Opportunities for Ministry
by Pastor John Piper
Ministries to the Handicapped
Hearing impaired
Blind
Lame
Retarded
Ministries to the Sick
Nursing
Physician
Hospice care—cancer, AIDS, etc.
Community health
Ministries to the Socially Estranged
Emotionally impaired
Recovering alcoholics
Escaping prostitutes
Abused children, women
Runaways, problem children
Orphans
Prison Ministry
Women’s prisons
Families of prisoners
Rehabilitation to society
Youth Ministries
Teaching
Sponsoring
Open houses and recreation
Outings and trips
Counseling
Academic assistance
Sports Ministries
Neighborhood teams
Church teams
Therapeutic Counseling
Independent
Church-based
Institutional
Audio-visual Ministries
Composition
Design
Production
Distribution
Writing Ministries
Free-lance
Curriculum development
Fiction
Non-fiction
Editing
Institutional communications
Journalistic skills for publications
Teaching Ministries
Sunday school: children, youth, students, women
Grade school
High school
College
Music Ministries
Composition
Training
Performance
Voice
Choir
Instrumentalist
Evangelistic Ministries
Personal witnessing
Para-church groups
Home Bible studies
Outreach to children
Visitation teams
Counseling at meetings
Telephone counseling
Radio and Television Ministries
Technical assistance
Writing
Announcing
Producing
Theater and Drama Ministries
Acting
Directing
Writing
Scheduling
Missions
All of the above across cultures
Support Ministries
Countless “secular” jobs that undergird other ministries
Social Ministries
Literacy
Pro-life
Pro-decency
Housing
Safety
Beautification
Drug rehabilitation
Pastoral Care Assistance
Visitation
Hospitality
Newcomer welcoming and assistance
Food and clothing and transportation
Prayer Ministries
Praying
Mobilizing prayer events
Helping small groups of prayer
Coordinating prayer chains
Promoting prayer days, weeks, and vigils
The awesome significance of motherhood
Making a home as a full-time wife
Excerpted from Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood: A Response to Evangelical Feminism by Pastor John Piper. (Crossway Books. Used with permission.)
© Revive Our Hearts. Used with permission from John Piper at Desiring God. www.DesiringGod.org www.TrueWoman.com
