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Church Organization

and Terms 19

[Eph 4 : 11]

 

/ Ephphatha Discipleship

Training (Basic Course)

 

 

 

/ By Pastor Priscilla

 

 

 

[Ephesians 4 : 11- 15]

 

 

 

"It was he who gave

some to be apostles,

some to be prophets,

 

 

 

some to be evangelists,

and some to be pastors

and teachers,

 

 

 

to prepare God's people

for works of service,

 

 

 

so that the body of Christ

may be built up until

we all reach unity

in the faith

 

 

 

and in the knowledge

of the Son of God

 

 

and become mature,

attaining to the whole

measure of the fullness

of Christ.

 

 

 

Then we will no

longer be infants,

tossed back and

forth by the waves,

 

 

 

and blown here

and there by every wind

of teaching

 

 

 

and by the cunning

and craftiness of men

in their deceitful of

 men in their deceiful

scheming.

 

 

 

Instead, speaking

the truth in love,

 

 

 

we will in all things

grow up into him

who is the Head,

that is, Christ."

 

(Eph 4 : 11- 15)

 

 

 

(Ex : 1) 

Special community

-Military and Church

Communities

 

 

 

Places such as the church

and the military are

groups that exist

in this world

 

 

 

as special communities

with special and unique

characteristics.

 

 

 

The military is a unique group

of organizations that exist

to protect the nation

and people from enemies.

 

 

 

And the church is a

community of faith,

an organized community

referred to as a place with

special characteristics.

 

 

 

The church is a group

of men and women

of all ages with various

positions

 

 

 

and occupations

and this makes it possible

to maintain universality

and diversity.

 

 

 

In addition,

it is a faith community

in which the uniqueness,

 

 

 

and uniformity centered

on Jesus Christ are applied

and coexisted at the

same time in one unity.

 

 

 

In this way, the church

is a special community

of diverse people.

 

 

 

 

In particular,

as we know, the church

is the house God 

where God resides,

 

 

 

and the place where

saved believers go

to meet God.

 

 

 

 

Furthermore,

the church is the

dwelling place of God

of blessing

 

 

 

where the saints can

be protected and

receive grace.

 

 

 

Therefore,

the saved believers

should never neglect

the church life.

 

 

 

This is for beginners

of Christian life

 

 

 

and is summarized

in four units about

the unfamiliar terms

 

 

 

and organization

of the church.

 

 

 

1. Offices of the Church:

 

 

 

There are many different

offices and organizations

in the church.

 

 

 

1) Pastor

 

 

 

Sinior pastor, 

Administer pastor,

Associate pastor,

 

 

 

Training Pastor,

(Minister), Youth Pastor,

Secretary, Missinary,

Evangelist ..etc.

 

 

 

(1) Pastors refer to those

who are  ambassadors

on behalf of Christ,

 

 

 

as though God were

making his appeal

through them.

 

 

 

They ask the saints

on Christ's behalf to be

reconciled to God.

(2 Corin 5 : 20)

 

 

 

 

(2) Pastors must

take care of their sheep

with love and feed them

the food of the spirit.

(John 21 : 15) 

 

 

 

However, without love,

that is nothing as like

a clanging cymbal.

 

(1 Corinthians 13)

 

 

 

(Ex : 2)

Moses

 

 

 

 

By striking the rock at

the request of the people

in order to get water,

not keeping his place

 

 

 

in front of God, insisting

on his righteousness

with anger,

 

 

 

Moses eventually

failed to enter the

Promised Land,

'Canaan Land.'

 

 

 

 

(Ex : 3)

King Saul

 

 

 

Let's take a look at the

attitude of King Saul:

 

 

 

He disobeyed God,

and before the war

priest arrived, he hastily

took the priest's work

with his own will.

 

 

 

Finally he didn't keep

his place and was

 abandoned by God.

 

 

 

Therefore, the pastor

should take care

of the saints, should not

be proud before God,

 

 

 

and should keep his

own place. 

 

 

 

 

The Lord is the

owner of the church. 

However, even today,

 

 

 

God appoints pastors,

like Moses in the

Old Testament times

 

 

 

and guides His children

through them.

 

 

 

Therefore, we must

never forget that the

office of a pastor is

 on Christ's behalf. 

 

 

 

Truly, a pastor

chosen by God should

should to the crowd

and should not be

coercive,

 

 

 

stubborn, or proud.

