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Growing into Christ (7)

“Go therefore and make disciples…” Matthew 28.19

The Elder and His Work
David Dickson (1821-1885)
“…they have a sphere which none but themselves can occupy, in their own families, in their places of business, and among their acquaintances. Let them seek the spiritual good of those with whom they come daily in contact. Their lives as well as their lips should be scented with the sweet smell of the Rose of Sharon.”

The only imperative verb in Matthew 28.19 is make disciples. The word usually translated Go is a temporal participle, and is better translated, As you are going… This is what David Dickson was referring to, when he mentioned the “sphere which none but themselves can occupy” – what we refer to at The Fellowship of Ailbe as one’s Personal Mission Field. Jesus said, “As you are going,” each of us must be about the business of making disciples. As we grow into Jesus, we will increasingly realize that we have been sent to the world just as He was, to bring near the Kingdom of God (Jn. 20.21). Elders and church leaders must know their members in their own Personal Mission Fields, and equip them to live, serve, and speak to the people they see each day. Lead people to grow into Jesus, and they will be better fitted to go into their world for His Kingdom and glory. As this work of ministry gets done in the normal, everyday places of life, the Church will grow, and the Kingdom will advance.

How do you help the people you are equipping to think about their daily opportunities for ministry? Have you mapped out your own Personal Mission Field?

If Men Will Pray

Paul explicitly declared that men everywhere should lift holy hands in prayer, so that the Gospel could flourish (1 Tim. 2.1-8). So how is it with the men of your church? Are they men of prayer? Do they take no rest, and give God no rest, seeking Him in prayer? Men at Prayer provides resources for you to use in enlisting, equipping, and encouraging your men for prayer. Watch this brief video, then begin developing a strategy for leading the men of your church to take their place on the wall, seeking the Lord for revival, renewal, and awakening in our day. If you need helping thinking this through, or you’d like to talk about this effort, send me an email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The Fellowship of Ailbe is supported through the generous and faithful gifts of those who benefit from and believe in our work. Does the Lord want to use you in this way? Please look to Him in prayer over this question. You can contribute to The Fellowship of Ailbe by using the Contribute button at our website, or by sending your gift to The Fellowship of Ailbe, 19 Tyler Drive, Essex Junction, VT 05452. Thank you.

Except as indicated, Scripture taken from the New King James Version. © Copyright 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
All quotations are from David Dickson, The Elder and His Work (Dallas: Presbyterian Heritage Publications, 1990).

T.M. Moore

T. M. Moore is principal of The Fellowship of Ailbe, a spiritual fellowship in the Celtic Christian tradition. He and his wife, Susie, make their home in the Champlain Valley of Vermont.
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