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

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Mar 20

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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.

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