Study Guide · Ministry Leadership

Wait on Ministry

Wait on Ministry is a two-chapter leadership training and discipleship study guide written by Apostle Mary Banks, founder of Bible Teachers International. Drawing from over fifty years of ministry experience, Apostle Banks delivers a bold, scripturally grounded examination of two urgent issues facing the modern church: the rise of a distorted, sin-tolerant image of God, and the peril of entering ministry before one is spiritually prepared. In the first chapter, Apostle Banks exposes how false ministers have reshaped the character of God into a permissive, negotiable figure who tolerates sin and lasciviousness. She explains how a wrong perception of God leads believers to lose the ability to discern Satan, judge their own spiritual condition, and remain steadfast in righteousness. Using Romans 1:21-23 as a foundation, she calls the Body of Christ back to the fear of the true and living God. The second chapter addresses the critical principle of waiting on ministry. Through personal testimony and real-life pastoral examples, Apostle Banks illustrates what happens when ministers move forward in ministry without the anointing or the character God requires. She shares candidly how God held her own ministry in check for twelve years until her character was equal to her calling, and how that season of waiting ultimately protected the people she was sent to serve. Each chapter includes a short quiz, making this guide ideal for leadership training classes, discipleship cohorts, and individual study. This resource is especially valuable for emerging ministers, ministry students, and church leaders who want to build on a foundation of integrity, obedience, and genuine spiritual authority.

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