Building Your Ministry for When You're Gone (Workshop Notes)


Recently I had the privilege of leading an a workshop at the AGKidmin Conference.

I spoke about building your ministry for the eventual time that you leave your position.

One thing I was taught early in my ministry career is that you are always replaceable. You are not going to be where you are forever. Most likely there was someone before and there will be someone after you. You are just the steward of the ministry and it is up to you as to what condition it’s going to be in when you leave.

I'll be posting a series over the next few weeks breaking down the main ideas, but if you'd like a shortcut, you can download my teaching notes below.

Download Teaching Notes.

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  1. DiwakarMarch 24, 2020 at 6:18 AM

    HELLO David Reneau. I am a Pastor from Mumbai India. I am glad to stop by your profile on the blog post. I am also blessed and feel privileged and honoured to get connected with you as well as know you and about your interest in the children's ministry being a Pastor of Children. I love getting connected with the people of God around the globe to be encouraged strengthened and praying forone another. I have been in the Pastoral ministry for last 40 yrs in this great city of Mummbai a city with a great co ntrst where richest of rich and the poorest of poor live. I have been seriously thinking and praying for finishing it well and building the ministry to hand it over to a new leader. I hope and pray that your material on this will be of great help to me. Our church reach out to the poorest of poor with the love of Christ to bring healing to the brokeneharted. We also encourage young and the adults from the west to come to Mumbai to work with us during their vacation time. We would love to have young people come to Mumbai from your family, friends or church circle to work with us during their vacation time. I am sure they will have a life changing experience. My email id is: dhwankhede(at)gmail(dot)com and my name is Diwakar Wankhede. God's richest blessings on you your family and the ministry also wishing you and your family a blessed and a Christ centered rest of the New year 2020.

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    1. David ReneauMarch 24, 2020 at 9:34 AM

      Thank you so much for your kind words. I will pray for you and your transition after a long and fruitful life of ministry and service.

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