Suggestion: The Trellis and The Vine: The Ministry Mind-Shift That Changes Everything

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The Trellis and the Vine: The Ministry Mind-Shift That Changes Everything

http://www.amazon.com/Trellis-Vine-Ministry-Mind-Shift-Everything/dp/1921441585/ref=sr_1_1?  includes Book Description:

"This is the best book I've read on the nature of church ministry", says
Mark Dever.


All Christian ministry is a mixture of trellis and vine.
There is vine work: the prayerful preaching and teaching of the word of
God to see people converted and grow to maturity as disciples of Christ.
Vine work is the Great Commission.
And there is trellis work: creating and maintaining the physical and
organizational structures and programs that support vine work and its
growth.
What's the state of the trellis and the vine in your part of the world?
Has trellis work taken over, as it has a habit of doing? Is the vine
work being done by very few (perhaps only the pastor and only on
Sundays)? And is the vine starting to wilt as a result?
The image of the trellis and the vine raises all the fundamental
questions of Christian ministry:
* What is the vine for?
* How does the vine grow?
* How does the vine relate to my church?
* What is vine work and what is trellis work, and how can we tell
the difference?
* What part do different people play in growing the vine?
* How can we get more people involved in vine work?

In The Trellis and the Vine, Colin Marshall and Tony Payne answer these
urgent questions afresh. They dig back into the Bible's view of
Christian ministry, and argue that a major mind-shift is required if we
are to fulfill the Great Commission of Christ, and see the vine flourish
again.

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I would like this as well.