Also, he should not favor

one saint over another.

 

 

 

He should humbly

serve God, while doing

his best to love

and care for the flock

entrusted to him.

 

 

 

So, on the other hand,

how should we believers

have a relationship

with the servants

of the Lord God?

 

 

 

Pastors are those

who pray for the saints,

teach the Bible, and to

make them awake

 

 

 

and guide them to live

according to God's will.

 

 

 

Therefore, it is necessary

to have a close relationship

with pastors and get advice

as often as possible,

 

 

 

and it is important

to discuss not only

physical and spiritual

problems, but also

those of faith.

 

 

 

 

In addition, we should

work together with each

other in the Lord's ministry.

(Rom 8 : 28)

 

 

 

(1) As saints, we should

obey to our spiritual leaders.

 

 

 

That's because they

are those who stand

guard for their saints.

 

 

 

We must work together

so that they can be totally

doing well in their ministry,

 

 

 

and also so that they

can take good care of

 their lambs and sheep.

 

 

 

Therefore, in the

relationship with the pastors,

we should work together

 

 

 

to support the pastors

to take responsibility

for their office as joy.

(Hebrews 13 : 17)

 

 

 

 

(2) Elders, Senior deacons,

deacons.

 

 

 

(Ex : 4)

 

 

 

'Nazirite'-Samson

in the Book of Judges

in the Old Testament.

(Judges 13 : 5) 

 

 

 

 

He had been a Nazirite

set apart to God since birth,

and no razor had ever been

used on his head.

 

 

 

 

The Israelites did evil

in the eyes of the LORD,

so the LORD delivered

them into the hands

of the Philistines.

 

 

 

On the other hand,

God prepared a man

 

 

 

who was set apart to save

Israel from the Philistine's hand

again through the Nazirite

 

 

 

at the designated time.

 (Judges. 13: 1-25)

 

God selected “Manoah”

from the tribe of Dan

and sent the angel

 

 

 

of the LORD to his wife

to set her apart before

childbearing.

 

 

 

For the son set apart to God,

the angel of the LORD

was sent to his mother

 

 

 

in advance to make her

not drink wine,

strong alcohol, or eat

anything unclean. 

(Judges 13 : 7)

 

 

 

(Ex : 5) 

Pastor Jasil Choi

 

 

During Pastor

-'Jasil Choi's ministry,

 

 

 

what was the reason for

instructing female Training 

pastors to wear hats

along with the Lord's

servant's attire?

 

 

 

“The late Pastor

'Choi Jasil,” whoes

nickname is

 

-'Pastor -Hallelujah',

made ministers,

 

 

 

especially female Training

pastor pastors, wear hats

on their heads at the

time of ministry.

 

 

 

When they wore hats

on their heads, the behavior

of God's servants were

easily founded even

from a distance,

 

 

 

so it was to distinguish

them from ordinary

people.

 

 

 

It meant each one of them

should be a model of faith,

as each had been called

as a servant of the Lord,

 

 

 

especially before the people,

especially before the saints.

 

 

 

 

Therefore, the ultimate

purpose of wearing hats

was to distinguish each

one of them from the

general public, to be alert

and to be an example

of others." 

 

 

 

I heard Pastor

Jasil Choi speaking about

that at a regional association

meeting when I used to

live in my country.

 

 

 

Now let's take a look at

those who have offices

of the church.

 

 

 

(1) Who grants these

offices to each one of them?

 

 

 

-Jesus is the very one.

(Co-working of God the

Holy Spirit)

 

 

 

"It was he who gave

some to be apostles,

some to be prophets,

some to be evangelists,

 

 

 

and some to be pastors

and teachers, to prepare

God's people for works

of service,

 

 

 

so that

the body of Christ

may be built up."

(Eph 4 : 11-12)

 

 

 

Therefore, those who

live beginners' life of faith

should strive to grow their

faith with the help of those

who have offices.

 

 

 

As our faith grows,

we should take specific

offices and become those

who serve other saints.

 

 

 

(2) The attitude of those

  who receives offices:

We should not hurry to

  give office to someone.

 

 

 

It is very dangerous to give

offices to the immature

before God.

 

 

 

This is because they

can make too much trouble.

 

 

 

They even make new believers

lose their faith due to their

coercive manner.

