and whales; bellies, He can still use you. Ten years may have passed since God first began to call you. It is not too late to obey Him. I am glad I serve the God who never changes His mind.
Accepting the call of God is accepting to be made into something that you are not. Jesus offered to make Peter into what he was not - a fisher of men!
Coming into the ministry is not about making some great contribution to the kingdom of God. Nothing depends on you and nothing will be destroyed by you neglecting the ministry. We are all expendable and dispensable.
For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.
2 Corinthians 13:8
This Scripture teaches us that there is nothing we can ever do that will go against the truth of God’s Word. Our greatest mistakes will not hinder the truth of the Gospel. Greatly neglecting our call cannot change the course of God’s triumphant army. It is our privilege to be called to this work. It is our honour to be involved. It is time to stop thinking that you are going to do something unusual for God.
Being in the ministry is a humbling experience in which you actually learn about God and receive mercy. Jesus told His disciples to follow Him and He would make them into something. In full-time ministry, you will be moulded into a vessel God can use.
And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I WILL MAKE you to become fishers of men.
Mark 1:17
In full-time ministry, you will be transformed by the renewing of your mind and by the numerous humbling experiences that await you. Full-time ministry is actually the beginning of a journey that brings you closer to God. It changes you and makes you a humble person. The very nature of this despised work and the interaction with other Christians in ministry will surely break you down and make you a better person! Also, the interaction with outsiders who do not understand what full-time ministry is about will drive you deeper into God.
What Full-Time Ministry Is Not
Being in full-time ministry is when Jesus makes you into fishers of men
. Being paid by the ministry does not necessarily make you a full-time minister.
Switching your source of salary from the bank to the church does not mean you are in full-time ministry. Full-time ministry is an all-encompassing step in which you follow the Lord absolutely. Your following Him will mean many things, including some of the points listed below.
Full-time ministry is not as simple as switching jobs. It is a lifetime commitment. It will swallow your whole being and you will be transformed by the power of God.
Full-time ministry is not any of these:
• Full-time ministry is not a convenient job option.
• Full-time ministry is not an easier job option.
• Full-time ministry is not a retirement plan for the elderly.
• Full-time ministry is not an arrangement for redeployed workers.
• Full-time ministry is not a refuge for mothers of little children.
• Full-time ministry is not a last-minute death wish for people who have spent their better years doing other things.
• Full-time ministry is not a camouflaged business plan. Some people want to use full-time ministry to ensure a regular salary whilst they do their businesses on the side. Business is business and ministry is ministry!
• Full-time ministry is not an