Ministry Paradigms   How does five-fold ministry apply to your church, ministry, community, or denominational context (your focal group)?  Take on the role of a participant-observer

Ministry Paradigms

How does five-fold ministry apply to your church, ministry, community, or denominational context (your focal group)?  Take on the role of a participant-observer. Conduct interviews or surveys, either verbal or written, with a significant sample size to substantiate your answers:

Use this resource: to answer the questions below

Alan Hirsch and Tim Catchim, The Permanent Revolution (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2012).

Neil Cole. Church 3.0: Upgrades for the Future of the Church. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2010.

Rupley, Greg. Book Review: Sticky Teams. 2013.

• What are the overall paradigms of ministry in operation within your focal group?
• Does it embrace some form of the five-fold ministry concept?
• If so, describe their view of the fivefold ministry and how some or all of the offices function in the church.
• Is there another paradigm for ministry in operation?
• If so, describe that paradigm and its strengths and weaknesses.
• Is vocational ministry recognized and given its proper place?  If so, how?
• What deliberate things could you do to help expand the understanding of the five-fold ministry currents within your ministerial context?