The ministry of transformation and holiness

The underlying purpose of the ministry of transformation and holiness is to bring about a complete and whole transformation of man. The ministry was borne out of a need for change in the morality of the people in Brooklyn. The over two million people roaming the streets of Brooklyn are daily confronted by the evils of drug and substance abuse, teenage pregnancies, school dropouts, rape and murder. Most of the perpetrators of these crimes are youth aged between 19-27 years. According to Grenz, Stanley J. Supporting scriptures. There are a mired of scriptures in the Bible that support the existence and functionality of this ministry. The last words of any human being are usually held in high honor and regard. In Matthew 28:18-19 we find the last words of Jesus, in what we refer to as the great commission.

Jesus in this all-important scriptures was sending his disciples (believing Christians) to go to the breadths of the earth and teach all nations (make disciples of all nations) baptizing them in the name of the Holy Trinity. We believe as a ministry that salvation is a work of grace and a gift from God. According to Malphurs, Aubrey.  (2013, p. 115), we however also believe that salvation does not imply warranty selfishness. Rather, it’s an opportunity for Christians to share the great gift of salvation to millions starving for God and his ways. This age bracket is one that’s most affected by the maladies of crime, a college dropout, rape and all sorts of moral evils. A popular saying has it that what one is by the age of 25 is an indicator of how his/her life will turn out.

This means that most life decisions are made before 25 years of age. This, therefore, means that the older population (aged over 35) will not appropriately fit into our ministry. This is because this age bracket isn’t much affected by these evils as are the youth. Of these, we aim to reach the over 1. 5 million youths. Location and address of the ministry. The ministry offices will be housed along the Williamsburg Avenue. The office hours will be from 8 am to 10 pm. The process will be divided into seven different stages as outlined below: a. Enrollment- This basically works the same way with evangelism or outreach. Here, we go to every street in Brooklyn looking for the persons most affected by drugs and leading hopeless lives.

We will preach the word of God to them seeking to make them converts as in Mark 16:15-16. Should they choose to or not to subscribe to the Christian faith, we will offer them admission to our transformational Word for the spirit man program. According to Francis, Leslie J. (2009, p. 130), the family will also follow them up in the case of personal difficulty, more so when experiencing withdrawal symptoms. d. School of the Word classes- The youth will then be taken through a school of the word class which is a journey through the foundational doctrines of the Christian faith. These persons will be better able to relate with their peers in Brooklyn as they know a better majority of them and they will be more compassionate about people going through the very same difficulties that they went through.

g. Youth mentors rolled out- The recovered and trained former drug addicts, now transformed, are released to the society and Brooklyn neighborhoods to affect those that they were ones like. Benefits of the ministry The ministry of transformation and holiness will accord a lot of benefits to all that will be affected by it. The center of attention of this ministry will be the youth of Brooklyn who is under diverse bondages and addictions. A transformation of individuals means a transformation of families which translates to a transformation of the entire Brooklyn community. We will have safer streets, more tolerant and more hospitable citizens, and a happier security force which translates into a happy people. The entire state of New York also stands to benefit from the rise of Brooklyn.

Brooklyn had at one time the worst rate of crime. A transformation of individuals, families, the community, the Borough of Brooklyn will inspire other boroughs to emulate the same model of transformation adopted by Brooklyn hence achieve similar results. Initially, all the tangible and intangible costs of running the ministry will be borne by the church; through the contributions of church members. This will, however, change when we have dispatched our first set of trainees back to the society. These transformed persons will be required to chip in financially to keep the ministry of the drug addicts afloat. Selection, training, and supervision. The staff selection, training, and supervision is an important function of the ministry. Confidentiality of the information given to us by the youth we are aiming to transform will be handled by a series of procedures.

These include the following: a. Training: The mentors will be trained to be discrete with the information put to their trust. The leadership of the church will also be required to maintain top-notch secrecy on the issues that our youth are confronting. b. Joining church unions bringing together ministries in the entire state of New York. These ministries will be able to support us financially by contributing money to our word for the spirit youth transformation program. They will also be allowed to join in on our outreaches thus give us crucial workforce needed to save the lost in the street of Brooklyn. According to Grenz, Stanley J. , and Denise Muir Kjesbo. org c. Nyack Hospital Recovery Centre: Nyack, New York Location: New York Website: www.