Colin Marshall Quotes

But the emphasis is not on the growth of the congregation as a structure — in numbers, finances and success — but on the growth of the gospel, as it is spoken and re-spoken under the power of the Spirit.

Foi não somente um bom depósito do evangelho que Paulo passou a Timóteo, e sim uma maneira de viver.” (pp. 80)

Deveríamos começar com as pessoas que Deus nos deu, não com nossos programas.” (pp. 27)

We will be arguing that structures don’t grow ministry any more than trellises grow vines, and that most churches need to make a conscious shift — away from erecting and maintaining structures, and towards growing people who are disciple-making disciples of Christ.

The marvellous thing about generosity is that God loves it, and blesses it. In our experience, those churches that don’t try to hold on to their people, but continually train them and generously export them off into further training and ministry elsewhere, are the churches that God showers with more and more new people to train.

Qual é mais fácil: ter uma reunião para discutir o estado do carpete ou um encontro particular e difícil no qual você tem de repreender um irmão por seu comportamento pecaminoso?” (pp. 16)

Se treinarmos e enviarmos obreiros a novos campos... nosso ministério local pode não crescer em números, mas o evangelho avançará por meio destes novos ministros da Palavra.” (pp. 33) – Comentário: prova que crescimento não é medido pelo número de membros.

However, if we keep the gospel first and central, then learning to do particular activities more effectively can simply be a godly part of our service of Christ and other people.

Churches don’t make disciples; disciples make disciples (Matt 28:19-20).

We are always an example to those whom we are teaching and training, whether we like it or not.

O âmago do treinamento não é transmitir uma capacidade, e sim transmitir sã doutrina.” (pp. 80)

Perhaps trellis work has taken over from vine work. There are committees, structures, programs, activities and fundraising efforts, and many people put lots of time into keeping them all going, but the actual work of growing the vine falls to a very few.

We shouldn’t sit back and wait for people to ‘feel called’ to gospel work, any more than we should sit back and wait for people to become disciples of Christ in the first place. We should be proactive in seeking, challenging and testing suitable people to be set apart for gospel work.

Whatever the reason, there is no doubt that in many churches, maintaining and improving the trellis constantly takes over from tending the vine.

The Christian without a missionary heart is an anomaly.