Holistic Mission and Discipleship: Helping Hands, Holy Hearts Celovit misije in Discipleship: Helping Hands, sveto srčki

Holistic Mission and Discipleship: Helping Hands, Holy Hearts Celovit misije in Discipleship: Helping Hands, sveto srčki
Ronald J. Sider, Philip N. Olson and Heidi Rolland Unruh Ronald J. Sider, Philip Olson in N. Heidi Rolland Unruh

“The best way to disciple in the way of Jesus Christ,” asserts Rev. Bill Borror, pastor of "Najboljši način, da učenec v način je Jezus Kristus," trdi Rev Bill Borror, pastir
Media Presbyterian Church, “is to have Christians involved in hands-on ministry.” Prezbiterijanski Media Cerkev, "je, da so kristjani, ki so vključeni v hands-on ministrstva."
What is a holistic approach to discipleship? Kaj je celovit pristop k discipleship? God's plan for the church, according to Božji načrt za cerkev, v skladu s
Ephesians 4:12 , is to “equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body Ef 4:12, da je "opremiti svetniki za delovanje ministrstva, za oblikovanje telesa
of Christ.” In this design for discipleship, spiritual growth and outreach of word and deed Kristusa. "V zvezi s tem za načrtovanje discipleship, duhovno rast in ozaveščanja o besedah in dejanju
are an interlocking spiral. so postavljalnicami spiralo. The more solid our grounding in God's Word, the greater our Bolj trdno podlago v naši Božja beseda, večja naša
openness to the voice of the Holy Spirit calling us into mission. odprtost za glas Svetega Duha v nas kliče poslanstvo. The more we know Več kot vemo
about who God is and what God is doing in the world, the more we act on it; the more o tem, kdo je Bog in Bog, kaj počne na svetu, bolj smo ukrepajo na podlagi nje; več
we carry out God’s will, the richer our insights into God’s character and the closer we izpeljemo božja volja, je naš bogatejši vpogled v božji znak in bližje smo
grow to Christ (Matt. 12:50). rast do Kristusa (Matt. 12:50). Devotion to Jesus leads us to follow his example of Predanost Jezus nas vodi po njegovem zgledu
evangelism and social action; the experience of hands-on ministry deepens our Propovjedanje Jevanđelja in socialnih ukrepov; izkušnje hands-on ministrstvo poglablja našo
devotion. Vera. David Apple of Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia summarizes the David Apple Deseta Prezbiterijanski Church of Philadelphie v povzema
relationship between study and action: “Christians need to know what they’re doing. razmerje med študijo in ukrepanje: "kristjani morajo vedeti, kaj si delal.
And Christians need to do what they know.”1 In potrebe kristjanov, da vedo, kaj storiti. "1

Many churches, however, approach discipleship as a two-stage process: first you study Številne cerkve, pa pristop discipleship kot proces v dveh fazah: najprej se študija
and learn the disciplines of a vigorous personal spiritual life; then, after you have in se naučite discipline živahno osebnih duhovnem življenju; potem, ko ste
achieved a sufficient level of spiritual maturity, you may graduate to active ministry duty. doseči zadostno raven duhovne zrelosti, lahko prestopite v aktivni ministrstvo dajatev.
Jesus’ teachings and example, however, indicate that even for fledgling believers, Jezus "učenj in primer, pa kažejo, da se celo za mlade vernikov,
engaging in acts of ministry should go hand in hand with instruction in the faith. vključevanje v aktov ministrstva, bi morale iti z roko v roki z navodili v veri. A
wealthy young ruler approached Jesus with the classic seeker question, “Good bogatih mladih z Jezusovo vladarjem pristopilo klasiènih iskalec vprašanje, "dobro
Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus first answered with basic spiritual Učitelj, kaj je treba storiti, da podedovali večno življenje? "Jezus je odgovoril najprej z osnovno duhovno
principles. načel. Then, knowing that this “head knowledge” of the way to God was not Potem, vedoč, da to "glavo znanja" na način, da Bog ni bil
enough, Jesus gave the man some startling instructions: “Sell all that you own and dovolj, Jezus je človek, nekaj Potreben navodila: "Prodajte vse, da ste lastnik in
distribute the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, distribucijo denarja za revne, in boš imel zaklad v nebesih; nato nadaljuje,
follow me” ( Luke 18:18 –22). za menoj "(Luka 18:18 -22).

