Little Red Book Ministry

B. Working in an outreach ministry
Outreach ministries are primarily evangelistic in nature. The minister seeks to show the love of Christ to an area of special need in his community. By serving lost people in the love of Christ, you can often earn the opportunity to present the good news of eternal life to someone who would not otherwise be willing to listen to what you have to say. Typical outreach opportunities would be visitation ministries to hospitals, jails, and nursing homes. There are also many ministries that are based on the area needs to which a church ministers. Inner city ministries offer different types of opportunities than suburban or rural ministries. As you can imagine, the possibilities are plentiful, but the workers are few.

Matthew 9:37–38

C. Working in a specialized ministry
While we always recommend that every Christian join and be a ministering part of a local church, we also suggest that you consider other worthy causes that may involve some special interest that you may have. Many times you will find a group of like–minded Christians from where you work or go to school or within a club or some other organization that have a special burden for a particular type of ministry or group of people. You should be open to the Spirit’s leading in these areas.

Many Christians work together for causes such as putting an end to the slaughter of millions of innocent babies through abortion. Others band together to run a soup kitchen for the poor and the homeless. There are as many ministry opportunities here as there are needs that people have. All of these ministries bring glory to our God because His children are willing to serve sacrificially.

IV. Establishing a New Ministry
We have explored many avenues of ministry in this lesson. But what if you can’t find the area to which you desire to minister already established in your church or geographic area? If you feel the Holy Ghost is leading you to such an area of ministry, we suggest you go in His strength and start a brand new ministry. Your pastor should be willing and able to give you much good advice in this area. Building a productive new ministry can be very exciting and very rewarding in many ways.