Ministry of Presence

The Ministry of Presence: Meaning and Importance

The ministry of presence refers to the act of being physically and emotionally available to support and comfort others, especially during difficult times. It emphasizes the importance of simply being there for someone, offering companionship and understanding without necessarily needing to provide solutions or advice.

Here are questions that would produce life lessons in the face of suffering and a close call with death:

What am I doing?
Where am I going?
What does God want me to do?
What does God have in store for me?
What should I do with God’s blessings?
What should I do with God’s trials?
Will I become resentful?

How do you answer such profound questions? How do you become a part of God’s solution in the life of someone surrounded by sorrow? How do you minister to someone who is facing death?

I want to encourage you that everyone in the body of Christ qualifies to be an expert assistant to the suffering. You do not have to be brilliant, persuasive, articulate, or experienced. You can be involved in what I will call, “The Ministry of Presence.” Through the ministry of presence, you can bring comfort to the hurting—without ever being ordained or certified. You do not have to be anything but available to be a wonderful tool in the hand of God.