Then it pleased the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas, namely, Judas who was also named Barsabas, and Silas, leading men among the brethren.
Acts 15:22

When the leaders at the Jerusalem council agreed on the the “Jewish - Gentile problem,” the next important step was to make the decision known to the people and the churches. Since this matter was such a bone of contention, unless the people and the churches knew what they should do, how would they do it? Obviously, they couldn’t have.

While protocols and procedural guidelines in local churches do not rise in importance to the level of the matter taken up and decided by the first Church council in Jerusalem, what if the people in the churches do not know how things are done in their local churches? They may well carry on in ways that are not compatible with the way their churches operate.

This is why it in valuable for our church to be familiar with a publication entitled, “How We Do Ministry at Grace Bible Church.” This booklet summarizes, as you might imagine: “How We Do Ministry at Grace Bible Church.” There are hard copies in the literature rack in the lobby at the church. It is also on our website under: About \ Position Papers \ How We Do Ministry.
Here is the link: How We Do Ministry.

Even if you have been here for years and already know all of this, reviewing these things from time to time helps prevent “ministry drift!”