牧者心聲
簡約，就是為了深化
張穎新牧師
2022 年 6 月 25 日 / 26 日
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記得 2020 年堂主任周曉暉牧師訂定北宣家新的五年總方針時，訂定了其中一個關鍵目標：「化繁為簡，重組加強」。在這幾年的實際運作上，我們感謝神，祂帶領教會進行了顯著的優化和簡約行動，讓事工更能配合教牧和領袖團隊的牧養實況。
其中值得一提的，是教會將「信培」事工重置於一個部門來運作。過往，教會的不同培育事工（初信栽培、基教、門訓和領訓）隸屬於不同部門，這是堂會在歷史中必然和合理的發展，因為這些培育工作誠然與各信齡階段的信徒的需要息息相關。但是，隨著各項事工漸趨成熟，各部門之間便衍生了架構重疊、培育方針類近、人力資源拉扯的情況，故此，栽培事工確有需要整合和重組，以減省行政上的重重關卡，促進會議的協調，以及加強牧者和領袖的執行力。
不過，在事工重整的過程中，化繁為簡絕非把舊有的全面推倒，反而是需要經過多方溝通、深思熟慮、評估成效，從而對優良的傳統事工作出保育和承傳，與此同時，我們亦需加入創新元素，以適切回應當代信徒的屬靈需要，幫助他們面對時代劇變的挑戰。過去兩年，信培部優化了門訓材料，並使主日學的報名和運作更精簡完善，同時亦更新了初信栽培教材和配套，務使信徒得著更適切他們需要的培育與牧養。
同時，簡約事工是要配合網絡世代的大環境，才能貼近民情。以北宣家信培部網上報名系統和學習平台為例，由去年策劃、落實、測試、推廣，以至現在線上培育資源漸趨普及，每個階段的構想，都是以便利信徒（user-friendly）為最大考量。事工倘能簡約，不但可令用家受益，也可使實際操作的同工團隊有更大空間重整優次、簡化程序，進而騰出勞動力，使行政資源能更有效調配。
事實上，在簡化的過程中，教牧團隊跟相關部門領袖確多了務實的溝通，大家按預期所需的運作，成立了不同的特別職務小隊（Special Duty Unit，SDU），盼能更機動地構思和推動事工發展，促進事工「能放、能收」的靈活性和有效性。
聖經說得好，「治理的，就當殷勤」（羅十二 8），況且萬物的結局近了，信徒群體更應謹慎自守，作神百般恩賜的好管家（彼前四 7-10）。以上所述的，都是北宣家上下的冀盼，願教會在新領域的格局中，能夠優化行政運作，活化事工效能，深化牧養需要。
In 2020 when Senior Pastor Rev. Arnold Chow set down the new Five-Year Plan for the NPAC family, one of the key objectives was "To streamline and regroup in order to strengthen." In practice in the past few years, thanks be to God that He has led the church in obvious enhancement and streamlining. These enable the ministries to proceed in better collaboration with the actual pastoral situation of pastors and leaders.
One noteworthy point is that the nurturing ministries have come under one roof of the Equip Department. In the past, nurturing (courses for new believers, Christian Education, Discipleship and Leadership Training) was conducted in different ministries and departments. This is an inevitable and natural development in the history of the church given that appropriate nurturing is closely related to the believers’ needs at various stages of faith. Nevertheless, as the ministries develop, overlapping in structure occurs, nurturing initiatives are similar, and ministries vie for manpower resources. Therefore, there is a genuine need for nurturing ministries to be integrated and regrouped to reduce administrative hurdles, enhance the coordination of meetings and facilitate execution by pastors and leaders.
Having said that, streamlining in the re-organization of ministries does not mean starting everything anew. On the contrary, it means preserving good traditions and passing them on after thorough communication, deliberation and evaluation on effectiveness. On the other hand, we need to add innovative elements to aptly respond to the spiritual needs of contemporary believers and help them tackle the challenge of drastic changes. Over the past two years, the Equip Department has enhanced Discipleship materials, simplified and improved the enrolment and operation of Sunday School, and renewed the teaching materials for new believers and related packages to better meet the nurturing and pastoral needs of believers.
Meanwhile, streamlining of ministries needs to fit into the digital world to suit the social environment at large. Take the system for enrolment and the learning platform of the Equip Department of the NPAC family as an example. From the planning, implementation, testing and promotion of the platform last year to the availability of more and more online resources now, the underlying principle and main consideration for every phase is user-friendliness. Streamlined ministries will not only be beneficial for users. It will also give co-workers more room to juggle priorities, simplify procedures, and spare manpower resources for the effective deployment of administrative resources.
In the streamlining process, pastoral staff and department leaders concerned had more pragmatic communication. An estimate was made on needs based on which various Special Duty Units were formed. They were intended to facilitate exchange of ideas and development of ministry, facilitating the flexibility and effectiveness in its scope and depth.
It is well-said in the Bible that "If it is to lead, do it diligently" (Romans 12:8). With the end of all things drawing near, the Christian community should all the more be alert and of sober mind and "use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God's grace in its various forms" (1 Peter 4:7-10). The above is the shared hope of the NPAC family. May the church in the new horizons in which it finds itself enhance its administrative practices, revitalize ministry effectiveness and reach for a greater depth of pastoring needs.
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