The real Minister, the true Servant, is there on the inside wanting to get out into that hurting, lost world through us His chosen vessels. The secret to kingdom success is letting Him do ministry through you.

Success in ministry is learning to let Jesus work in you and through you. We need to let Him work in us so that He can work through us. On good days this can be as easy as child’s play. On other days, the contest is on...

There are two sides to cultivating a servant’s heart which we see fully revealed in Jesus. They also dove-tail beautifully into fulfilling the two commands He gave us. Passion for loving God comes first, always. Right on its heels is compassion for others.

How are we to handle them when they come to us for ministry? Some are obviously stamped “Fragile, Handle with Care.” Others have their secret life hidden. We can easily be like bulls in a china shop, if we don’t take care with souls.

Hearing what people say is one thing. Really listening is something else entirely. What turns listening into an art form is learning how to juggle listening to others and listening for the Lord at the same time. Only practice makes perfect. 

There is one rule that governs all talks: Make sure you have something to say. We can’t help you with that (unless you want to use our materials--please do), but we can supply the coaching for what to do when it's your turn to teach truth.

Basic discipleship enables us to prune the bad fruit off of our spiritual tree by calling on Jesus in any moment of need. Inner healing and deliverance are needed to pull out our deeply buried root issues. Deal with the root, a lot a bad fruit goes away.

This is only one of many ways of doing prayer ministry, but it has been highly effective. This method—the ministry of The Keys—has led to many happy outcomes. It has its limits, but it is a great, safe way of getting started.

People can be hurt by ministry. When the footing is potentially treacherous, it's best to walk carefully and pray a lot! Let these values and guidelines give you balance and show the way to mend old wounds without causing new ones.