Personal Ministries

Church members in Central Hope volunteer shirts before going out into the neighbourhood

Every member a witness

Personal Ministries

The coordinating work behind the church’s outreach: training ordinary members to share their faith, and organising the ministries that put them in front of the community.

What Personal Ministries is

Personal Ministries is the department that holds the church’s outreach together. Where Community Services meets physical need and evangelism runs public meetings, Personal Ministries is the work of equipping members to do either — planning, training, recruiting, and keeping the outreach ministries moving in the same direction.

The division breaks the role into four areas: planning, education and communication, recruiting and training volunteers, and ministry management. It is unglamorous and it is the difference between a church that talks about outreach and a church that does it.

At Edmonton Central this includes Bible study mentorship, small-group support and training events. Pastor Jeff Potts led personal ministries training here in May 2026.

What this looks like here

Training membersEquipping people who have never done this before to share their faith without embarrassment or pressure.
Bible study mentorshipPairing members who want to give Bible studies with people who know how.
Small groupsSupporting the groups where most real discipleship in this church actually happens.
Planning outreachCoordinating the calendar so outreach ministries reinforce rather than collide with each other.
Working with Sabbath SchoolOutreach is one of the four objectives of Sabbath School, and the two departments plan together.
Behind the big eventsThe evangelistic series and the food drives both run on Personal Ministries groundwork.

Common questions

I would not know what to say.

That is precisely who the training is for. Nobody is sent out unprepared, and nobody is asked to use a script that does not sound like them.

Can I give a Bible study?

Yes, with support. Speak to Antonio Guzman and you will be paired with someone experienced before you lead one alone.

Is this door-knocking?

Sometimes, as during the Central Hope Food Drive. Much of it is not. Most outreach here happens through relationships people already have.

How do I start?

Contact the church office on 780-420-0215 and ask about Personal Ministries training.

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Go deeper

These are the official resources this ministry draws on. Everything below is free to read, and worth it if you are stepping into this work or simply want to understand it properly.

Personal Ministries Quick Start GuideThe official Seventh-day Adventist guide for this ministry, free to download from AdventSource. Personal Ministries on AdventSourceMinistry resources, articles and downloads from the Adventist Church in North America. NAD Adult MinistriesTraining resources for personal ministries, Sabbath School and outreach.

Get involved with Personal Ministries

Speak to Antonio Guzman or the church office and we will point you to the right person. Everyone starts somewhere.

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