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Book 1 ·
Pastoral Ministry
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Book1 
Test Questions
The Biblical Basis
for Pastoral Ministry
Lesson 1-2 – Pastoral Responsibility
Lesson 3 – The Call to the Pastoral Ministry
The Individual that God Uses in Pastoral Ministry
The Challenge of the Pastoral Ministry
Lesson 4 – The Heart of the Pastor
Lesson 5 – The Example of the Pastor
Lesson 6 – Balanced Pastoral Ministry
The Personal Disciplines of Pastoral Ministry
Lesson 7 – The Pastor’s Schedule
Lesson 8 – The Pastor’s Study Life
Lesson 9 – The Pastor’s Apparel, Poise and Mannerisms
Lesson 10 – Ethical Conduct for Pastors
Lesson 11-12 – Ministerial Confidentiality
The Public Functions of Pastoral Ministry
Lesson 13 – Administering Water Baptism
Lesson 14 – Communion
Lesson 15 – Dedication of Infants
Lesson 16 –
Pre-Marital Counseling Guidelines for Pastors
Lesson 17 – Performing Weddings
Lesson 18 –
Handling Funerals
Lesson 19 –
Hospital Visitation
Other Functions of
Pastoral Ministry
Lesson 20 – Church Discipline
Lesson 21 –
Training a Pastoral Team
Lesson 22 –
Pastoring through Small Groups
Lesson 23 –
Working with an Eldership
Lesson 24 – The Pastor’s Family
Book 2 ·
Developing Ministry Skills
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Book2
Test Questions
1. The Process of Developing Ministry skills
2. Developing Ministry Skills Through Observation
3. Developing Ministry Skills Through Participation
4. Developing Ministry Skills Through Doing and Reporting - Part I
5. Developing Ministry Skills Through Doing and Reporting - Part II
6. Developing Ministry Skills Through Doing and Reporting - Part III
7. Developing Ministry Skills Through Joint Ministry - Park I
8. Developing Ministry Skills Through Joint Ministry - Part II
9. Developing Ministry Skills by Reproduction
10. Developing Wisdom as a Ministry Skill
11. Developing Boldness as a Ministry Skill
12. Developing Vision as a Ministry Skill
13. Developing a Personal strategy as a Ministry Skill
14. Developing a Team Ministry as a Ministry Skill
Book 3 ·
Small Group Leadership Training Manual
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Book3
Test Questions
I. Personal development
to fulfill our purpose - Philippians 3:10-14
A. Where am I at in my spiritual development?
1. Understanding the new born babe - I Peter 2:2, I Thess.
2:7-12
2. Understanding the toddler - I Corinthians 3:1-3, 13:11,
Ephesians 4:14, Hebrews 5:11-14
3. Understanding the spiritual child - I John 2:12-14
4. Understanding the spiritual young man - I John 2:12-14
5. Understanding the spiritual parent - I Thess. 2:7-12, I
John 2:12-14
6. Understanding the spiritual parent with Timothys - I Cor.
4:14-17, II Timothy 2:2
B. Am I growing in my level of spiritual maturity?
C. How do I grow to the next level of spiritual maturity?
D. How do I help others grow to the next level of spiritual maturity?
E. How do I help a small group grow to the next level of spiritual
maturity?
II. Personal priorities for effective small group leadership - Exodus
18:19-21
A. Pray for those you lead
B. Teach them the Word of God
C. Show them the way to walk
D. Show them the work to do
E. Share the work with them according to their level of spiritual
maturity - Exodus 18:21, Acts 6:3
III. Helping the group move from fear to love so they can minister to
one another
A. How fear originally developed
B. Understanding why fear controls our lives
C. Understanding the three kinds of love
D Understanding how godly love casts out fear
E. Helping the group take root in the love of Christ
F. Understanding why we can act in love when we yield to God
G. Understanding the negative one anothers when fear is in control
H. Understanding the positive one anothers when love is in control
IV. Helping the group understand its “SHAPE”
A. Understanding how spiritual gifts affect out ministry to one another
B. Understanding how our “heart” affects ministry to one another
C. Understanding how our abilities affect our ministry to one another
D. Understanding how our personalities affect our ministry to one another
E. Understanding how our life experiences affect our ministry to one
another
V. Helping the group move toward ministry to the world
A. Developing a prayer ministry for unsaved relatives and friends
B. Learning to work with the Holy Spirit -John 16:8-11
C. Understanding where people are at in their spiritual understanding
1. Some need to begin at creation
2. Some need clarification
3. Some need compassion
4. Some need confrontation
D. Understanding how to help a person place his trust in Christ
1. understanding separation from God by sin
2. understanding the importance of the death of Christ
3. understanding the importance of the resurrection of Christ
4. understanding the meaning of repentance
5. understanding the meaning of saving faith
6. explaining to a person how to make a commitment to Christ
VI. Helping the group move toward reproduction (developing group
leadership)
A. Selecting potential leaders - “Come and See” (godly serving)
B. Teaching potential leaders - “Come and Grow” (growing in maturity)
C. Training potential leaders - “Come and Serve” (growing in ministry)
D. Sharing leadership of ministry - “Come and Shepherd”
E. Commissioning new leadership - “as you are going, Make Disciples”
VII. Helping the group move toward multiplication (developing spiritual
parenting)
A. Training leaders how to select potential leaders
B. Training leaders to help potential leaders grow to maturity
C. Training leaders to train potential leaders
D. Training leaders to share increasing levels of leading and shepherding
E. Training leaders to develop new ministries
Book 4 ·
Pastors Training Pack
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Book4
Test Questions
Chapter I What went
Right/What went Wrong
Chapter II The Ultimate Destroyer!
Chapter III Living Honestly
Chapter IV Understanding Conflict
Chapter V Understanding Forgiveness
Chapter VI Understanding the Love of Christ
Chapter VII Picking on the Pastor
Chapter VIII How To Stop the Disease of Rebellion
Chapter IX Issues That Keep People Away from the Church
Chapter X The Responsibility of the Church
Chapter XI The Leadership Challenge
Chapter XII Preventing and Resolving Conflict
Chapter XIII The Praying Church
Chapter XIV What the Healthy Church looks like
Chapter XV Preparing the Pastor and Church Leadership to Grow!
Chapter XVI A Primer on How to Lead and Manage the Church
Chapter XVII Mobilize the People in your Church by their Spiritual Gifts
Chapter XVIII Starting to Train your Leaders and Congregation
Chapter XIX Servant Leadership
Chapter XX Designing Constant Meeting and Action Plans
Chapter XXI Goal-Setting Strategies and Budgeting Ideas
Chapter XXII Church Growth Principles that are Real, that Work, and are
Biblical
Chapter XXIII Church Diseases
Chapter XXIV Managing our Personal Lives in Godly Terms
Chapter XXV How to Find Out if Your Church is Visitor Friendly
Chapter XXVI Practical Strategies for Prayer
Chapter XVIII How to Recruit Volunteers
Chapter XXIX The Problem With Most Church Growth Paradigms
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