Setting new believers to work in sharing good news and good works makes the Določitvijo novih vernikov za delo pri izmenjavi dobrih novic in dobrih del je
teachings about the Kingdom come alive, and tests their commitment to a life of nauk o kraljestva zaživijo in preskusi njihovo zavzemanje za življenje
discipleship. “The initial ministry assignment should follow close on the heels of "Začetno ministrstvo zadolžitev bi morala slediti tesnem o Pete
conversion,” advise urban ministry specialists Edgar Elliston and Timothy Kauffman. konverzije, "svetuje mestnih ministrstvo specialisti Edgar Elliston in Timothy Kauffman.
“Passive, unattached, uncommitted believers risk being stunted in their spiritual "Pasivno, nepritrjenima, tveganje, da Neprepušten verniki zakrnela v svoji duhovni
formation and ministry maturity.”2 As new believers work together with more mature oblikovanje in ministrstvo zapadlosti. "2. Kot nova verniki delujejo skupaj z bolj zrelimi
Christians, the supervision and mentoring that take place within a ministry project can Kristjani, nadzorom in mentorstvom, ki potekajo v okviru projekta, lahko ministrstvo
be a vital component of discipleship. biti bistveni sestavni del discipleship.

Service can also be an important ingredient of youth ministry programs. Vročitev se lahko tudi pomembna sestavina mladinskih programov ministrstva. By ministering Z službe
alongside adults, youth learn that Christianity means reaching out to others in word and poleg odraslih, mladine učiti krščanstva pomeni, da iz dosegel drugim v besedo in
deed. listino. Service projects broaden kids’ horizons, often exposing them to multicultural and Storitev projekte razširiti otroci "obzorja, da bi izpostavljali njih pogosto večkulturnem in
cross-class settings and relationships. cross-razred nastavitve in razmerij. Including youth in community outreach helps Vključno z mladimi v skupnosti ozaveščanja pomaga
them find meaning and self-worth in serving others. jih našli smislu in samozaposlenih oseb, ki opravljajo storitve v drugi vredno. It also develops future ministry Razvija tudi v prihodnosti ministrstvo
leaders. voditelje. As a result of taking their youth group on a Habitat for Humanity work trip, for Kot rezultat ob njihovi mladinske skupine na Habitat for Humanity delo, potovanje, za
example, Media Presbyterian Church ended up adding youth representatives to their primer Media Prezbiterijanski Cerkev je končal dodal predstavniki mladih, predsedstvi, da njihova
Faith in Action outreach committee. Vera v akciji ozaveščanja odbora.

Many church members credit participation in service projects with making their faith Mnogi cerkvi članov kreditne sodelovanje v projektih s storitvijo, ki svojo vero
more meaningful and alive. več smiseln in živ. Bob transferred to Media Presbyterian Church from another Bob prenese na medije Prezbiterijanski cerkev iz druge
church, where he was on the fringe of the congregation and his spiritual life had grown cerkev, kjer je bil na robu zbor in njegovo duhovno življenje je razvilo
stagnant. stagnira. At Media, Bob was soon put to work in the Carpenter’s Club ministry. Na medije, Bob, ko je bila dana na delo v Carpenter's Club ministrstvo. As he Kot je
built handicap ramps and did home repairs for low-income home-owners, his faith grew zgrajeno handicap ramp in si doma popravili z nizkim dohodkom na domu lastnikov, vera rasla
by leaps and bounds; he became active in other areas of church life, and within a few z Skoke in meje; je postal aktiven tudi na drugih področjih cerkvenega življenja, in v nekaj
years was appointed deacon. letih je bil imenovan Deacon. The Sunday after about 150 Media Presbyterian Church Je ne po okoli 150 Media Prezbiterijanski Cerkev
members returned from an annual trip to blitz-build a Habitat home for a poor family in člani vrnil iz letnega potovanje v Blitz-zgraditi Habitatni domov za revne družine v
North Carolina, participants gave testimonies about their experience. Severna Karolina, udeležencev je pričevanj o svojih izkušnjah. One person after Ena oseba po
another stood up to share how they had gone expecting to help someone else, but to drugo vstal na delnico, kako je šla pričakoval, da bi nekdo drug, vendar do
their surprise, in the process they discovered new spiritual truths and reached new njihovo presenečenje, v procesu, so odkrili nove duhovne resnice in dosegla novo
depths in their relationship with God. globinah, v svoj odnos z Bogom.

