My Account

Table of Contents: Winter 2005-2006

Features

Team ministry – three models
by Brenda Suderman, Curtis Holsopple, and Laurie Oswald
Mennonite congregations in North America vary in the way their leaders function as teams. In this series we highlight three quite different models: Manitoba’s Fort Garry Mennonite Fellowship and the lay ministry team (page 3); the apostolic model of Calvary Community Church in Virginia (page 5); and the purpose-driven model of South Hutchinson Mennonite Church in Kansas (page 7).

Which model is “us”?
by Keith Harder
From these three models, what common themes and questions emerge?

The congregation as team
by Tom Yoder Neufeld
A study of Ephesians 4:7-16, and Paul’s vision for the whole church to be equipped for ministry to the world.

My ministry or ours?
by Sven Eriksson
How can pastors and lay leaders work effectively as a team?

Men and women working together
by Brenda Martin Hurst
How can men and women function as genuine partners in leadership and ministry?

Confidentiality, conflicts, and complaints
by Anne Stuckey
When spiritual leaders work together, they need to anticipate common pitfalls of team ministry.

Youth elders – from officers to ministers
by Shana Peachey Boshart
One Ohio youth group is getting spiritual leadership from within its ranks.

Departments

Pastoring God’s People – Pastors as team players
by Anne Stuckey
Guiding Worship – How a worship planning group becomes a team
by Karen Martens Zimmerley
Forming Faith – Christian formation as a shared responsibility
by Ilene Bergen
Managing the Church – Become a team by being together
by Jeff Steckley
Pondering the Word – Divine intimacy and the paradox of the cross
by Mary Schertz

Snapshots and Leader tips:
Mennonites and the purpose-driven phenomenon (page 9); Congregation writes
devotional book (page 11); Collaborative pastoral care (page 15); Soundings from
team ministry training seminars (page 25)

Worship Resources: Lent 2006
Introduction and guidelines (page 29); reproducible resources

Resources for leaders