SALT: Biblical Philosophy of Ministry (Servant Approach Leadership Training)

SALT: Biblical Philosophy of Ministry (Servant Approach Leadership Training)

Biblical Philosophy of Ministry is a student manual of the SALT Institute (Servant Approach Leadership Training) of Woodland Park Baptist Church. SALT (originally called "Timothy School") was birthed out of a commitment to live out the Apostle Paul's charge in Ephesians 4:11 to equip the saints for the work of service. "We've always done it that way" or "this is what worked somewhere else" are an insufficient guide to how ministry is to be lived out. Instead, we must build our practices on a right understanding of what God says. In this manual we explore the values of God-initiated ministry that is received, not achieved and which is based on trying to live out what Scripture teaches instead of religious traditions. The original vision was to focus on practical training that emphasizes the centrality of God's word, the reality that ministry is received, not achieved, and the necessity of yielding to Christ and letting Him live through us. The program has operated since 1991 with graduates filling countless roles of lay leadership in churches and ministries. Approximately one third of the 300+ graduates have gone on to serve in vocational ministry all over the US and in nearly 50 countries around the world.