Empowered to Witness

Empowered to Witness, Karin Franklin Peter and Tammy Lindle, Herald Publishing House, Independence MO, 2003. ISBN 9780830910540. Empowered to Witness reclaims the ministry of the elder as missionary in the Community of Christ. It provides a historical and scriptural review of the elder’s missionary calling, and an overview of the ministry of the missionary elder, and it addresses the skills necessary to be effective in this calling. Empowered to Witness will assist pastors in discerning direction in calling individuals not only to the ministry of elder, but specifically to that of missionary elder with a functional missionary assignment.

Resource Categories

• Discipleship development
  • Getting to know Jesus
  • Getting to know Christianity
  • Discipleship instruction
  • Spiritual Formation
• Evangelism
  • Articulating our faith
  • Sharing our witness
  • Community of Christ missionary resources
• Starting new groups/congregations
• Congregational leadership
• Worship
• Christian education
• Children and Youth Ministry
• Bridging ministry (outreach to people who have become separated from the church)
• Hospitality Ministry
• Community/Neighborhood Involvement
• Internet ministry
• Skills acquisition
• Natural Church Development
• International Christianity