The NZ Baptist Multicultural Inclusion Ministries (NZBMIM) has added the MAP Toolkit (Ministry Appreciation and Participation Toolkit) in their multicultural ministry toolbox. The Multicultural Inclusion Ministries is one of the national ministries of the Baptist Churches of NZ. Steve Davis is the national team leader, and Lindsay Jones of the Northland Baptist Association is the […]
The MAP Toolkit and My Infrastructure Asset Management Learning
In 2013, when I started Online Writing Niche (now Owniche Limited), my online marketing company here in New Zealand, I got the opportunity to create and manage the websites of two companies that engage in infrastructure asset management consulting. For those who are not familiar with the term, Wikipedia’s definition of infrastructure asset management is […]
My Process Monitoring Experience as a Basis for Creating the MAP Tools
This is the continuation of my introduction to the MAP Toolkit. In my previous article, I shared my experience in process documentation research. Let me share my process monitoring work, one of my building blocks for creating the MAP Toolkit. Before I become a pastor in 2001, I have been involved in many research jobs. […]
MAP Toolkit Goal No. 4 – To Realise and Affirm Gifts
Do you know the gifts that your members possess? How extensive is your church in realising and affirming the gifts of every member? Does your church provide a platform for gifts to be discovered and used for the ministry? The MAP Toolkit will enable the members to discover their spiritual gifts. Through the MAP’s tools, […]
MAP Toolkit Goal No. 3 – To Develop Ministry Appreciation and Participation
We cannot deny the reality that church members’ active participation in the church ministry is a constant challenge for pastors and leaders. Do you know how many or what percentage of your church could be considered as active participants? Do you have data on the different levels of participation in your church? Do the church […]
MAP Toolkit Goal No. 2 – To Discover Faith-Wisdom
The pastor or ministry leader is often excited to implement the successful program he or she had conducted in his or her past pastorate or leadership. Newbie leaders would get excited reading about other churches’ successful ministry experience, locally or internationally, and decide to prescribe and appropriate it for the local church. Also, you might […]
MAP Toolkit Goal No. 1 – To Generate Information Sets
Imagine yourself going to your new pastoral assignment. It’s your first day of reporting to your new assignment. You wanted to know more about the church. You might have gotten some information beforehand, maybe during the pastoral search. Now that you’re finally starting, you need further details. What should you do? Yes, it’s common sense […]
What Can the MAP Toolkit Do to Your Church or Ministry?
If you have been reading my previous posts on the MAP Toolkit, you might probably be asking what can it do to your church or a specific ministry. Just like any tool, the MAP Toolkit’s overall purpose is to be an instrument to accomplish a task and, in our context, church ministry management. One of […]
The MAP Toolkit Cover Story
The image of a pastor carrying a bag of tools and walking to his new pastoral assignment has stayed in my mind since I got the vision of a ministry toolkit in 1992. Of course, pastors have been trained and assumed to be ready to preach, organise and lead the worship services, do pastoral care, […]
Ministry Appreciation – Perils of the “How-blessed-you-are” Perspective
Are you really that blessed? Are what we see and feel as “blessings” the measure for ministry appreciation? “You just don’t know how blessed you are.” I often hear this statement being spoken by some Kiwis who share or report about their missionary work in India, Southeast Asia or any other Third World country. Well, […]
