As we all know, if any industry wants to have a good development, its soft power must be inseparable from the element of talents, and similarly, the development of the church cannot ignore the importance and cultivation of the believers with talents.
Pastor C, a pastor in South China, recently spoke about the importance of cultivating believers with gifts for the church: like building a good church, cultivating a good believer with gifts is equally important
It is very important for the Chinese church to cultivate believers with the "three gifts": knowledge, wisdom, and courage, he urges.
He observes, "Over the past 40 years, a general trend in the church in mainland China has been that first-class people are in companies and third-class people are in the church. The church in Taiwan at that time had launched a movement to have first-class people become preachers and third-class people go to work in a company. At that time, many believers with gifts and talents in Taiwan responded to this call, so the vitality and influence of their churches became great. When the church in Taiwan became saturated with talent around 2000, the church renewed its call: 'First-class believers with gifts and talents go to companies, and third-class believers with gifts and talents are in the church.' This case tells us the importance of valuing the believers with gifts and talents."
Regarding the understanding of the believers with 'three gifts,' he explained, "The first 'gift' is knowledge. Preachers should have not only theological knowledge but also basic general knowledge of society. If church leaders consider, 'If their own children or the children of believers can't get into university, then let them study theology!' -- if such a concept is not changed, the church has no future. Churches and pastors should create an atmosphere where Christians first encourage their children to go to university before they are eligible to participate in church ministry. Such a change in mindset, though it will take time, is very necessary."
"The second 'gift' is wisdom." He went on to give an example and said, "Some preachers don't like to study, don't like to study independently, for example, some enter seminaries right out of high school and then get involved in full-time ministry, lacking a certain amount of social experience, and there are many preachers who have families and they can't even cook."
He made an analogy that "preachers need to be frogs walking with a well," meaning that they must admit to themselves as frogs at the bottom of a well wherever they go, bravely acknowledging their limited and narrow knowledge while still eager to expand their knowledge and wisdom.
Pastor C said, "The purpose of preachers to read and improve their experience is both to enrich their own hearts and at the same time to promote pastoral competence. Especially in the course of ministry, when facing the confusion of brothers and sisters from different walks of life, when they communicate with the pastor, it is a great test of the preacher's level of wisdom, and if he or she is not able to give a wise answer, it is difficult to increase credit to the pastor. it will be difficult to add points to the pastor, and may even reduce the influence of the pastoral council."
"The third 'gift' is courage." Pastor C continued, "How can preachers develop churches under difficult circumstances? The courage of the preacher becomes very necessary. If the preacher has no fear in his heart and does the work of the Lord with faith and confidence, it will bring spiritual revival and numerical revival to the whole church. On the contrary, preachers facing difficult circumstances and serving the church with timidity will add sorrow and fear to the hearts of believers."
Pastor C's church has people of all ages from the age of baby boomers to millennials. According to him, cultivating believers with the gifts does not require waiting until all qualifications are mature before giving them missions and positions, but letting them do it first, and then following up and cultivating them. Like in the army, old soldiers train new soldiers.
At the same time, he also emphasized, "Whether it is a prayer team, a supervisory team, or any other ministry team in the church, ministers in any position must find their own team to belong to and continuously pursue growth in the 'three gifts' so that they can serve the Lord's church more professionally."
- Translated by Richard Zou
众所周知，任何一个行业想要拥有良好的发展，他的软实力一定是离不开人才这个要素的，同样，教会的发展不可忽略的，也是对人才的重视和培养。日前，一位华南牧者C牧师在谈到教会需要重视培养人才这个话题时，他分享了自己的一个观点——建立好一个人才，就是建立好一间教会，当下中国教会需要重视培养“三识人才”：知识、见识和胆识。（=当summary）
他观察说：“过去40年时间里，中国大陆的教会里普遍的一种趋势是，一流的人才在社会，三流的人才在教会。而那时的台湾教会曾发起一个运动，就是一流人才做传道人，三流的人才去公司。当时台湾有很多人才纷纷回应了这个呼召 ，所以后面他们教会的生命力和影响力变得很大。到了2000年左右，台湾教会人才饱和后，教会又重新呼吁：‘一流的人才去社会，三流的人才在教会。’这个案例告诉我们重视人才的重要性。”
关于对‘三识人才’的理解，他解释说：“第一个‘识’就是指知识，传道人不仅要有神学的知识，也要有社会的基本常识。如果教会的领袖认为‘自己的孩子或者信众的孩子考不上大学，那就让他读神学吧！’——如果这样的观念不改，教会是没有未来的。教会和牧者应该要营造一种氛围，基督徒首先鼓励自己的孩子读大学，之后才有资格参与教会服事。这样观念的改变虽然需要时间，但却是非常必要的。”
“第二‘识’就是见识。”他继续举个例子说到，“有些传道人不喜欢读书，不喜欢独立自主学习，比如有的是高中毕业就读神学，然后参与全职事奉，缺少一定的社会阅历和格局，也有很多传道人成家之后，他们饭都不会做。”他打个比方说：“传道人需要做一个带着井走的青蛙”，也就是承认自己去了哪里都是井底之蛙的状态，勇敢正视自己的有限和知识面的狭窄，但是仍然渴望去学习和打开自己的见识。