 

 

 

When a religiously

immature person obtains

a position, it is easy to be

acting too bossy.

 

 

 

 

There are times when they

exercise power in the

name of the Lord,

abuse offices,

 

 

 

and criticize

and antagonize the s

ervants of God.

 

 

 

And also there are times

when they make new believers

lose their faith and drive

people around into difficult

situations.

 

 

 

Therefore, both those

who give offices and those

who receive offices must

carefully consider, pray,

 

 

 

and humbly decide

before God and people before

making their decisions. 

 

 

 

2. Organization

 of the Church

 

 

 

There are many

organizations in

the church

 

 

1) Sunday School: 

 

 

 

(1) Kindergarten and

elementary school: 

 

 

 

Institution for education

of faith for kindergarten

and elementary school

students.

 

 

 

(2) Middle and high school:

 

 

 

Institution for education

of faith for middle

(intermidate) and

high school students

 

 

 

(3) Youth adult: 

 

 

 

Institution for young

people's faith education

and fellowship activities

 

 

 

-We believers

who have entrusted

our children to these

departments should

support them

 

 

 

so that our children

can adapt well to and

belong to each institution

of the church.

 

 

 

In particular,

we should establish

an organic relationship

with teachers so that

 

 

 

Sunday School teachers

can provide correct faith

education to the students

in charge.

 

 

 

Therefore, we should

support them with prayer,

cooperation and much

interest.

 (Deut 6 : 6-7)

 

 

 

2) Men's Association

 and Women's Association: 

 

 

 

In the church, various classes

of people gather for Jesus alone.

 

 

 

 

Therefore, these are

organizations that organize

gatherings of people of the 

same gender or age group

 

 

 

 

and allows them to get to

know each other, help each

other's faith, and participate

in the activities of the church.

 

 

 

They actively encourage

church members to work

and serve in the organization

that suits each one of them.

 

 

 

They do their best

to inform them of the

benefit of the faith

in the way the saints

communicate

 

 

 

and help each other

through various activities.

 

 

 

3) As a Layman :

-District: Cell-Group

Home cell group leader)

 

 

 

What is 'cell-group?'

 

 

 

This is a local faith community

formed by about 6-12 people,

and is formed to protect

the believers' faith.

 

 

 

This is a group to help the 

fellowship and spiritual

growth of the saints

in a district, like a

cell-connected link.

 

 

 

Through this meeting,

we will be able to study

more of God's Word,

 

 

 

and we will be protected

to live a right and

healthy life of faith.

 

 

 

(Sharing testimony

and requesting prayer

for problems,

 

 

 

Bible study, individual

counseling and group

counseling ...etc.)

 

 

 

4) Choir or service other

departments as needed:

 

 

 

Whoever has faith

can participate and serve

in each department

according to their talents.

 

 

 

 Food and vehicle service,

worship guide, and donation

-receiving service.

 

 

 

Cleaning and various

services dedicated to 

 worship in the temple

 

 

 

5) Vestry

 

 (Elders, senior deacons,

deacons...etc.)

 

 

 

This is an office

holders' meeting as like 

Trust board Meeting

and may be held

once a year

 

 

 

depending on the nature

of the church's organization.

 

 

 

It is an organization

where they discuss

important issues

of the church

 

 

 

and serve and help

ministers in their

ministry.

 

 

 

Depending on the

denomination, there are

places where there are

system.

 

 

 

3. Common terms

used in the church:

 

 

1) Amen :

 

 

 

'Amen' is a Hebrew word

with meanings such as

'That's right.', 'I agree.'

and 'I believe so.'

 

 

 

It is an expression

as a confession and

answer of faith at the

end of a prayer

 

 

 

or hymn during worship,

or when reading

or listening to the

Word of God. 

(Deut. 27 : 16)

 

 

 

Meanwhile, the meaning

of 'Maranatha' is

as follows.

 

 

 

'Amen. Come,

Lord Jesus'

(Rev 22 : 20)

 

 

 

There are those

who worship God's truth

by changing it into lies.

 

 

 

  However, 'Maranatha'

means that God is the

one we must worship,

 

 

 

and the one "who is

forever praised."

 (Rom 1 : 25)

 

 

 

Likewise, "Amen” is

an expression of confessing 

faith of each one and also an

expression of grace or longing.

