CHMN 201
Introduction to Church Ministries
Exam 2 – STUDY GUIDE
Be familiar with the following content from Chapters 6 – 10 of:
Earley & Gutierrez (2010) “Ministry Is…How to Serve Jesus with Passion and Confidence” (Nashville:
Broadman & Holman).
Taken from Chapter 6 – “Loving the Bride of Christ”
Earley & Gutierrez (2010) “Ministry Is…How to Serve Jesus with Passion and Confidence” (Nashville:
Broadman & Holman).
1.According to Ministry Is, chapter 6, "So how does Jesus feel about the Church? __He___
_loves____ __the ___ __chruch___.” (be able to fill in the blanks)
2.According to Ministry Is, chapter 6, "The Church should be understood as existing simultaneously
in two spheres: ___universal____ and ___local_____." (be able to fill in the blanks)
3.According to Ministry Is, chapter 6, "Jesus is the head, the Church is His __body___."(be able to
fill in the blanks)
4.According to Ministry Is, chapter 6, "The Father is the ________, Christ is the ________,, and we
are the ________."(be able to fill in the blanks)
5.According to Ministry Is, chapter 6, "We are the ______ of a spiritual house through faith in
Jesus, who is the Cornerstone (1 Peter 2:5-7)." (be able to fill in the blanks)
6.According to Ministry Is, chapter 6, "Jesus is the _____ ______of the Church." (be able to fill in
the blanks)
7.According to Ministry Is, chapter 6, "When the Great Commission is analyzed more closely, it
reveals several important practices essential to fulfilling the mandate." These 5 practices are: Go,
______, Baptize, _____ (be able to fill in the blanks)
8.According to Ministry Is, chapter 6, when quoting Ed Stetzer "He concludes, “The Great
Commission is _______ ______.” (be able to fill in the blanks)
9.According to Ministry Is, chapter 6, "There is really no way to fulfill the Great Commission apart
from the _____ _____." (be able to fill in the blanks)
10.According to Ministry Is, chapter 6, "As a result, many young Christians believe that being
outwardly Christian will _______ their ability to connect with people and maintain credibility
with them." (be able to fill in the blanks)
Taken from Chapter 7 – “Shouting the Worthiness of Jesus”
Earley & Gutierrez (2010) “Ministry Is…How to Serve Jesus with Passion and Confidence” (Nashville:
Broadman & Holman).
1.According to Ministry Is, chapter 7, "The highest motive for ministry is the __________ of Jesus."
(be able to fill in the blanks)
2.According to Ministry Is, chapter 7, "I believe that most people give their hearts to objects that
are ____ ____ _____." (be able to fill in the blanks)
3.According to Ministry Is, chapter 7, " Satan’s point was this: God is not worthy of worship if He is
____ ____ _____. ” (be able to fill in the blanks)
Taken from Chapter 9 – “Living Forever Grateful for His Appointment”
Earley & Gutierrez (2010) “Ministry Is…How to Serve Jesus with Passion and Confidence” (Nashville:
Broadman & Holman).
1.According to Ministry Is, chapter 9, "If we aspire to be __________, we best be forever grateful
for God’s appointment into ministry!" (be able to fill in the blanks)
2.According to Ministry Is, chapter 9, “Paul assessed his own life and he concluded that he was
utterly unworthy of God’s grace and calling. In fact, he declared that he is the ____________
sinner of all.” (be able to fill in the blanks)
1.According to Ministry Is, chapter 9, "It was “God” who performed all that was necessary to
prepare him to be a minister. God _______ you! God _______ you! God _______ you! God
_______ you!" (be able to fill in the blanks)
2.According to Ministry Is, chapter 9, ""Paul reminds every minister that the same level of
________ upon God that God used to grant us entrance into a saving relationship with Him is
also required of us to thrive as we serve as a minister." (be able to fill in the blanks)
4.According to Ministry Is, chapter 7, "The word “worship” comes from the words “___ ___." (be
able to fill in the blanks)
5.According to Ministry Is, chapter 7, "The heart of ministry is shouting the ____ ____ _____." (be
able to fill in the blanks)
6.According to Ministry Is, chapter 7, "All John saw and wrote in the book we call the Revelation
points to one dangerous question. It may be the most important question ever asked. That
question is this: ____ ____ _____?" (be able to fill in the blanks)
7.According to Ministry Is, chapter 7, "The crowns are primarily reserved for those who give their
lives in ministry. They include: 1.) the crown of ______ 2.) the crown that will _____ _____ -3.)
