One of the questions that people often ask when they find out that I am the Ministries Pastors at Cross Point is, “How many ministries do you oversee?” Usually the question is accompanied by a look of horror and disbelief at the idea that one person could possibly oversee the hundreds of ministries that a church should be offering. After all, that’s what the church is supposed to do…right? We are in the ministries business…correct?
Here are just a few of the ministries that every church should have on the menu:
- Men’s Ministry
- Women’s Ministry
- Single’s Ministry
- Adult’s Ministry
- Older Adult’s Ministry
- Younger Adult’s ministry
- Kid’s Ministry
- Older Adults That Feel Like Younger Adults And Have Kid’s Ministry
You get the point. Here is what we currently offer at Cross Point:
- Sunday Services
- Community Groups
- Family Ministries (Kids & Students)
- Missions (Local & Global)
That’s it. We feel like the less that we do, the more effective we can do them. We also feel strongly that each of those ministries will be much more effective in the context of a community group. If you are interested in men’s ministry, then we have several groups of guys that are doing life together and holding each other accountable to be the men that God called them to be. If you want women’s ministry, then we have several incredible groups of ladies that are growing spiritually as they lean on each other for support.
Tomorrow, I’m going to talk about the 3 things that each of our community groups have to have to be effective.
How many ministries do you think that a church should offer?
