Kingdom Ministry
I am a missionary who beleives that ministry is not only confined within the four walls of the chuch but is part of the bigger dimension of God’s program for humankind which is the Kingdom reign of God. In all of this I may say that churches (not all) sometimes hinder the the movement of the Kingdom by becoming too institutionalized that failed to locate itself in partnership with the wider community of believers and becoming relevant to the fast changing world. In doing this I would like to take Kazouke Koyama’ Dual exegesis.
A careful study of the Word of God and a timely study of the World we live in.The Bible is indeed the sole and supreme authority of our faith, life and ministry. The integrity of the Bible should not suffer from our careless preparation and study of it (exegesis) and from our ignorance of applying and communicating it appropriately.
We need to be less conscious of the divisive institutional labels, like liberals and fundamentalists. And be more conscious of the urgency of the message of the scripture that needs to be appropriately, relevantly, meaningfully and creatively communicated to the culturally diverse and fast changing world.
It is worthy to note that part of our success in communicating the living word to the dying world is also indicative on how well we handle it. Of how are we thirsty of reading it, of how are we diligent in memorizing it, of how are we spending quality time in reflecting and meditating on it, of how are we are decisive of applying it and how are we committed in sharing it.
Best of all, there is a need for us to incarnate the word of God in our very own lives.The bible exhorts us that we are the salt of the earth and the light of the world. There is no better way than to re live (isa buhay) the bible and be applied to our daily lives. Where Christians embody the message of the scriptures to be read by the world. It is here we can see that the bible is not only living but also a giver of it.