How does “hands-on ministry” enrich our discipleship? Kako "hands-on ministrstvo" bogatijo našo discipleship?
* It allows us to enter into God’s heart of mourning for sin and brokenness. * Omogoča nam, da se začne božjega srca žalovanja za greh in brokenness. “Seeing "Ker
the needs firsthand softens our hearts and makes them ‘break for the things that potrebe prve napredek naših srcih in jih naredi "odmor za stvari, ki so
break God’s heart.’”3 We realize in greater depth the deadly power of evil, and break božjega srca. "3 Zavedamo se bolj poglobljeno je smrtonosna moč zla, in
the even mightier power of the cross. je še močnejši moč križa.
* It confronts us with areas in our own lives where we need to repent and seek * To nas z območij, v naših lastnih življenj, kjer moramo pokesati in iskati
God’s transforming grace: lack of faith, materialism, all forms of prejudice, Božja milost preoblikovanje: pomanjkanje vere, materializma, vseh oblik predsodkov,
hardness of heart, laziness, the idolatry of comfort, a shame to confess the trdota srca, lenobe, je Idolopoklonstvo udobja, Škoda, priznam, da je
gospel. evangelija.
* It yields new insights into the Scriptures, as we see them brought to life in the * To donosi nove vpoglede v spise, kot smo videli jih pripeljejo do življenja v
course of ministry. Med ministrstvom. We can study about God’s compassion and love, but until we Mi lahko študijo o Božja ljubezen in sočutje, vendar dokler ne bomo
encounter the man wounded on the road to Jericho, bathe his wounds, and pay naleteli na ranjenci človek na poti k Jericho, kopajte svojega rane, in plačilo
for his care, we can’t know fully what it means to be a good neighbor. za svojo oskrbo, ne moremo vedeti v celoti, kaj pomeni biti dober sosed.
* It brings us closer to God’s passion for justice. * To nas pripelje bliže k Bogu za strast za pravosodje. When we minister to people who Ko smo ministra za ljudi, ki
lack access to quality, affordable health care, housing or education, we join with pomanjkanje dostopa do kakovostne, dostopne zdravstvene oskrbe, namestitve in izobraževanje, smo se pridružili z
Jesus and the prophets in the cry to “release the oppressed” ( Luke 4:18 ). Jezus in preroki v krik, da "sproščanje zatiranih" (Luka 4:18).
*  It strengthens our faith by giving us tangible evidence of God’s hand at work, * To krepi našo vero, ki jo daje nam Boga otipljivih dokazov za roko na delovnem mestu,
while at the same time demanding a deeper level of trust, and casting into relief hkrati zahteven globlji ravni zaupanja in vlivanja v olajšavo
our areas of doubt. našega področja dvoma.
* It leads to greater dependence on God’s grace and wisdom. * To vodi v večjo odvisnost od Božje milosti in modrosti. As one volunteer Kot enega prostovoljca
confessed, working with people with HIV has “forced me to rely on God in a Prizna, ki delajo z ljudi z virusom HIV, "prisilnega mi, da se zanašajo na Boga, v
continual way that I never had to before. stalno način, da nikoli nisem imela, da pred. I recognize that without the Holy Spirit, Spoznal sem, da brez Svetega Duha,
I’m clueless.” Jaz sem clueless. "
* It drives us to draw closer to Christ. * Narekuje nas bolj približa Kristusu. “Many times, when we go out,” says Rev. "Večkrat, ko sva šla ven," pravi Rev
Richard Kyerematen of Germantown Church of the Brethren, “we find out how Richard Kyerematen za Germantown Cerkev je Bratje, "smo izvedeli, kako
unprepared we are, and we need to come back and study some more and to nepripravljeni smo in smo morali priti nazaj in študij nekaj več in da
pray some more. moliti nekaj več. Jesus sent his disciples out and let them see what they Jezus poslal svojim učencem in jim vidijo, kaj jim
needed; and when they . potrebna, ter, kadar. . . came back, he did more teaching.” prišel nazaj, je naredil več poučevanja. "
* It helps us discover and develop spiritual gifts we might not otherwise have * Pomaga nam odkriti in razviti duhovno darila ne bi drugače
known about: compassion, hospitality, evangelism, intercessory prayer, znanega o: sočutje, gostoljubnost, Propovjedanje Jevanđelja, Posrednički molitev,
administration, healing. uprave, celjenje.
* It expands our understanding of God’s providence, particularly in congregations * To se širi naše razumevanje božje predanost, zlasti cerkvena
that are insulated from poverty. , ki so izolirani od revščine. “In a white, middle class church, we learn how "V beli, srednjega razreda, cerkev, bomo izvedeli, kako
God intervenes, equips, provides and graces us for the trials of white, middle Bog posreduje, usposobljeni, določa, milosti in nas za poskuse belega, sredi
class life,” writes Amy Sherman. razred življenje, "piše Amy Sherman. “Our spiritual lives are diminished in some "Naš duhovni življenja so se zmanjšale, v nekaterih
measure because we are exposed primarily to our own experiences with ukrep, saj smo izpostavljeni predvsem na lastne izkušnje z
God—and the experiences of those like us.”4 When we are exposed to new Bog in izkušnje tistih, kot smo mi. "4. Ko so izpostavljena novim
contexts for God’s saving work, we gain new perspectives on God’s character. kontekstih za Božje delo, varčevanje, smo pridobili nove poglede na božji znak.
* It deepens our appreciation for our own salvation. * Prav tako poglablja naše spoštovanje za naše zveličanje. A lay leader at Life in Christ A določijo vodjo na življenje v Kristusu
Cathedral of Faith put it this way: “Sharing the gospel increases your faith. Katedrala vere je rekel takole: "Skupno življenje na tem evangeliju poveča vašo vero. It To
draws you closer to God. Temelji vam bliže k Bogu. It keeps you constantly reminded of what Christ has V njej si nenehno spomniti, kaj je Kristus
done in your own life. stori v svojem življenju. . . . It keeps your heart humble and grateful to God.” V njej je tvoje srce ponižna in hvaležna za Boga. "
* When we encounter Christians among those who are served, we learn “important * Ko smo naleteli na kristjane med tistimi, ki so služili, nas učijo "pomembno
lessons from economically poor but spiritually rich fellow believers”—such as spoznanja iz ekonomsko slabo, vendar bogato duhovno kolegi vernikov ", kot so
contentment, joy in adversity, hope, and faith in receiving “this day our daily Zadovoljstvo, veselje v nezgodah, upanje in vero v prejemajo "danes naš vsakdanji
bread.”5 kruh. "5

