{"id":13790,"date":"2025-11-10T09:00:53","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T14:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/?p=13790"},"modified":"2025-11-10T09:01:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T14:01:17","slug":"opposition-to-ministry-job-descriptions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/opposition-to-ministry-job-descriptions.htm","title":{"rendered":"Opposition to Ministry Job Descriptions?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Something we viewed as a good practice, even of God, turns into a major conflict. We’re left scratching our heads on how it got that way. Know that not everyone will like getting a job description<\/a>. Nor will everyone adhere to what’s been specified. That provides a frustration and dilemma for how leaders should proceed.<\/p>\n

Guarding Our Reaction to People Who Oppose Ministry Job Descriptions<\/h2>\n

\"Don'tWe can’t control people’s reactions but with God’s help we can “make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification” (Rom. 14:19). As leaders, we must guard our reactions when people disagree and\/or resist using ministry job descriptions. Satan will piggyback on reactions.<\/p>\n

In your anger do not sin: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold. (Eph. 4:26-27)<\/em><\/p>\n

We must remember that “our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms” (Eph. 6:12). Let’s not “not destroy the work of God for the sake of … ‘job descriptions’<\/em>” (Rom. 14:20). The enemy will use whatever means he can to destroy the work of God.<\/p>\n

Proceeding in Opposition with Christlikeness<\/h2>\n

Our reactions to people who oppose what we’re trying to do matter. If we’re not going to “give the devil a foothold” (Eph. 4:27), then we must continue on with Ephesians 4:31-21. — “Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.”<\/p>\n

Here are some ways of proceeding in Christ-like ways:<\/p>\n