CHURCH ADMINISTRTION
INTRODUCTION: Church Administration is a subject one must approach very carefully and cautiously too to avoid contempt of its Builder. Jesus Himself announced that He would build His church. (Matt. 16:18) The statement implies that Jesus is the Sole Administrator of the church.
The church as it were, is the collection of the “Called Out” people. It is the gathering of the blood washed believers in the Lord Jesus Christ. If these blood-washed people were not to gather together in fellowship to worship God, then may be there would not have been necessity for leadership. The gathering together of these believers otherwise called Christians created the need for organization. This emergence of organization gave birth to leadership for effective co-ordination.
Since it has been established that Jesus is the builder of His church, then the administration of such church should be pattern after the style He used, as it littered the pages of the New Testament, especially the Gospels.
1Cor. 12:4 – 6 set out sections of the church, which the father, son and the Holy Ghost handle. The Spirit is in charge of the Gifts. The Father is in charge of operations. The Lord, that is, Jesus Christ is charged with the responsibility of Administration. What King James called “Administration” is the same thing called service and Ministration in the Amplified Bible: Ministries in the New American Standard Bible and way to serve in the New Century Version.
Looking at the word very closely, we discovered that Administration, which implies management of affairs in the regular life, is not the same thing as in the church sense. In the church sense, Administration means service, Ministration, Ministries and way to serve.
“But Jesus called them to (Him), and said to them, you know that those who are recognize as governing and are supposed to rule the Gentile (the Nations) Lord it over them - ruling with absolute power holding them in subjection - and their great men exercise authority and dominion over them. BUT THIS IS NOT TO BE SO AMONG YOU, insisted, whomever desires to be great among you must be your servant, and whomever wishes to be most important and first in rank among you must be the slave of all. For even the son of man came not to have service rendered to Him, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransomed for (instead of many)” Mk. 10:42 – 45 (Amp.)
The above verses laid the principles that we all must follow in managing the affairs of His Church. Jesus instructed that church Administration or leadership must not be patterned after the worldly system. Church administration is not intended to introduce or bring politics into the church, God forbid! Administration in the church are not to exercise power, authority and dominion as it is widely seen today. They are to serve or minister. They are not Lords they are slaves!
What is obtainable in the contemporary churches is at variance to the provisions of the word of God. Church leaders are no more saving they are the ones being served. They operate as if to say they are the owners of the church. But this must not be so among us.
MEN SET TO SERVE IN THE CHURCH; “wherefore he said, when he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. And he gave some, Apostles, and some Prophets, and some Evangelists. And some Pastors and Teachers; for the perfecting of the saints, FOR THE WORK OF THE MINISTRY (Administration), for the edifying of the body of Christ” Eph. 4:8, 11 – 12 (KJV).
The followings are those set aside for administration in the body of Christ:
There are other people in the church as found in the Bible without having any of these offices that were involved in church administration. Examples of such people are the seven men of honest report that were chosen from among the people. (Acts.6: 3,5 – 6). These were the first set of Deacons in the early church. Paul encouraged Titus to ordain people as Bishops – Overseer to over-see the flock, provided such people met the set standards.
JESUS’ PATTERN OF CHURCH ADMINISTRATION
Int’l council of Elders
Gen. Workers Assembly
General Assembly
CHIEF SERVANT;
BOARD OF TRUSTEES;
The board of trustees should be a policy making body for the church. They are saddled with the fulfillment of the vision of the ministry. They can counsel the chief servant on matters relating to the overall vision of the ministry. The people who should belong here must be people of proven integrity in the Lord.
They must be people with wealth of experience in the ministry. Sometime, it is advisable to have somebody who seniors the chief servant on the field as a member of the board, possibly to checkmate the excesses of the chief servant if there will be any.
Peter, James and John were very close enough to hear the discussion between these three great men of God. One may conclude that they are part of the Board of trustees. It all depends on each individual.
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL; garden of Gethsemane
He brought the eleven with Him to the garden. Out of the eleven He carved out three- Peter, James and John and brought them a little farther into the garden. He asked these three men to stop at a point and He moved forward, at a stone’s throw distance to pray.
