To fulfill a ministry, a person also needs to grow their ministry, for starting a ministry is not the same as growing a ministry or bringing a ministry to a place of fulfillment.
Aim Your Ministry
To grow your ministry, you need to have a vision for what God wants to accomplish in that ministry. One you know where you are going, look at where you are at; then take the ministry from where it is to where it needs to be. Aim your ministry like an arrow – know where you are going and everything that you do should be done with the intention of arriving at your target.
To illustrate, think of a parent raising a child. When a couple has a baby, they have hopes for that baby to eventually become an adult, an adult that is reaching their potential and fulfilling their purpose. Along the way, the parents will use wisdom and love to raise that child to become a happy and fulfilled person.
Nurture Your Ministry
Like a parent raises a child, a parent will nurture, lovingly watch over and care for, their child. In the same way, we must nurture the ministry we are called to. The ministry needs our attentive care. We need to be watchful to meet the needs of a growing ministry so that it will be healthy and strong to fulfill it’s purpose. If your ministry ever takes a hit, you need to care for it until you see that it is healed. If your ministry is in danger, you need to take necessary means to protect it. If your ministry needs to be refreshed, do what you need to do to get recharged. Growth is a result of something that is loved and cared for.
Training in Your Ministry
Like a parent raises a child, a parent will see that their child gets the proper education and training that is required for the child to reach their potential. In a ministry, we should always be learning and growing, and so should the people who are included in our ministry. Not only do we impart the instruction and the skills, but we also want to impart our values. We want people to have the heart that we have for the ministry. There are also times if something in the ministry is getting off track that we bring it back in line. If we fail to confront or correct error, we may not fulfill our ministry. There are times if something or someone refuses correction that you may need to remove it for the sake of the ministry.
Develop Your Ministry
As a ministry grows, it will need to develop to accommodate the changes of growth. You may to add leaders, change procedures, update equipment, add a building, change your style of music, or whatever necessary to grow your ministry.
Ministry is for everyone, whether you are called to a leadership or a subordinate role, because we are all called to serve in God’s kingdom. It’s one thing to know how the Lord is calling you to serve Him, and it is another to accomplish the work He has called you to. To fulfill our ministry we must know it, prepare for it, do it, stay true to it, guard it, refresh it and grow it.
Colossians 4:17 “…take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you may fulfill it.”

