Ministry
All believers in Jesus Christ are ministers. [Ephesians 4] That means you, too. It doesn't mean you'll be standing on a street corner doing the next marketing program for God or flying to Africa next week, but it does mean that you can't be passive and be healthy at the same time. It does mean that we all may have some growing up to do. We all do. When we had house church, even those who were new would come and do ministry. How? With loving encouragement of others doing ministry giving support to those who were newer. Many people's confidence has been shaken by years of pew sitting where they had not been encouraged to be all that God created them to be, in terms of being equally valuable, not just as individual Christians, but as ministers. Church is not a hierarchical pecking order system.
That being said, the condition of many in God's Church today is that people's hearts are broken from living in a fallen world where they have been sinned against (hurt, wounded, abused and suffered "life's hurts" common to man) and have had difficulty responding in a godly way. By "responding in a godly way," we mean that those experiences, what happened to us, and how we adapted to them can interfere with living life in God's commandment to love God with all our heart, and love our neighbor as ourselves. That "love our neighbor as ourselves" means we have kindness, goodness, gentleness and the other attributes of God's "love" towards ourselves as well.
Fallout from hurts, traumas, betrayals, neglect, abuse and deception has left many 'walking wounded' in the Church, and others never wanting to set their feet inside a church again....and that includes believers who are apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, evangelists, elders, deacons, volunteers, worship team members, and more. Jesus's healing of your broken heart was prophesied in Isaiah 61, and fulfilled in Luke 4. Now it's time you appropriate what Jesus came to do for you, but God does not do your part in receiving what He sent His Son to give you. You may need some help for your heart if you have never had someone care for your spiritual heart and help you apply godly principles in becoming whole and free, and knowing and 'feeling' the love of God, understanding with your heart and not just your intellect. We invite you to come participate in the teaching, ministry and training at Engrafted Word. God loves you and He has meant for you to partake in all He's promised His beloved, such as you are!
That being said, the condition of many in God's Church today is that people's hearts are broken from living in a fallen world where they have been sinned against (hurt, wounded, abused and suffered "life's hurts" common to man) and have had difficulty responding in a godly way. By "responding in a godly way," we mean that those experiences, what happened to us, and how we adapted to them can interfere with living life in God's commandment to love God with all our heart, and love our neighbor as ourselves. That "love our neighbor as ourselves" means we have kindness, goodness, gentleness and the other attributes of God's "love" towards ourselves as well.
Fallout from hurts, traumas, betrayals, neglect, abuse and deception has left many 'walking wounded' in the Church, and others never wanting to set their feet inside a church again....and that includes believers who are apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, evangelists, elders, deacons, volunteers, worship team members, and more. Jesus's healing of your broken heart was prophesied in Isaiah 61, and fulfilled in Luke 4. Now it's time you appropriate what Jesus came to do for you, but God does not do your part in receiving what He sent His Son to give you. You may need some help for your heart if you have never had someone care for your spiritual heart and help you apply godly principles in becoming whole and free, and knowing and 'feeling' the love of God, understanding with your heart and not just your intellect. We invite you to come participate in the teaching, ministry and training at Engrafted Word. God loves you and He has meant for you to partake in all He's promised His beloved, such as you are!
PERSONAL MINISTRY
We do personal ministry, but encourage you to first become familiar with this ministry by listening through the audio and training material, taking the Healing For Today series or similar curriculum in ours or a related ministry. We are interested in you, and interested in encouraging you to overcome the things which are interfering with - and possibly preventing - you from doing the things God's called you to do. Why? Because ministry has to do with your spirit and your soul and your body. It is dealing directly with the issues of life with respect to God's plan and design for you to live in His love, and flourish in your gifts and callings. Personal ministry is a more personal version of what we teach openly here, but often group ministry is as effective, since you get more time in the Word and understanding how it applies to issues of life, and you can listen to the teaching at your own pace.
We are also not afraid of change here. If we find that we are barking up the wrong tree or not doing work that builds you up and gives life, then we are open to learning and growing. What we are teaching today may be elementary, as we, too, are growing up in God and in maturity and hopefully, in love. Partake of the resources available at Engrafted Word and other ministries and churches where God directs and leads you. You also get comprehensive ministry with others if you come to the live church teaching. Listening to other people's questions on the conference calls, helps you, since there is nothing new under the sun. Group prayer and deliverance is extremely effective when you cooperate with God and your heart is in doing things His way, and you have a teachable spirit and a desire to apply God's Word in perspective and context, and in His love. We do not present ourselves as the only teaching or ministry that is helpful, there are many other caring ministries that have different ways of teaching and ministering. Personal ministry is also often a long term commitment, and that's true for the one being ministered to and for the minister. You will find much help in the resources on this site. Contact us for an intake form at iforgive2012 at engraftedwordfellowship dot com, if after a season of examining this church, its pastor and teaching, and the Bible, you are in agreement with us, then contact us and we'll see if we can help you in your journey and relationship with God. Currently we have a waiting list for personal ministry. Pastor Autumne is completing a booklet (on hold in 2015 while we get the Ministry Manual out) entitled Ready For Ministry? which gives helps and discernment to receiving ministry and choosing ministry relationships that help you overcome and tend toward the pathway of life. You can begin now by taking time to call upon God and ask Him to help orchestrate your life so that you are provided with the opportunities to grow and flourish in his design for you and to show you how to remove what is stopping the flow of His love and blessing. Feel free to contact us and ask questions. It is our hope that everything we do in personal ministry will be available on this site for self study at your own pace.
