The Ministry Bucket List of Pastor Andrew Ray

A bucket list is defined as a list of experiences or achievements a person hopes to complete during his lifetime. As I thought upon this concept, it came into my heart to share a bucket list of my own. I would love to say with certainty that each of these is God’s will, but I know my own desires and plans oft creep in and intermingle with God’s. While my life and times are in the hands of the Almighty, failure to plan is to plan to fail. I ask that you pray with me regarding accomplishing the following in whatever time I have left. Uniquely, I will list here some of the things that have, by God’s grace, ALREADY been accomplished. THE COMPLETED PROJECTS ARE HIGHLIGHTED.

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ABC PROPERTY

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1. Become handicap accessible.

2. Bring auditorium to capacity.

   1. By rotating the auditorium and removing interior walls, or

   2. By maintaining auditorium direction, but removing interior walls, extending the platform, moving sound booth to the floor and extending seating at the back

3. Beautify the exterior of the building, bringing it up-to-date.

4. Build a pavilion in the gravel area just off of the paved parking lot.

5. Landscape the property.

6. Add equipment and coverings to the play area.

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LTB PUBLICATIONS​

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1. Write a four-volume devotional set.

2. Write a four-volume doctrinal set.

3. Publish outlines from institute and preaching series.

   1. Bible Doctrines (Survey)

   2. Bible History

   3. Colossians and Philemon

   4. Dispensationalism

   5. First Timothy

   6. Hebrews

   7. How to Study the Bible

   8. James

   9. New Testament Church

   10. Philippians

   11. The Epistles of John

   12. The Epistles to the Thessalonians

   13. The Lamentations of Jeremiah

4. Write five children’s books.

   1. Josiah: The Boy Who Would Be King

   2. The Little Maid Who Saved a Captain

   3. TBA

   4. TBA

   5. TBA

5. Write three rapture books.

   1. Reviving the Blessed Hope of Thessalonians

   2. Refuting a Rapture in Matthew 24-25

   3. Resurrection and Rapture in 1 Corinthians 15

6. Write one dispensational book.

7. Write one book on godly attire.

8. Write one book on biblical government.

9. Complete work on hymnal/hymns.

10. Complete seven-year Sunday School lesson plan.

    1. Year one (Genesis—Exodus)

    2. Year two (Leviticus—Judges)

    3. Edit year three (Ruth—Second Samuel).

    4. Edit year four (First Kings—Second Kings).

    5. Year five (Jonah—Malachi)

    6. Start year six (Matthew—John).

    7. Start year seven (Acts—Revelation).

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LEARN THE BIBLE (LTB) MULTI-MEDIA

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1. LTB rebuild

2. Complete YouTube rebuild.

3. Create church app.

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PASTORAL/PREACHING

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1. Train a Timothy and a Titus.

2. Complete full doctrinal statement.

3. Complete practical church operations.

4. Update By-laws/Constitution for present/future protections.

5. Complete verse-by-verse study through entire Bible.

   1. Genesis

   2. Exodus

   3. Leviticus

   4. Numbers

   5. Deuteronomy

   6. Joshua

   7. Judges

   8. Ruth

   9. 1 Samuel

   10. 2 Samuel

   11. 1 Kings

   12. 2 Kings

   13. 1 Chronicles

   14. 2 Chronicles

   15. Ezra

   16. Nehemiah

   17. Esther

   18. Job

   19. Psalms (In progress)

   20. Proverbs

   21. Ecclesiastes

   22. Song of Solomon

   23. Isaiah

   24. Jeremiah

   25. Lamentations

   26. Ezekiel

   27. Daniel

   28. Hosea

   29. Joel

   30. Amos

   31. Obadiah

   32. Jonah

   33. Micah

   34. Nahum

   35. Habakkuk

   36. Zephaniah

   37. Haggai

   38. Zechariah

   39. Malachi

   40. Matthew

   41. Mark

   42. Luke

   43. John

   44. Acts

   45. Romans

   46. 1 Corinthians

   47. 2 Corinthians

   48. Galatians

   49. Ephesians

   50. Philippians

   51. Colossians

   52. 1 Thessalonians

   53. 2 Thessalonians

   54. 1 Timothy

   55. 2 Timothy

   56. Titus

   57. Philemon

   58. Hebrews

   59. James

   60. 1 Peter

   61. 2 Peter

   62. 1 John

   63. 2 John

   64. 3 John

   65. Jude

   66. Revelation (In progress)

6. Train and have four institute teachers.

7. Train my replacement.

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