Dear Friends and Brethren,

You may have noticed that we have attached the term “Ministries” to our title “Praises for Yahweh” in some locations on the web site. We have done so after much consideration of our talents and goals. We have been thoroughly educated on the spiritual milk and meat of Yahweh’s Word and felt time to declare our intentions of reaching out, to the nations, in a more profound way.

We have not finished our education in Yahweh’s Word, we are still learning the deeper meanings of His Truth. However, we have spent much time teaching others what we have learned and hope and pray that Yahweh will continue to lead us in this direction.

It must be made clear that no person has been officially ordained at Praises for Yahweh Ministries by a Elder in our faith.

We believe that the husband of our household is the leader, priest, and minister of his household. Of course this is done under Messiah’s headship (see Eph. 5:22-25).

A short study on the word ministry or ministries will clarify that it is not only meant for ordained clergy as a title.

Noah Webster's Dictionary

1. (n.) The act of ministering; ministration; service; also (in some countries) a government agency, as the Ministry of Defense.

2. (n.) Agency; instrumentality.

3. (n.) The office, duties, or functions of a minister, servant, or agent; ecclesiastical, executive, or ambassadorial function or profession.

4. (n.) The body of ministers of state; also, the clergy, as a body.

5. (n.) Administration; rule; term in power; as, the ministry of Pitt.

The Word "Ministry." (excerpt from the Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia)

The common New Testament term for the ministry is diakonia, and along with it we find diakonos, "minister," ho diakonon), "he who ministers," and diakonein, "to minister." All these words have a very extensive application within the New Testament and are by no means restricted to denote service within the Christian church (Editor’s note: more properly Messiah led Assemblies) even when so restricted the words are used in a great variety of meanings: e.g.

(1) discipleship in general (John 12:26);

(2) service rendered to the assembly because of the "gifts" bestowed (Romans 12:7 1 Corinthians 12:5), and hence, all kinds of service (Acts 6:2 Matthew 20:26);

(3) specifically the "ministry of the Word" (Ephesians 4:12), and most frequently the "apostleship" (Acts 1:17; Acts 20:24; Acts 21:19 Romans 11:13, etc.);

(4) such services as feeding the poor (Acts 6:1; Acts 11:29; Acts 12:25), or organizing and providing the great collection for the poor saints at Jerusalem (Romans 15:25 2 Corinthians 8:4, 19, etc.);

(5) such services as those rendered by Stephanas (1 Corinthians 16:15), by Archippus (Colossians 4:17), by Tychicus (Ephesians 6:21Colossians 4:7), etc.

Please take time and read the linked Scriptures above for your understanding of the term in question. Keep in mind that the links will take you to Bible versions that have the tradition names and titles and not the Sacred Names.

May Yahweh bless you and keep you,

Chris Avalos

Praises for Yahweh Ministries