Total Ministry is an exciting way of "doing church". This concept has been around for several decades but still isn't well known. In Total Ministry, instead of a priest or pastor being in charge of a congregation's ministry, the congregation takes responsibility. A ministry team selected by the congregation shapes and manages their ministry instead. The priest or pastor serves as cheerleader, coach, and mentor to the ministry team and the congregation.
Total Ministry involves the members of the congregation listening to each other and figuring out who has what gifts. Who is called to do what? The question isn't "We need a teacher; who volunteers?" It's "Who has the gift and passion for teaching?" Total Ministry trusts that God has put all the gifts needed by a congregation in that congregation. If they "need" something they don't have, maybe they don't really need it, or it will be walking in the door "next week".
Total Ministry congregations live with an air of excitement and expectation. "What is God going to do next and how?" One could say Total Ministry is where the sheep share the shepherding, the priest or pastor is the sheepdog, and Christ is the Good Shepherd over all.
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