Every crucial assignment and outings must involve these people. When Jesus was going to heal the daughter of Jarius. He took with Him these three.
SECRETARY TO THE CHURCH;
Jesus appointed John the beloved as His personal secretary to the church in the book of Revelation (Rev. 1:1, 4 – 3:22).
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF ELDERS;
Mk.3: 13 –15. Jesus chose the twelve that they might be with Him, that He might send them forth to preach. These twelve formed the pillar of Jesus International ministry. A church must have some ordained experienced ministers who will be in position to spread the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ forth – beyond their territorial boundaries.
GENERAL COUNCIL OF MINISTERS:
LK.10: 1 – 12, 16 – 20. The General Council of Ministers consists of the ordained seventy, which Jesus sent out o go and preach. All of these people were on full – time appointment judging from the instructions the master gave them. He told them to take nothing with them for their journey. It is necessary for such a body to be constituted in the church for easy and well co-coordinated outreaches, church planting and missions.
GENERAL WORKERS ASSEMBLY:
The general workers assembly formed the work force of the church a inception. There were the people that were baptized of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost numbering 120. From these 120, people like Stephen and Philip emerged. The general workers assembly should embrace everybody, who renders one service or the other in the ministry, such as Ushers, Choristers, Sunday school teachers, Prayer Victors all leaders, all ministers, all officers e.t.c.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY;
The General Assembly is the multitude of the disciples. These people were also relevant in the scheme of things in Jesus’ ministry . Jesus recognized them. Many times, the needs of these multitudes will move Him to preach or wrought miracles. In the early Church, when there was mrmuring, the Apostles had to call the multitude of disciples and addressed them, even instructing the multitude to select seven men from among them that would be ordained .as Deacons. (Acts.6: 1-6). Any ministry that fails to recognize the General Assembly’s voice will experience crisis, and as a matter of fact, such ministry will not grow.
ISAKOSO IJO
ORO AKOSO; Isakoso ijo je ise kan ti a gbodo farabale dojuko pelu ikiyesara lati le yago fun arifin tabi sise lodi
Ijo gege bi o ti je , o je awujo awon eniyan ti a “pe jade” O je apejopo awon onigbagbo ti a ti fi eje we ninu Jesu Kristi Oluwa wa .Ti awon eniyan ti a ti fi eje we ko ba pejo papo lati josin fun Olorun ,boya iba ma ti si iwulo sise adari, ipejopo awon onigbagbo ti a npe ni kritieni fi aye gba Isakoso. Ifihan isakoso yi ni o bi ise adari eyi to se bojuto ni ona to munadoko.
Niigba ti a ti fi idi re mule pe Jesu ni o ko Ijo Re, nitorina, Isakoso iru Ijo bee gbodo wa ni ilana ati irufe eyi ti o maa nlo, bi a ti ko loju oju iwe majemu titun, pataki julo ninu awon iwe ihinrere. 1kor. 12: 4 – 6 gbe awon ipa kan kan
Ti a ba se agbeyewo oro yi daradara, a o se akiyesi pe Isakoso, eyi to tunmo si pe bi a se le mojuto igbe aye ni igba gbogbo, ko ri bakannaa gegebi ti ijo. Isakoso tunmo si isin, ise iranse ati ona lati sin.
“Sugbon Jesu pe won si odo ara Re o si so fun won pe, Eyin mo wipe awon eni ti a damo ti won nse isakoso ti won ye ki won dari awon keferi (awon orile ede) ma njoba lori won – ti won ma njegaba pelu gbogbo agbara won si nmu won teriba- awon eniyan nla won si ma nlo ase ati ijoba won le won lori. Sugbon eyi ko ye ki o ri be laarin yin Dipo be enikeni ti o npongbe lati je eni nla larin yin gbodo je iranse, ati pe enikeni ti o ba fe lati je eni ti o se pataki julo ati eni ti yio wa ni ipo akoko larin yin gbodo je eru won. Omo eniyan ko wa ki a le ma sin, sugbon lati sin elomiran, ati fi aye re sile fun irapada opo eniyan. Mk 10:42-45 (AMP)
Awon ese Bibeli ti oke yi fi ilana ti gbogbo wa gbodo tele ninu sise awujo to ye fun ijo Re. Jesu pase pe Isakoso ijo tabi didari ijo ko gbodo wa ni ibamu pelu asa ti aye. Isakoso ijo ko ni erongba lati mu oselu wo inu ijo, ki a ma ri. Awon olusakoso ninu ijo ko ye ki won lo agbara, ase tabi ijegaba gege bi oti wopo lode oni . Won wa lati sin tabi lati se ise iranse, won ki ise Oluwa, eru ni won nse!
