Video Transcript: Start a Marriage Ministry or MinistryBiz
So here we are, this is the last presentation in this class, sexual intimacy, sexual intimacy topics in ministry, all of this discussion today brought up to so many insights. You know, we've seen in the class Professor Buezis and talking about a marriage and and sexual designed by God. In marriage, we talked about issues in the church that she talked about, we even went to the Song of Songs, Song of Solomon, in the saw that there was erotic literature in the Bible about marriage, sexuality. We've talked about how where the advances in sexual therapy from a Christian perspective. In read many articles about this, we talked theologically about the fall of humanity and and how God has gifted humans with sexuality. And we talked about the various dimensions of growth in sexual identity. And then we talked about how the social sciences, culture understand sexuality, in that was actually quite difficult to read all of that and to see how social sciences does not see sin the fallen. That Adam and Eve started in, we still to this day struggle with the sinful nature. We also talked about pornography, and how the steals that God created sexuality from humans. We talked about other sexual sin. And then we talked about, you know, doing ministry, and in the last session talking about and conducting meetings, and all of this to this whole subject, one of grace, and anyone who dare any Christian, who dares to even get into the subject holding to a biblical and Christian worldview. You know, one of the things we can do a friendly fire thing where we're, you know, I didn't like that website, right and do this. And we get caught up in friendly fire, when we have a huge war that we're facing in getting to the other side on this, and by the Lordship of Jesus Christ, the Savior ship, I mean, we are called to such a time as this because people are so bankrupt in this area. And we have an opportunity to help and serve others. So if that's the case, that we have the opportunity, why not start a marriage intimacy ministry, or a marriage ministry, and maybe the intimacy is one of the pieces of that, or, or start a ministry biz that gets into the subject. So they are sort of concluding presentation of the lecture, I want to talk about just kind of expanding our minds, our hearts of what could be possible. So what we're talking about here is really a world view driven ministry. For those interested in or curious about the Christian worldview of marriage and family, we have resources that support your interest I Peter 3:15. But in your hearts, set apart Christ as Lord, always be willing to give an answer to everyone who asked you to give the reason for the hope you have, but do this with gentleness and respect. I'm really blunt. If you just opened a a Christian sex store or Christian sexuality, or Christian marriage store , generally, many would have all kinds of triggers in the community and like how can we even do it? Well, at the same time, there are all sorts of adult bookstores adult resources, adult this and that. Pornography. This whole billions of dollars of industry. And in Yes, you know, people call it an adult. And overall, our society puts up with that, in fact, many people and we find that the pornography industry is huge, and that people across every spectrum of life, access all of these things and why, because these things relate to so much of humanity, our sexual that our sexuality was hard wired in us. But on the other hand, if you say, Christian sexuality, everyone would become totally allergic. If you talk about how the body is created by God and it is good it people get to learn something about God, in most people's minds who are in this world, if a pagan mindset about sexuality, they will be almost offended. Now, that's one level. But there are ways at another level that we can promote this worldview. I'm gonna go back to the slide here. For those interested in, in curious about the Christian worldview of marriage, that sort of how I believe if you were called by God set up a minister in ministry biz, you would not come at it and say, like, you know, we're the answer. People, for all of you sinners know, for those who want to grow in a Christian understanding of this supported in a generally Christian worldview. I believe you'll you'll get people who are not Christians, who would come to your store come in be interested in your ministry. It's almost like, you know, we have such in our world, like, everything is so a fetish. Now, you know, and and when you remember reading about this, when we say this in
this class, there's fetishes, about this, fetishes about that. And the social scientist thinks it's all good, well, most of us, who are created by God, have the monogamy fetish. The one man, one woman desire, sexuality that glorifies God. And I would say that monogamy is the bigger piece than any, any specific fetish within there. If that the, quote, thing you do in sexuality, it's the commitment and vow you make it what it gets in whatever in someone's marriage, they respect and honor and feel loved through is what they do. And the worldview that is really important that really matters. So if you were to set up a ministry, or a ministry biz for those who want to practice monogamy, hot monogamy, marriage, long term marriage? What did the community say to that? In fact, I believe you may start getting people curious about that, discerning about what that could be. Like, go back to the slide again, for those interested in or curious about the Christian worldview on marriage and family. We have resources that support your interest. First, Peter 315, put in your heart set apart Christ as Lord, always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asked you to give the reasons for the hope that you have. But do this. Notice that last thing, gentleness and respect for those interested in the subject? So marriage topics, discerning your call? So maybe your call to do something in this area, and there's this open door? You could have a matchmaking ministry. ministry because maybe you're interested in new marriages. Maybe you're interested in officiating. And then in your officiating, you do pre marriage counseling. Maybe there's general marriage ministry, and this is a real specific topic. Maybe there's sexual intimacy topics that are your calling to address and maybe you want to do a website that addresses stuff like that. The marriage coach, Minister, these are all callings. What do you feel in your heart? What is God placed in your heart to help? Now remember, whatever you're curious and discerning journey is in this calling you yourself are on that journey. So if you are called to a minister in areas of sexual intimacy is your spouse with you on this? Are you curious learners and doers in the area of sexual intimacy? Because you're to say, Oh, this is for you out there, but not for me a lot of times you will become accused of being hypocritical, so many counselors and they're trained on all the principles of conflict for the other person. But the counselor themselves are very broken, and they won't admit it. We Christians will say, Yes, we admit that we're on a path. But one thing is essential. You are a curious learner and Doer yourself. Because it it comes through it comes through in many, many, many ways. So the first thing is, what is your calling? The second thing is get your training and