MUTUAL MINISTRY

Our Lutheran understanding of the church sees ministry as being shared by all the baptized people of God.  At no time can we assume that only the pastor and staff are responsible for ministry.  The whole people of God have a ministry with and to one another.  It is a mutual ministry.  Out of this theological awareness emerges the rationale behind a congregational mutual ministry committee. 

The ministry of any church is strengthened when there exists a small group of persons who act out of mutual concern for the pastor, staff and congregation.  This mutual ministry becomes specific in such ways as:

 

1. Open communication concerning the attitudes and conditions within the congregation;
2. Early warnings of misunderstanding within the congregation;
3. A listening post for the staff and the congregation;
4. Appraisal of the ministry, i.e. goals and objectives of the staff and congregation;
5. Identifying continuing education that would assist the ministry of the staff and the goals of the congregation.
6. Concerns for the spiritual, emotional, and physical needs of the staff.

Through listening, interpreting, advising, conferring, evaluating, recommending, affirming, and forgiving, the ministry of the staff and the congregation is strengthened.

MUTUAL MINISTRY TEAM

Name Luis Garcia        Jean Harman     Rain Lipson        Doris McGee

Church    Zion St. Mark    Zion St. Mark

Term Expires       2008     2008     2008     2008

Chair:  Noel Chrisman
Secretary: Debbie Snellings

Please take the opportunity to share your joys and concerns with a member of the mutual ministry team.  The health of our church is governed by our rootedness in Christ.  Since we are all called to serve God together in this place, our relationship with God and one another enable or inhibit our ability as a church to bear God’s kingdom to this world.