March 2, 2005

Shepherds Conference: A Biblical Philosophy of Ministry

I just got out of the first seminar of the conference, entitled A Biblical Philosophy of Ministry, and given by Irv Busenitz, vice president for academic administration at the Masters Seminary. It was a very good, very thorough seminar devoted to the overarching principles of ministry.

His approach was five-fold: (1) a high view of God, (2) an affirmation of God's word, (3) an accurate view of man's nature, (4) a correct understanding of the purpose of the church, and (5) godly, qualified leadership.

According to Mr. Busenitz (and I agree), the ministries and activities of the local church must be evaluated in the light of these five "pillars".

While he was talking about the accurate view of man's nature, Mr. Busenitz gave a quote from Voltaire, which I thought was very perceptive, especially for a reprobate secular humanist:

"God created man in His image, and man has forever been trying to return the favor."

Posted by Andrew on March 2, 2005 5:46 PM.