Our Mission/Vision
Mission: To provide leadership development resources that can be utilized by pastors, church leaders and organizations that will enable the development of team building and ministry in their respective ministry contexts.
Vision: In various parts of the world leaders will be equipped and will develop ministry teams to support the vision that God has given them for their community..
Scriptural Foundation:
Mark 6:7-13 - "And He summoned the twelve and began to send them out in pairs, and gave them authority over unclean spirits; and He instructed them that they should take nothing for their journey, except a mere staff - no bread, no bag, no money in their belt - but to wear sandals; and He added, 'Do not put on two tunics.' And He said to them, 'Wherever you enter a house, stay there until you leave town. . .' They went out and preached that men should repent. And they were casting out many demons and were anointing with oil many sick people and healing them."
Likewise, we are to follow this example in principle: respond to HIS call to do ministry in teams! First, with a ministry partner AND also together with our group, leadership team or Church. Returning to a team-approach to doing ministry is long overdue. Ellen White pleaded, “I now call upon presidents of conferences and men in responsible positions to set in operation every possible means by which the members of the churches may learn how to work for the perishing. Let those who have had experience teach those who are inexperienced. Let them pray together, and search the Word of God together. . . . Have we lost all sense of our position as the Lord’s chosen people, who are to represent Christ and to proclaim to the world the last message of mercy? ‘Ye are a chosen generation.’ ”
Ellen G. White, Manuscript Releases, vol. 4 (Silver Spring, MD: Ellen G. White Estate), 449.
Further Consideration:
Vision: In various parts of the world leaders will be equipped and will develop ministry teams to support the vision that God has given them for their community..
Scriptural Foundation:
Mark 6:7-13 - "And He summoned the twelve and began to send them out in pairs, and gave them authority over unclean spirits; and He instructed them that they should take nothing for their journey, except a mere staff - no bread, no bag, no money in their belt - but to wear sandals; and He added, 'Do not put on two tunics.' And He said to them, 'Wherever you enter a house, stay there until you leave town. . .' They went out and preached that men should repent. And they were casting out many demons and were anointing with oil many sick people and healing them."
Likewise, we are to follow this example in principle: respond to HIS call to do ministry in teams! First, with a ministry partner AND also together with our group, leadership team or Church. Returning to a team-approach to doing ministry is long overdue. Ellen White pleaded, “I now call upon presidents of conferences and men in responsible positions to set in operation every possible means by which the members of the churches may learn how to work for the perishing. Let those who have had experience teach those who are inexperienced. Let them pray together, and search the Word of God together. . . . Have we lost all sense of our position as the Lord’s chosen people, who are to represent Christ and to proclaim to the world the last message of mercy? ‘Ye are a chosen generation.’ ”
Ellen G. White, Manuscript Releases, vol. 4 (Silver Spring, MD: Ellen G. White Estate), 449.
Further Consideration:
- For more details about the Biblical Rationale and Theological framework of this program, please click HERE or select the "Biblical Foundation" tab above.
- To help in the process of prayerfully considering whether a team approach to ministry would be beneficial to your church select the "Church Readiness" tab above.
- If you are a leader who believes God is calling you to develop a team of leaders then please click HERE or select the "Leader Readiness" tab above.
Our Team
Murray Miller, D.Min
Murray has pastored in various parish ministry settings from 1 to 5 churches. He has a desire to share and speak the Name of Jesus with as many as possible and ready a people for Jesus' soon-return. Part of his methodology is to train/equip as many as possible to do the work of ministry (Ephesians 4). He was the Northern California Conference VLP Coordinator from August 2020 to February 2022. He now endeavors to pastor local churches in an empowering way in southern Oregon.
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TEAMS Coaches
TEAMS coaches are trained clergy who commit to being in a relationship of accountability, encouragement and at times mentoring. They interact with coachees on a monthly basis.
