Helps for Ministers and Other Christian Workers
Overview
This guidebook on and for the ministry is helpful to new and experienced ministers of the Word. Defining the mission of Church leaders, providing a list of helpful texts in different areas of concern, and providing sample sermon outlines are just a few of the helpful areas covered in Helps for Ministers and Other Christian Workers.
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- Provides a number of effective ministry tools for the seasoned and beginner Church leader
- Includes sample sermon outlines and other tools for sermon crafting
- Explains the roles and mission of church leaders, a central message, and more
- The Minister of the Gospel
- The Preacher’s Equipment
- The Pastor and His Congregation
- The Gospel Message
- Biblical Instructions for God’s Messengers
- Some Common Errors to Be Avoided
- Ministerial Problems
- Biblical Illustrations
- Anecdotes and Illustrations
- Anecdotes and Illustrations (Continued)
- Different Styles of Sermons
- Sermon Outlines
- Sermon Outlines (Continued)
- A Symposium of Texts
- Visitation Work
- “Be Strong in the Lord”
- Public Worship
- Of Interest to Ministers and Other Workers
Top Highlights
“Forget about your delivery and think only of your people’s needs.” (Page 71)
Helps for Ministers and Other Christian Workers informed me how to organize a filing system and accumulate clippings on a wide range of topics.
—John A. Hostetler, best-selling author of Amish Life and Amish Society
- Title: Helps for Ministers and Other Christian Workers
- Authors: Daniel Kauffman and John L. Stauffer
- Publisher: Mennonite Publishing House
- Publication Date: 1930
- Pages: 160
Daniel Kauffman (1865–1944) earned a degree of Principal of Pedagogics from Missouri State University and was ordained in the Mennonite Church in 1892, then made a bishop in 1896. He served as editor for the Gospel Witness and Gospel Herald, and helped launch Beams of Light and The Sunday-School Teacher’s Quarterly. Kauffman was a prolific author whose works include Manual of Bible Doctrine, One Hundred Lessons in Bible Study, The Conservative Viewpoint, and The Gospel Mirror.
John L. Stauffer (1888–1959) was ordained a minister in 1911 and taught at Eastern Mennonite College in Harrisonburg, VA. Stauffer also moderated the Mennonite Church General Conference from 1947–1949. He published numerous articles and tracts and was a frequent guest speaker at Bible conferences.