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Meaning

Core co-workers meeting the need of God's present ministry

Junior co-workers willing to follow and learn

Independent workers willing to fellowship

Preachers in denominations, free evangelists

Main Characteristics

• One accord

• Dealt with by God

• Few selected

• Bear the age ministry

• Willing to be guided

• Accept arrangement

• Humble learning

• Junior but aspiring

• Don't submit to senior workers

• Not in denominations

• Like to fellowship with us

• Maintain independence

• In denominational system

• Or free evangelists

• Have their own ways

Core Scriptures

1 Cor. 4:1-2: "A man should account of us in this way, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God... it is required in stewards that one be found faithful"

2 Tim. 2:2: "And the things which you have heard from me through many witnesses, these commit to faithful men, who will be competent to teach others also"

1 Cor. 3:4-6: "I planted, Apollos watered, but God caused the growth"

Acts 18:24-26: "Apollos... explained to him the way of God more accurately"

Phil. 1:15-18: "Some indeed preach Christ even because of envy and strife... What does it matter? Only that in every way... Christ is proclaimed"

Rom. 14:4: "Who are you who judge another's slave?"

Relationship to Lord's Recovery

Core promoters

Active participants

Partial identifiers

Peripheral observers

Work Attitude

Complete consecration, bear responsibility

Submissive learning, willing coordination

Independent work, occasional fellowship

Serve in their own ways

Example Characteristics

• Like Apostle Paul (1 Cor. 9:16-17)

• Timothy working with Paul (Phil. 2:19-22)

• Bear pioneering and building

• Like Timothy initially (1 Tim. 4:12)

• Mark's later restoration (2 Tim. 4:11)

• Willing to be perfected

• Like Apollos in Corinth (1 Cor. 3:4-6)

• Gifted but independent work

• Like preachers in different denominations

• Independent evangelists

Main Distinctions

Completely one with the age ministry

Gradually becoming one through learning

Partially one but maintain independence

Basically go their separate ways

Application Principles

• Full coordination

• Bear heavy responsibility

• Lead by example

• Learn humbly

• Follow faithfully

• Gradually mature

• Respect their choice

• Maintain fellowship

• Don't force unity

• Don't interfere with their work

• Don't damage their ministry

• Each goes his way

Mutual Relationship Scriptures

1 Cor. 3:9: "We are God's fellow workers"

Eph. 4:16: "The whole Body... being joined together and being knit together"

1 Tim. 4:12: "Let no one despise your youth, but be a pattern to the believers"

2 Cor. 6:1: "We also entreat you as fellow workers"

Rom. 12:18: "If possible, as far as it depends on you, live in peace with all men"

Rom. 14:4: "He will stand or fall to his own master"

1 Cor. 14:26: "Let all things be done for building up"

Work Goal Scriptures

Eph. 2:21-22: "In whom all the building, being fitted together, is growing into a holy temple in the Lord; in whom you also are being built together into a dwelling place of God in spirit"

2 Tim. 2:15: "Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, an unashamed workman, cutting straight the word of the truth"

1 Cor. 3:8: "He who plants and he who waters are one; but each will receive his own reward according to his own labor"

1 Cor. 9:22: "To all men I have become all things that I might by all means save some"

Phil. 1:18: "What does it matter? Only that in every way... Christ is proclaimed"