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MIC Statement of
Greatness
The Ministers’ Institute Conference
has established a motif in the setting forth of the term Greatness
and it is inculcated in the decision to honor the ministerial greats
of our brotherhood. We believe the “Greats” who are meaningfully
successful share a special power. They take seriously the Lord’s
last conversation with His disciples (Matt. 28:19-20; Mark 16:15-16;
Acts 1:8; Luke 24:44-47). They believe literally, that this is their
mission as well as their commission. To that end, they conduct their
ministry with a sense of purpose. Their priorities are clear and
they orchestrate the events of their ministry and their lives with a
masterful touch. Their genius and vision reflect the truth that is
buried in their spirit.
Academic attainments, while
admirable, do not, in and of themselves, determine the “greatness”
of a gospel preacher. Many, who without such, blazed the theological
wilderness of religious error and made smooth the paths of
generations of gospel preachers yet unborn. We submit that
“greatness” is a mosaic composed of very small stones. Each taken by
itself may be viewed as little value. But when grouped together,
combined and set, they form a true work of art — the hallmark of
achievement and greatness. |
