samedi 26 mai 2018

Guidelines For Selecting A Pentecostal Assembly

By Deborah Roberts


There are a lot of Pentecostal churches that one can choose from. Even so, you should have a couple of factors to determine whether the place about to choose is suitable enough. For that reason, detailed from below are guidelines for selecting a Pentecostal assembly to think through.

Consider their use of the bible. The bible is the core reference material in the place of worship. Therefore, your ideal worship sanctuary should consider it in their preaching. Therefore, you should determine whether they consider it as the final authority in matters regarding their daily activities. Moreover, they should handle classes which tend to expand on it to their members.

Take note of their doctrine and ordinances. A doctrine is something that is taught in a worshiping sanctuary. Your ideal place should put emphasis on the Pentecostal doctrine which put emphasis on the works of the Holy Spirit and experience of God. It disagrees with other doctrines which explain that the works of the Holy Spirit are experienced through rituals and thinking. Their ordinances include water baptism and taking the Lord Supper.

Check whether they put emphasis on discipleship. The capacity of a Christian to live just like Christ is considered as discipleship. This aspect should be emphasized through teaching from the church and other consideration. Therefore, inquire if your target church has classes which teach on discipleship. Groups formed to emphasize on this should be well managed to achieve the intended results.

Choose a place which encourages on evangelism. Every house of worship has an obligation to evangelize to non-Christians. This means that they should spread the gospel as instructed by the bible. This cannot be achieved if members are not acquainted with relevant methods to evangelize and given enough resources as well. Mobilization should be done to ensure that members volunteer for this activity.

Take note of their programs and services. A reliable church is supposed to hold different programs which help in the growth of their members. Some programs that they should have include charities, corporate prayers, fellowship and others programs. Moreover, they should schedule their services during periods which members are satisfied with. Also, they should run for a reasonable duration.

Check whether the church structure is suitable. There are a lot of aspects that make a church building suitable for its congregation. To start with, it should have enough space that can be able to accommodate each member who is in attendance. Besides that, there should be security features such as surveillance cameras and guards, well ventilated and have features which assist handicapped members in accessing it.

Select a place which is close to your residence. A close place of worship eliminates the possibility of getting late due to various factors. The most common one is traffic jams which are common with churches which are located in big cities. You can easily attend the services and attend to other responsibilities after it is over. You should be careful with the place you select to ensure that it meets every qualification that is stated above.




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