credential. And that's what you're doing here at Christian leaders Institute is specializing in marriage topic, and it's a benefit. And what's fascinating about this is no one's into this. No one really even has studied hardly in a community, even a Christian community. What what is a Christian marriage? What is sexual intimacy within a Christian marriage? What is this all about? And if you open up a ministry, or you're part of the ministry in the church, or you open the ministry, which we're talking about a little bit, and you study, and then something else here, you actually represent a specific worldview that you've studied. And you get credentials, you actually become a life coach, Minister of marriage life coach, Minister of sexual intimacy, life coach, Minister, that that somebody recognizes that this is what you do. That's powerful, because those types of credentials are not out there. Yes, there are the, quote, sex therapists out there. And then they've created a whole recognition society around people who don't generally invite God into their practice. Now, that's not we practice ministry sciences around here. And if there is someone who's trained in the best that science can do, and they're discerning, and they're even a sex therapist from a Christian, monogamous worldview, praise the Lord. Our point is not to say everything that can be learned, through like the general, Social Sciences, Education is bad. When I was saying that there can be a lot learned. But for us, we would rather have training around, not Masters and Johnson watching. Hundreds of people have sex acts that they pay for, because basically the good guys and the good girl and others the
Christian, again, I'm going full of judgmental, the Christian worldview, people are not going to sign up for being observed doing sex acts. So instead, we want to be more about if we want to research how that goes. We want to research people that are committed to monogamy, and that's very difficult to do. So what we have to do is be discerning learners in and we we can find, as a curious learner and doer, we can find resources, and people who have advanced in hot monogamy, you have the funding funds. To me, one of the cool parts, awesome things about the Song of Songs is that it tells the actual stories of people who modeled for us a biblical worldview. I believe that we have that kind if not Masters and Johnson. In their study that we're interested in, in this area. It's believers in their journeys and in their testimonies, and this is not something that is going to be made into some science. But on the other hand, we very much welcome any believer with a worldview that can bring a curious learning and discerning understanding in this area and the credentials, credentials show the community that you are in the subject. Hebrews 13:4 marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept pure for God. I will judge the adultery and all the sexual sexually immoral. So how about setting up a minister, a worldview ministry? And so let's talk about that. So let's say you're called to create a marriage store in your community, a marriage and family store and coffee shop. A wedding store operated by wedding officiants seeing the training here, or wedding planners offering pure marriage and marriage ceremony services. What about a theme, a marriage a theme coffee shop with matchmaking services? What about a marriage ministry? Life Coaching? Minister practice? What about a marriage Ministry of marriage websites? You know, I think we're on the ground floor of even an area of websites. And in the early days is going to be more of they used to call a phrase the Wild West, you know like and and there's going to be a whole diversity of things and Christians and in the monogamy worldview, believers are going to be setting up various websites and they're gonna have different sensitivities and some are going to be more like this and some are gonna be more like that. But all of them. If we really believe in the marriage worldview, the hot monogamy worldview, we respond to the call of God in a disparaging way as we're called to do it, go after it. And it means setting up a coffee shop and who knows what God can do by setting up a marriage theme worldview. Ministry ministrybiz. So let's talk about ministry in your local church, a marriage and family store in coffee shop, a bookstore and Resource Center marriage mentors, creating a community officiant team, offer your church building for weddings, matchmaking ministry imagine more ministry we're at a juncture. And this is a juncture with a lot of possibilities. And we've gone through this whole class and we've seen that this is not for the weak of me spiritually. This is for people who graciously will serve people who love Jesus Christ, people who have a marriage monogamy view for sexuality. I believe single need vibrant world marriage worldview, sexually glorifying God perspective. I believe that those who have been jaded through going through divorce, who are just looking for hope, can find hope in another worldview, not the world's worldview that basically is that with so much pagan, sexual immorality, I believe that people who have been decimated even Christians decimated by the injury of porn can see in a vibrant hot monogamy worldview and marriage intimacy, a different perspective. And we do not have to be afraid or not confident about this, in confidence, we see what this is and we see the very worldly perspective, pull at us because we also are human. But we're confident that we're going for another mountain, the Mount Zion, the mountain of grace the mountain of growing and being curious and discerning the mountain of leadership, which is servant leadership. And in this subject, we go forward. And I know this for some people is like a subject. We just don't talk about the subject. And yet the world is talking about it. And it's talking about it. And they have this like false confidence and they're spending billions and billions and trillions of dollars promoting a worldview that against the very creation of who we are. So you've gone through this class.
You might have disagreed some with some things or agreed with other things. You might have had your buttons pushed For your triggers, posted some things and you learned other things. However, you've come to this class and whatever you've learned through this class help bring it to prayer. And I'm going to close this class with prayer, officiating and opportunity that God
may be glorified through you and me as we minister and keep that marriage bed pure. Let us pray. All our we've gone through a class that we've seen so much. And we've learned and curious learners and discerning learners. We've seen a whole spectrum of stuff on this subject and it's as if the world has just had a heyday below give us enthusiasm for going forward as ministers of your word in this subject. Help us to be gracious and kind, with respect and gentleness, but help us be firm. For those who are curious and interested in the subject of God glorifying sexual intimacy. May those people be drawn to us as ministers, and to the ministry, the ministry, website, all of those ways that we promote to God glorifying sexuality. May your name be prayer. We pray this in Jesus name, amen. Again, I want to thank you for taking this class and may God bless you as God lays on your heart. What this means for you and the people you will impact