What is the Church?

1. The Local ___________ (i.e. __________ __________)

2. The Universal _________________ on earth

What is a "Student Pastor" ( a "_________________")?

  "Vicar" = "_______________________"  

1. A 1-year ______________

2. One who is:

    A. Under the ____________ of the pastor

    B. At times in the _______ of the pastor ("bishop")

3. A future ___________ of a local church

In the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers...While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them." So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them and sent them off. The two of them, sent on their way by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus.
Acts 13:1-4

The Biblical pattern for Growing a Pastor:

1. "Antioch" = A ___________ ground (Mount Olive)

2. "Cyprus" = ___________ to another destination (TBD)

What this mean for Mount Olive:

1. We are ____________ and ___________ a future Pastor

2. We are connected to the ___________ before it gets here

3. We are investing into a local church _______ Mount Olive

4. This is not really about __________

Please understand something: Mount Olive is _____ normal!

What this means for me:

1. Where am I going to invest my ______________ into this?

2. What does a supportive local church _________ look like?

3. This is _________ about what is in it for me!

"The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field."
Matthew 9:37-38