 

 

 

2) Hallelujah: 

 

 

 

"Praise the LORD. How good

it is to sing praises

to our God, how pleasant

and fitting to praise him! "

(Psalm 14 : 7)

 

 

 

The word 'hallelujah'

means 'praise the LORD'

and is most often used

by us believers when

praising God.

 

 

 

In particular, when

giving thanks to God,

this term is used most often

by giving the meaning

'to glorify God'.

 

 

 

3) Immanuel:

 

 

 

 As one of the names

of our Jesus, it refers

to his identity.

 

 

 

It means, "God with us."

 

 

 

"The virgin will be

with child and will give

birth to a son,

 

 

 

and they will call

him Immanuel" 

 

 

 

-which means,

"God with us."

(Matt 1 : 23)

 

 

 

4. What should be careful

in the life of the church?

 

 

 

The church is one

 faith community,

 

 

 

which is centered

on Jesus, not 

individuals.

 

 

 

 

Therefore, we must know

that in the church, there

is a human relationship

with the crowd gathered

 

 

 

in the providence

of God and is a special

community of faith

that we cannot avoid.

 

 

 

However, one thing

we must keep in mind

is that the church is our

refuge,

 

 

 

but on the one hand,

it is like a battlefield.

 

 

 

Since the church

is the  place where people

of various classes gather,

 

 

 

sometimes we become

discouraged and disappointed

at seeing the behavior of fellow

believers and even abandon

our life of faith.

 

 

 

 

Furthermore, we should be

noted that something

unexpected may happen

in the relationship among the

church members. 

 

 

 

Also, ws should be careful

about this as we may hurt

each other and our

faith may fail.

 

 

 

There is one thing

we must keep in mind.:

The organizer of the

church is God.

 

 

 

We go to church

in order to meet God

and Jesus as children

of God, not to see

people's behavior.

 

 

 

Therefore, we should

never be discouraged

and should stand firm

in our faith.

 

 

 

Rather, we should think

about the Word of Lord

and should try to

 understand others.

 

 

 

By overcoming

the crisis of faith, we all

should work together to

 benefit our life of faith.

 

 

 

(1) "We should be devoted to

 one another in brotherly love.

 

 

 

Honor one another

above yourselves."

(Romans 12 : 10)

 

 

 

(2) Let's look to Jesus!

 

 

 

"Let us fix our eyes on Jesus,

the author and perfecter

of our faith, who for the joy

set before him endured

the cross, scorning its shame,

 

 

 

and sat down at the right

hand of the throne of God.

 

 

 

Consider him who endured

such opposition from sinful men,

so that you will not grow

weary and lose heart."

(Heb  12 : 2-3) 

 

 

 

What would Jesus do

in our situation?

We must imitate the

attitude of Jesus.

 (Heb 12 : 2-3)

 

 

 

 

Summary 

 

 

 

1) What offices are there

in the church and who

established these offices

for what?

 

 

 

-(1) Pastor, assistant

pastor, elder, senior deacon.

 

 

 

-(2) Jesus established

these offices.

 

 

 

 (To make the saints

perfect and serve the

body of Christ)

 

 

 

 

2) What kinds of organizations

are there in the church and

what is their purpose?

 

 

 

(1) Sunday School 

(Kindergarten, Middle 

and High School,

Young Adult, 

 

 

 

(2) Men's Association

and Women's Association,

Choir, and Vestry etc.

 

 

 

These organizations

are built up to maintain

and revitalize the whole

body of the church.

 

 

 

It is necessary to pray

and wisely build up

virtue without forming

a faction, criticizing pastors

or separating the church.

 

 

 

3) What is the

meaning of Amen?

 

 

 

That's right. I believe so.

(Confession of faith and

expression of answers)

 

 

 

4) What is the meaning

of 'Hallelujah'?

 

 

 

“Praise the LORD.”

“Glory to God.”

(Expression of

gratitude.)

 

 

 

5) What is the meaning

of Immanuel?

-God is with us. 

 

 

 

6) What should be careful

in the life of the church?

 

 

 

Because some

of fellow believers can

make us lose our faith,

 

 

 

we should look to the Lord

alone and live the church life.

 

 

 

To do this, above all,

we must lead a consistent

life of faith centered on

the Word of God.

 

 

 

 

2021/04/21

 

 

 

/ By Priscilla