the crown of _______ 4); and the crown of _____. " (be able to fill in the blanks)
8.According to Ministry Is, chapter 7, "Ministry is… working to have _____ to _____ at the feet of
the Worthy One." (be able to fill in the blanks) (10)
9.According to Ministry Is, chapter 7,"Ministry is…leading people into a relationship with the God
who ____ ____ _____." (be able to fill in the blanks)
10.According to Ministry Is, chapter 7, "The highest motivation for doing ministry is so that your life
will show forth the unprecedented _______ of Jesus to a world that desperately needs to see
and know Him." (be able to fill in the blanks)
Taken from Chapter 8 – “The Overflow of Your Relationship with Jesus”
Earley & Gutierrez (2010) “Ministry Is…How to Serve Jesus with Passion and Confidence” (Nashville:
Broadman & Holman).
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According to Ministry Is, chapter 8, "The one basic qualification for lasting ministry is found in an
overflowing ____ relationship with Jesus." (be able to fill in the blanks)
1.According to Ministry Is, chapter 8, In their encounter, Jesus asked Peter one of the
most significant, one of the most penetrating, one of the most dangerous questions that
any potential minister can be asked. “___ ___ ____ ____?" (be able to fill in the blanks)
2.
3.According to Ministry Is, chapter 8, "Pastor Richard Tow writes, Ministry does not begin
with a _______ ______ _____." (be able to fill in the blanks)
3.According to Ministry Is, chapter 9, " As ministers, the more we express our ______ for what God
has done in our lives the more those around us will be drawn to this contagious practice by
praising God for all He has done for each of them. " (be able to fill in the blanks)
4.According to Ministry Is, chapter 9, "If we are truly grateful ministers, than gratitude will be a
_______ _______ in our sermons, writings, publications, emails, and conversations." (be able to
fill in the blanks)
5.According to Ministry Is, chapter 9, "Grateful ministers beget grateful _______!" (be able to fill in
the blanks)
6.According to Ministry Is, chapter 9, ""Ministry is living forever grateful for God’s ________." (be
able to fill in the blanks)
7.According to Ministry Is, chapter 9, ""Ministry is allowing your expressions of gratitude to ____
____ ____in your congregation."
8.According to Ministry Is, chapter 9, "Making time to express your gratitude to God in ________
so you will be able to serve in ______." (be able to fill in the blanks)
Taken from Chapter 10 – “Taking Your Turn”
Earley & Gutierrez (2010) “Ministry Is…How to Serve Jesus with Passion and Confidence” (Nashville:
Broadman & Holman).
1.According to Ministry Is, chapter 10, "Ministry is not about _____ _______." (be able to fill in the
blanks)
2.According to Ministry Is, chapter 10, "_____ _______” is likened to walking up to the scrimmage
line to execute the specific play that God has given you to execute."(be able to fill in the blanks)
3.According to Ministry Is, chapter 10, "Ministry is all about fulfilling our _____ ___ _____ _____ in
that particular moment of the game."(be able to fill in the blanks)
4.According to Ministry Is, chapter 10, "Within man there is a desire to ______ the praise of our
Creator and take credit for all of the accomplishments that we experience in our lives."(be able
to fill in the blanks)
5.According to Ministry Is, chapter 10, "So, literally, Philippians 2:9 teaches that Jesus Christ is and
should be “_____ ______!” (be able to fill in the blanks)
6.According to Ministry Is, chapter 10, "The highest level of praise is reserved only for ______.
Whatever we do in life and ministry, we must commit to do ___________ ____ _____ to make
sure people talk about how great God is and what He is doing in their lives much more than they
talk about ____."(be able to fill in the blanks)
7.According to Ministry Is, chapter 10, "As a result, the _____ has a deep conviction that God
alone should receive all the credit for all that He has and is doing."(be able to fill in the blanks)
8. According to Ministry Is, chapter 10, "The ______ you lay now will be what the next minister
builds upon."(be able to fill in the blanks)
9.According to Ministry Is, chapter 10, "Every minister has to settle the ‘______issue’ at some time
in his/her life." (be able to fill in the blanks)
