The Minister the Ministry & Me: Assisting in Gods Ministry

By J.N. Wheels

Are you ready to join God on his mission?

The Minister the Ministry & Me invites you and your leadership team to be encouraged and challenged in your service to God and his bride—the Church. In this book, J. N. Wheels gives straightforward and easy-to-understand advice to those who desire to serve in ministry in any capacity. Each chapter ends with questions for group discussion or personal reflection. Be ready to make disciples who make disciples.

“This book will lead you to ask real honest questions about your calling to ministry and what that looks like in your life. Jeremiah helps you through true biblical ministerial authenticity and how God intended for leaders to lead. Wherever you’re at in your call to ministry and for whatever God calls you to, pick up this book and let it bless your life.”

—Tony Monto, Worship Pastor and Recording Artist,

Calvary Las Vegas, Kingdom Citizens

“I wish I had this book when I started the journey. I highly recommend that everyone who serves in the church in any capacity of leadership read it cover to cover.”

—Wally Kurcz, Lead Pastor, Calvary Chapel Green Valley Ranch

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: Jun 8, 2020
• ISBN: 9781973637165

J.N. Wheels

J.N.Wheels (Jeremiah Nathaniel Wheelersburg) is a writer and preacher from Aurora Colorado. He began Preaching and Teaching the Bible at 17 years of age and continues today through speaking engagements, through his blog at jnwheels.com and via his audio and video podcast, “The Minister The Ministry & Me Show” also known as the 3M Podcast. He Lives with his wife Lindsay and two daughters.

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ISBN: 978-1-9736-3715-8 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-9736-3714-1 (hc)

ISBN: 978-1-9736-3716-5 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2018909821

WestBow Press rev. date: 6/2/2020

"This book will lead you to ask real honest questions

about your calling to ministry and what that looks like

in your life. Jeremiah helps you through true biblical

ministerial authenticity and how God intended for

leaders to lead. Wherever you’re at in your call to

ministry and for whatever God calls you to, pick up

this book and let it bless your life."

-Tony Monto, Worship Pastor and Recording

Artist, Calvary Las Vegas, Kingdom Citizens

"I wish I had this book when I started the journey.

I highly recommend that everyone who serves in the

church in any capacity of leadership read it cover to

cover."

-Wally Kurcz, Lead Pastor, Calvary Chapel

Green Valley Ranch

#3MBook

@JNWheels

Also,

Watch the podcasts and video episodes that

correlate with each chapter of this book. Just

visit the My Books tab at JNWheels.com

To the King of the ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

1 Timothy 1:17

Contents

1.   Preface

2.   The Necessity of Discipleship

What Are We Here For?

This purpose of your calling.

How Is God accomplishing this mission?

Okay, now we are saved. What for?

Are we willing to become disciples?

Christians, we have a problem.

I think there are problem children in our churches.

3.   A Great Commission Vision

Theological

Worship (lifestyle) as theology

Music as worship

Teaching and theology

Sacrificial

Relational and missional

Bring, disciple, multiply.

4.   Practicalities

Pastors love people.

Chitter chatter

Your lead pastor is not Jesus. He needs help too.

Leading by example

Leaders are learners.

Go to church.

Watch and learn.

Mistakes happen.

Correction

Stay encouraged and be encouraging.

5.   The Paid Minister

What might this look like?

Laziness happens.

You were hired to serve people.

Be the Servant’s servant.

6.   Friends

Don’t miss out!

Friendship is beautiful.

Ingredients

The cost of friendship

Do you have a friend?

Friendship material

Pastors, beware of the Michael Jackson complex.

Jesus had friends.

Reality

7.   Waiter Please!

Waiting on tables

Serving as an example

Serve in any and every way.

8.   Your Love With Jesus

Cracked pots

Quality time

9.   Why I Love The Word Of God

Do you still believe in the Bible?

Duh! We’re church people!

So why do we need the Word of God?

Holy and inspired

Profitable Words

Doctrine, reproof, correction, instruction in righteousness.

Warning to the phonies

There is no victory without a fight, And there is no battle without wounds.

-Alan Redpath

You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

- 2 Timothy 2:1

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Preface

This book is simply a work in progress written by a person whose life is in progress. It’s written by a man who recognizes Jesus as his master and who is following Him by the grace of God as he is bid to humbly come into His service. I recognize that any

Reviews for The Minister the Ministry & Me

[J.N.Wheels The 3M Podcast · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A Great Book For Groups or Assistant Pastors
This is a book that asks hard questions and helps provide productive group dialogue about where you are as a person or a leadership team. Are you called to ministry? Do you have good friends that can support you and hold you accountable? Do you understand or know practical ways to help support those you serve in ministry? If you serve in a big church or a house church, this book is designed to help all pastors or assistant pastors train one another and disciple others to glorify God and make disciples who will make disciples by starting with "the man in the mirror".