Holistic churches believe, as Amy Sherman reminds us, that “outreach to the poor and Celovit cerkve verjamem, saj Amy Sherman nas opozarja, da "outreach za revne in
needy is not only a matter of obedience to Scripture, but also a necessary component of potrebujejo, ni le stvar pokorščini do Svetega pisma, ampak tudi nujni sestavni del
spiritual growth. duhovne rasti. In other words, they believe they need the poor as much as the poor Z drugimi besedami, za katerega menijo, da potrebujejo revne toliko, kot je slaba
need them: They assert that their own spiritual health is impoverished if they are not jih potrebujejo: Ti trdijo, da njihove lastne duhovne zdravja je osiromašena, če niso
entangling their lives with the lives of others different from themselves.”6 When the path zapletne njihovega življenja z življenjem drugih razlikujejo od sebe. "6. Ko je pot
of discipleship focuses exclusively on our personal relationship with God, our z dne discipleship se osredotoča izključno na naše osebnega odnosa z Bogom, naše
Christianity tends to become self-centered and narrow. Krščanstvo nagiba k temu, da postanejo Sebičan in ozko. We forget that a central purpose Ne pozabite, da je osrednji namen
for our salvation is to reach and serve others—that we were “created in Christ Jesus for za naše zveličanje, je, da se doseže in služiti drugim, da smo bili "ustvarjeni v Kristusu Jezusu za
good works” ( Eph. 2:10 ). dobra dela "(Eph. 2:10).

