Teamnet Ministries is about trying to find a way to organize a local church for widespread involvement and broad cooperation among the people who really are the church: the individual members. I am completely convinced that the vast majority of church members really do want their membership to be meaningful and fulfilling, and they want to serve their fellow members with the gifts God has given them. Everyone wants to believe that his/her contribution makes a difference. Unless, of course, they've become so discouraged for whatever reason that they just don't care anymore. That's another story. But most church attendees/members are there for more than just the music or the potluck dinners.
Teamnet Ministries tries to address this need by organizing church life into five major arenas: Worship; Fellowship; Ministry; Evangelism; and Discipleship. If you're famaliar with Rick Warren's Purpose-Driven Church (learn about it at http://www.purposedriven.com/en-US/AboutUs/WhatIsPD/What+is+PD.htm.) you will immediately recognize where these came from. In Teamnet Ministries, each arena of church life is served by a team of people who are especially gifted or passionate about that specific ministry. Team leaders network with each other, and lead the teams first in discovering their purpose, then developing plans and excuting them to reach toward their goals.
I'll have more to say about how this works in future posts. Meanwhile, you can still jump over to www.teamnetministries.com to explore further. I've still got quite a lot of work to do over there, but all in good time . . . . I promise!
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