LIVE CHURCH MINISTRY
Come join us for Live Church on the first or second Monday of every month. We sometimes schedule this on the second (or third) monday of the month, so it is best to check the home page and the Live Church page for details the week before the next scheduled Church session. The phone numbers and access codes are given to those who are on the newsletter subscription list, and we recently just started publishing them directly on the site. If you click the Live Church menu, you will find out how to access church via telephone. Please also subscribe to our newsletter which comes out once or twice a month. In the newsletter you will get news of what is up, helpful articles on scripture and practical applications, and invitations to attend ministry sessions, training and other church events including when we have guest speakers. Most church conferences include group deliverance and prayer for healing. Others encourage you in your ministry. We believe ministers are leaders who serve others in love, preach the gospel and encourage you to do the same. We believe in love, not control, but that also means we're sometimes direct, and we sometimes say no, and we sometimes do not agree with everything said by everyone. Our hearts desire is that you are shepherded by God's love. As we said, live church takes place on the first monday of every month, but sometimes there is a schedule change, so please check each month to be sure of the date.
HEALING FOR TODAY
Although we have been ministering healing and prayer since 1993, and doing personal ministry, including deliverance since the late 1990's, we did not begin teaching online until 2006. Since 2006, we've conducted one or two 13-22 week series of Healing Today per year. It used to be called "Spiritual Roots of Disease And How To Pray For Healing" It is a comprehensive curriculum and ministry training in salvation, healing, deliverance and being released into your own ministry. You actually are already a minister. It's our heart to encourage you. Each year it seems there is so much we want to get across in a few 'short' weeks, and are looking into making the teaching more accessible 24x7 online. The curriculum series has always had a 'personal' touch to it, since
each year's series is geared to the attendees. This year we have made part of the teaching more openly accessible on Mondays through live church, which anyone can attend, anywhere via live conference call. We've had large groups, and also many smaller ones over the years. The smaller groups allow individual attention and teaching specific to the issues of the lives of those who attend. What's covered in a 22 week series is equivalent to a year or more of personal ministry. Healing For Today in 2015 is an ongoing series which takes place TWICE a month. Monday - usually the first or second monday of the month - is the open teaching. On the Saturday following each monday Live Church, there will be an INTENSIVE. This will include in depth group ministry, personalized teaching and deliverance. Depending upon the group size, there may be an opportunity for discussion and dialogue. The Saturday portion of the teaching and ministry sometimes requires advance registration. Participants are encouraged, but not required, to attend all sessions.
We've felt led to make the HEALING FOR TODAY intensive more accessible this year, and so we are offering it as two sessions a month and integrating it with Monday LIVE church. In Fall of 2016 we will be doing some intensive ministry training for those who are doing prayer and deliverance ministry. Live Church will include a general teaching, and then the saturday following each live church session there will be a more in depth teaching and group ministry for those who want to join us. Monday will be open for anyone to attend, while if you want to participate in the intensive teaching and ministry on Saturday, you will sign up to attend that session in some cases when we cover advanced topics. We want to get to know you. Please sign up for the newsletter and contact us at iforgive2012 AT engraftedwordfellowship DOT com, to sign up for the Saturday series and have access codes and phone numbers for all the ministry sessions.
We do personal ministry, but encourage you to first become familiar with this ministry by listening through the audio and training material, taking the Healing For Today series or similar curriculum in ours or a related ministry. We are interested in you, and interested in encouraging you to overcome the things which are interfering with - and possibly preventing - you from doing the things God's called you to do. Why? Because ministry has to do with your spirit and your soul and your body. It is dealing directly with the issues of life with respect to God's plan and design for you to live in His love, and flourish in your gifts and callings. Personal ministry is a more personal version of what we teach openly here, but often group ministry is as effective, since you get more time in the Word and understanding how it applies to issues of life, and you can listen to the teaching at your own pace.