Another cost when discipleship is divorced from active involvement in holistic ministry is Drugi stroški, kadar discipleship je odvisna od aktivne udeležbe pri ministrstvu, holističnega je
that spiritual truths can become just so many words. duhovne resnice, da lahko postanejo le toliko besed. To believe in Christ is something Verjeti v Kristusa je nekaj,
that you do, not just a mental process. da boste to storili, ne le na miselni proces. The Bible includes only two instances of the Sveto pismo vključuje le dve primerkov
passive word “belief”—and 173 instances of the active form “believe” (New Revised pasivno besedo "prepričanja" in 173 primerkov aktivno obliko "verujejo" (New Pregledana
Standard Version). Standardna različica). Just as our witness in the world is hurt when we do not integrate Tako kot naša priča v svetu je bolelo, če ne bomo vključiti
word and deed, so our discipleship suffers when it is reduced to propositional learning besedah in dejanju, da naša discipleship trpi, ko se zniža na propositional učenja
without the complementary experience of Christlike engagement with a suffering world. brez dopolnilne izkušnje Kristusove sodelovanje s trpljenjem sveta.
The flip side is equally important. Je tipkovnica strani je enako pomembna. For holistic outreach ministry to be effective, a church Za celovit ozaveščanja ministrstvo bi bil učinkovit, cerkev
must have a strong program of discipleship. morajo imeti močan program discipleship. A ministry leader at Life in Christ explains: Ministrstvo vodilna na življenje v Kristusu, pojasnjuje:
There’sa lot of churches that call themselves community oriented that have a lot Torej 'veliko cerkva, da pokličete sami usmerjeno v skupnost, ki imajo veliko
of outreach ministries, but the essential part of an outreach ministry is having a z ozaveščanjem ministrstev, vendar je bistvenega pomena, del ozaveščanja ministrstvo ima
good follow-up discipleship component that keeps the people. dobre nadaljnje discipleship komponenta, ki ohranja ljudi. I could reach out Jaz bi lahko prišli ven
all day long, and tell people about Christ all day long, but if I have nothing to help cel dan, in povem ljudem o Kristusu cel dan, ampak, če mi nič ne pomaga
them grow and to deal with their problems besides Sunday and Wednesday njimi narašča in da se soočijo s svojimi problemi poleg nedelja in sreda
night, then I’m going to lose them. noč, potem bom izgubil njih.

Through holistic discipleship, persons with needs to be met by the church become Prek celostnega discipleship, osebe s potrebami, ki jih morajo izpolnjevati cerkev postala
persons with gifts to be shared through the church. osebe z darili, ki se delijo skozi cerkev. What a loss when discipleship and Kakšna izguba pri discipleship in
outreach are assumed to be competing rather than complementary tasks! ozaveščanja so predpostavljati, da bo konkurenčna kot dopolnjujoči se nalogi! Discipleship
ministries sustain the commitment to outreach; and in turn, hands-on ministry energizes ministrstev ohranitev zavezanosti ozaveščanja; in v zameno za hands-on ministrstvo energizes
spiritual growth. duhovne rasti.

Adapted from Ronald J. Sider, Philip N. Olson and Heidi Rolland Unruh, Churches That Povzeto po Ronald J. Sider, Philip Olson in N. Heidi Rolland Unruh, cerkve, da
Make a Difference: Reaching Your Community with Good News and Good Works. Make a Difference: Doseganje Vaš Skupnosti s Dobro Novice in dobra dela. Used Uporabljenih
by permission of Baker Books, a division of Baker Book House Company, copyright (c) z dovoljenjem Baker Knjige, oddelek Baker Book House Company, Copyright (c)
2002.

Endnotes
1. David S. Apple, “Wholistic Ministries at Tenth Presbyterian Church” (master’s thesis, David S. Apple "celostni ministrstvi na desetem Prezbiterijanski Cerkev" (magisterija do,
Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1994), 52. Vzhodna Krstnika Teološki seminar, 1994), 52.
2. Edgar J. Elliston and J. Timothy Kauffman, Developing Leaders for Urban Ministries Edgar J. Elliston in Timothy J. Kauffman in razvija voditelje, za mestne ministrstev
(New York: Peter Lang, 1993), 90. (New York: Peter Lang, 1993), 90.
3. Sherman, Restorers of Hope, 230. Sherman, restavratorji of Hope, 230.
4. Ibid., 229–30. Ibid., 229-30.
5. Ibid.
6. Ibid., 29. Ibid., 29.