C牧师认为，“传道人读书和提高阅历的目的是既能够丰富自己的内心，同时也能够促进牧会能力的提升，尤其是事奉过程中，面对来自不同行业的弟兄姐妹的困惑，当他们跟牧者沟通时，非常考验传道的见识水平，如果你不能够给出一个有见解的回答，很难为牧者的形象加分，甚至会降低牧会影响力。”
“第三个‘识’是胆识。”C牧师继续分享说：“环境艰难的处境下，传道人如何发展教会呢？传道人的勇气和胆量就显的非常有必要了。如果传道人心里没有惧怕，带着破釜沉舟的信心做主的工作，会给整个教会带来灵性的复兴和人数的复兴。反之，传道人面对艰难的环境，带着做贼的心态去事奉教会，这种氛围也会蔓延在整个教会，使信众心中徒增忧愁和惧怕。”
C牧者所在的教会人才从60后到80后各个年龄段都有，他分享说自己培养人才的原则不是等一切资质都成熟了才交给他们使命和位置，而是让他们先去做，一边放手做， 一边去跟进和培养他们，他们也会采用教会的督导团来做帮扶训练，就像老兵带新兵一样做辅导。
同时，他也强调说：“无论是教会里祷告的团队，督导的团队，或是其他各种事奉的团队，无论哪个岗位的事奉者，都要找到自己的团队归属，持续地追求‘三识’方面的成长，如此他们可以更加专业地事奉主的教会。”
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对话｜华南一牧者谈：教会发展不可忽视人才，亟需培养“三识人才”
As we all know, if any industry wants to have a good development, its soft power must be inseparable from the element of talents, and similarly, the development of the church cannot ignore the importance and cultivation of the believers with talents.
Pastor C, a pastor in South China, recently spoke about the importance of cultivating believers with gifts for the church: like building a good church, cultivating a good believer with gifts is equally important
It is very important for the Chinese church to cultivate believers with the "three gifts": knowledge, wisdom, and courage, he urges.
He observes, "Over the past 40 years, a general trend in the church in mainland China has been that first-class people are in companies and third-class people are in the church. The church in Taiwan at that time had launched a movement to have first-class people become preachers and third-class people go to work in a company. At that time, many believers with gifts and talents in Taiwan responded to this call, so the vitality and influence of their churches became great. When the church in Taiwan became saturated with talent around 2000, the church renewed its call: 'First-class believers with gifts and talents go to companies, and third-class believers with gifts and talents are in the church.' This case tells us the importance of valuing the believers with gifts and talents."
Regarding the understanding of the believers with 'three gifts,' he explained, "The first 'gift' is knowledge. Preachers should have not only theological knowledge but also basic general knowledge of society. If church leaders consider, 'If their own children or the children of believers can't get into university, then let them study theology!' -- if such a concept is not changed, the church has no future. Churches and pastors should create an atmosphere where Christians first encourage their children to go to university before they are eligible to participate in church ministry. Such a change in mindset, though it will take time, is very necessary."
"The second 'gift' is wisdom." He went on to give an example and said, "Some preachers don't like to study, don't like to study independently, for example, some enter seminaries right out of high school and then get involved in full-time ministry, lacking a certain amount of social experience, and there are many preachers who have families and they can't even cook."
He made an analogy that "preachers need to be frogs walking with a well," meaning that they must admit to themselves as frogs at the bottom of a well wherever they go, bravely acknowledging their limited and narrow knowledge while still eager to expand their knowledge and wisdom.
Pastor C said, "The purpose of preachers to read and improve their experience is both to enrich their own hearts and at the same time to promote pastoral competence. Especially in the course of ministry, when facing the confusion of brothers and sisters from different walks of life, when they communicate with the pastor, it is a great test of the preacher's level of wisdom, and if he or she is not able to give a wise answer, it is difficult to increase credit to the pastor. it will be difficult to add points to the pastor, and may even reduce the influence of the pastoral council."
"The third 'gift' is courage." Pastor C continued, "How can preachers develop churches under difficult circumstances? The courage of the preacher becomes very necessary. If the preacher has no fear in his heart and does the work of the Lord with faith and confidence, it will bring spiritual revival and numerical revival to the whole church. On the contrary, preachers facing difficult circumstances and serving the church with timidity will add sorrow and fear to the hearts of believers."
Pastor C's church has people of all ages from the age of baby boomers to millennials. According to him, cultivating believers with the gifts does not require waiting until all qualifications are mature before giving them missions and positions, but letting them do it first, and then following up and cultivating them. Like in the army, old soldiers train new soldiers.
At the same time, he also emphasized, "Whether it is a prayer team, a supervisory team, or any other ministry team in the church, ministers in any position must find their own team to belong to and continuously pursue growth in the 'three gifts' so that they can serve the Lord's church more professionally."
- Translated by Richard Zou
Pastor in South China Says It Is Urgent for Churches to Train Believers With 'Three Gifts'