We are also not afraid of change here. If we find that we are barking up the wrong tree or not doing work that builds you up and gives life, then we are open to learning and growing. What we are teaching today may be elementary, as we, too, are growing up in God and in maturity and hopefully, in love. Partake of the resources available at Engrafted Word and other ministries and churches where God directs and leads you. You also get comprehensive ministry with others if you come to the live church teaching. Listening to other people's questions on the conference calls, helps you, since there is nothing new under the sun. Group prayer and deliverance is extremely effective when you cooperate with God and your heart is in doing things His way, and you have a teachable spirit and a desire to apply God's Word in perspective and context, and in His love. We do not present ourselves as the only teaching or ministry that is helpful, there are many other caring ministries that have different ways of teaching and ministering. Personal ministry is also often a long term commitment, and that's true for the one being ministered to and for the minister. You will find much help in the resources on this site. Contact us for an intake form at iforgive2012 at engraftedwordfellowship dot com, if after a season of examining this church, its pastor and teaching, and the Bible, you are in agreement with us, then contact us and we'll see if we can help you in your journey and relationship with God. Currently we have a waiting list for personal ministry. Pastor Autumne is completing a booklet (on hold in 2015 while we get the Ministry Manual out) entitled Ready For Ministry? which gives helps and discernment to receiving ministry and choosing ministry relationships that help you overcome and tend toward the pathway of life. You can begin now by taking time to call upon God and ask Him to help orchestrate your life so that you are provided with the opportunities to grow and flourish in his design for you and to show you how to remove what is stopping the flow of His love and blessing. Feel free to contact us and ask questions. It is our hope that everything we do in personal ministry will be available on this site for self study at your own pace.
LIVE CHURCH MINISTRY
Come join us for Live Church on the first or second Monday of every month. We sometimes schedule this on the second (or third) monday of the month, so it is best to check the home page and the Live Church page for details the week before the next scheduled Church session. The phone numbers and access codes are given to those who are on the newsletter subscription list, and we recently just started publishing them directly on the site. If you click the Live Church menu, you will find out how to access church via telephone. Please also subscribe to our newsletter which comes out once or twice a month. In the newsletter you will get news of what is up, helpful articles on scripture and practical applications, and invitations to attend ministry sessions, training and other church events including when we have guest speakers. Most church conferences include group deliverance and prayer for healing. Others encourage you in your ministry. We believe ministers are leaders who serve others in love, preach the gospel and encourage you to do the same. We believe in love, not control, but that also means we're sometimes direct, and we sometimes say no, and we sometimes do not agree with everything said by everyone. Our hearts desire is that you are shepherded by God's love. As we said, live church takes place on the first monday of every month, but sometimes there is a schedule change, so please check each month to be sure of the date.
HEALING FOR TODAY
Although we have been ministering healing and prayer since 1993, and doing personal ministry, including deliverance since the late 1990's, we did not begin teaching online until 2006. Since 2006, we've conducted one or two 13-22 week series of Healing Today per year. It used to be called "Spiritual Roots of Disease And How To Pray For Healing" It is a comprehensive curriculum and ministry training in salvation, healing, deliverance and being released into your own ministry. You actually are already a minister. It's our heart to encourage you. Each year it seems there is so much we want to get across in a few 'short' weeks, and are looking into making the teaching more accessible 24x7 online. The curriculum series has always had a 'personal' touch to it, since
each year's series is geared to the attendees. This year we have made part of the teaching more openly accessible on Mondays through live church, which anyone can attend, anywhere via live conference call. We've had large groups, and also many smaller ones over the years. The smaller groups allow individual attention and teaching specific to the issues of the lives of those who attend. What's covered in a 22 week series is equivalent to a year or more of personal ministry. Healing For Today in 2015 is an ongoing series which takes place TWICE a month. Monday - usually the first or second monday of the month - is the open teaching. On the Saturday following each monday Live Church, there will be an INTENSIVE. This will include in depth group ministry, personalized teaching and deliverance. Depending upon the group size, there may be an opportunity for discussion and dialogue. The Saturday portion of the teaching and ministry sometimes requires advance registration. Participants are encouraged, but not required, to attend all sessions.
We've felt led to make the HEALING FOR TODAY intensive more accessible this year, and so we are offering it as two sessions a month and integrating it with Monday LIVE church. In Fall of 2016 we will be doing some intensive ministry training for those who are doing prayer and deliverance ministry. Live Church will include a general teaching, and then the saturday following each live church session there will be a more in depth teaching and group ministry for those who want to join us. Monday will be open for anyone to attend, while if you want to participate in the intensive teaching and ministry on Saturday, you will sign up to attend that session in some cases when we cover advanced topics. We want to get to know you. Please sign up for the newsletter and contact us at iforgive2012 AT engraftedwordfellowship DOT com, to sign up for the Saturday series and have access codes and phone numbers for all the ministry sessions.