Ohun ti a nri ninu ijo ode oni yato si ohun ti oro Olorun la sile. Awon olori ijo ko sin ni mo, sugbon awon ni a nsin, nse ni won nse bi eni pe awon ni o ni ijo. Sugbon eyi ki yio ri be larin yin.
AWON ENIYAN TI A YAN LATI SIN NINU IJO “Nitori na o wipe, nigbati o goke lo sibi giga, O di igbekun ni igbekun O si fi ebun fun eniyan. O si ti fi awon kan
AWON TI A YA SAPAKAN FUN ISAKOSO NINU ARA KRISTI
Awon miran tun wa ninu ijo gegebi a ti se ri ninu Bibeli ti won ko ni oju ile ise iranse bi iru eyi, sugbon won wa lara awon ti se Isakoso ijo fun apeere iru awon eniyan bee ni awon okunrin meje ti ni iroyin rere. Ti a yan ninu awon eniyan (Ise A. Aposteli 6:3, 5-6). Eyi ni awon Diakoni akoko ninu ijo akoko. Paalu ru Titun soke lati yan awon eniyan gge bi Bisobu lati ma se abojuto agbo awon aguntan, ti o ba je pe iru eni be koju osunwon ti a la sile.
ILANA JESU NIPA ISAKOSO IJO
IGBIMO TO GA JULO AKOWE IJO
IGBIMO AWON AGBA LAGBAYE
AGBAJOPO AWON IRASE OLORUN
IPEJOPO GBOGBO OSISE
IPEJOPO GBOGBO AWON ENIYAN
OLORI IRANSE: ife
IGBIMO MAJE O BAJE: ;
Igbimo maje o baje yi awon ni o ma nlana eto kale fun ijo. Awon ni o ma ngbaruku ti imuse iran
IGBIMO TI O GA kan
AKOWE IJO:
IGBIMO AWON AGBA LAGBAYE:
AGBARIJOPO AWON IRANSE OLUWA:
Lk 10:1-12, 16-20 Igbimo agbarijopo awon iranse Olorun je awon aadorin ti Jesu yan, awon ti Jesu ran jade lati wasu. Gbogbo awon eniyan wonyi ni won ti gba ise iranse ni ekun rere, ti won si n tele itoni ti oga won fun won. O pa lase lati ma mu ohunkohun pelu won ni irin ajo won. O ye ki ijo gbe iru igbimo bee kale ninu ijo fun ise ijere okan.
IPEJOPO GBOGBO OSISE:
Ipejopo gbogbo osise ni awon ti o nsise lati igba ti ijo ti bere. Awon ni awon ti won gba bamutisi Emi Mimo ni ojo Pentikosti, ti iye won je (120) ogofa eniyan. Lati inu awon ogofa yi ni Stefanu ati Filipi ti jade wa.
PIEJOPO GBOGBO AWON ENIYAN:
Ipejopo gbogbo agbarijo awon omoleyin. Awon eniyan yi se pataki ninu ise iranse Jesu, bakan na ni o dawon mo. Ni opo igba, aini awon opo eniyan wonyi ti o maa ntii lati wasu ati lati se awon ise iyanu. Ninu ijo akoko, nigba ti won nkun, ni awon Aposteli pe awon ogoro omo eyin ti won si ba won soro, won si pase fun awon ogooro awon eniyan lati yan awon okunrin meje laarin won, awon eni ti won ya soto gege bi Diakoni (Act 6:1-6) Ise iranse ti o ba kuna lati da ohun awon ipejopo awon eniyan mo, a ni iriri idarudapo ati wipe iru ise iranse be ko ni dagba soke
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