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17Aug 2018 by worship

The Ekklesia at work: reflections from a marketplace minister

In practice

After the completion of a recent course following Ed Silvoso's book Ekklesia, Adam, a marketplace minister and research analyst, wrote this reflection on his personal application of Ed's teaching. Read on to discover how understanding Jesus' Ekklesia as the vehicle for transforming nations affects our whole life as his followers. Jesus did things differently, so should I. When Jesus set out the heart and purpose of His ministry vehicle, the Ekklesia, it deeply challenged the social norm. The Ekklesia challenged the traditional religious structure of the synagogue as the place or worship, sacrifice and teaching by taking a familiar concept and turning it on its head. Jesus demonstrated throughout his earthly ministry that he would constantly challenge mind-sets in order to bring people back to the Father’s heart. In his…

12Feb 2018 by worship

Transforming nations, one client at a time

In practice

The ark of the LORD remained in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months, and the LORD blessed Obed-edom and all his household. (2 Sam 6:11) As marketplace ministers, how do we align our vision to transform nations through our work with the individual needs and goals of our commercial customers? This is a great question inspired by conversations I’ve been having with my team. To be more specific, if a client’s goal is simply to sell more products and make better profits, is it possible for us as marketplace ministers to align that with our goal to help the client make a positive difference in their community? One of the paradigms we have for marketplace ministry is that of Prayer Evangelism, which follows Jesus’ instructions to his disciples…

09Jun 2017 by worship

Prayer Map

In practice

This Prayer Map is a visual guide as our team of marketplace ministers pray together each day. It's covered in sticky notes, colour coded by theme: Blue: Nations and communities As we sense a nation on our hearts, we pray for it - we might pray for its government and systems, for peace over that nation, for its relationships with other nations. Through our work and research we look to discover what the key and emerging issues are for that nation, so that we can pray more effectively for it. If we have colleagues or clients in that nation, we learn from them how to pray for it. Sometimes as we have been led to pray for a nation, the Lord has opened up new business (aka ministry) opportunities in that…

09Jun 2017 by worship

My work is worship

#workisworship, podcast

Listen to this post as a podcast: [audioplayer file="https://worship.works/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/My_Work_is_Worship.mp3" animation=no width=400 loader=FFAC00 lefticon=FFAC00 righticon=FFAC00 titles="My Work is Worship" artists="Daniel Ghinn" buffer=1] Where do you worship? Have you ever been asked, "Where do you worship?" How would you answer the question? The question was asked of Jesus, too - the Samaritan woman at the well asked him about it: "Our Fathers worshipped on this mountain, and you Jews say that we must worship in Jerusalem…" (John 4). She was thinking that worshipping God was about a particular place. But Jesus pointed out that worship didn't have much to do with a particular venue, but that "a time is coming, and has now come, when the true worshipers will worship in spirit and in truth; for the Father is seeking such to…

07Jun 2017 by worship

Pray-up

In practice

The daily pray-up is a 30-minute time to pray and reflect each morning for one of the teams we work with. All team members are welcome to join, and the session is loosely divided into 5-minute slots with a focus aligned with the company's mission and vision. A poster reminds the team about each of the key areas to pray into:

07Jun 2017 by worship

#WORKISWORSHIP, June 29th 2017

#workisworship, Events

#WORKISWORSHIP An evening of vision, testimonies and opportunities to join a team of marketplace ministers. Date: June 29th, 2017 Time: 7:30pm Location: Maidstone, UK (international via WebEx) Discover how your work is worship In this generation, a growing number of Jesus’ followers are seeing that for the Church to be effective it must be active every day outside of the four walls of traditional church buildings. Join us for #workisworship and hear principles for worshipping through your work, with practical examples from people like you who see every work assignment as a ministry opportunity. You will hear how the Church (aka Ekklesia) is at work every day through the lives of “marketplace ministers”, and you will gain practical tools to help you activate your faith in the workplace and start to…

29Mar 2017 by worship

Blessed are the peacemakers

teaching

In a previous training session, we looked at how the battle is in the heavenly places. This truth is fundamental when it comes to how we operate as Christians in the marketplace. Our real challenge is NOT that pile of filing on our desk; that brimming email inbox; that cashflow problem on our bank statements; that difficult customer or colleague. Rather, remember that we do not wrestle against flesh and blood but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places (Ephesians 6:12-13). Knowing that the battle is in the heavenly places is essential to our understanding of our role as marketplace ministers. It will affect how and why we pray for the lost. For a refresher…