Leadership Styles
hierarchies vs. flat structure
clear lines of authority vs. a complex web
clergy as ordained administrators vs. clergy as equipping coaches
top-down decision making vs. bottom-up decision making
mechanistic model vs. organic model
 

Empowerment
members attend vs. members participate
obedient vs. empowered
ministered to vs. ministered from
ideas embraced vs. ideas log-jammed
 

Role of Clergy
professional director vs. empathetic coach
pastoral vs. equipping
expected to do everything vs. specialized expertise
 

Role of Lay People
serving volunteers vs. unpaid professionals
supported by faith community vs. directed by individual call
volunteer as duty vs. serve as minister
gifted to serve the church vs. gifted to serve God’s worldly purpose
assigned roles vs. discovered roles
congregant as needing pastoral care vs. sharing ministerial duties
using existing gifts vs. uncovering new ones
 

Church in Society
distinctly separate vs. completely immersed
adapting to accommodate culture vs. presenting an alternative to culture
hierarchical church structure vs. the unique way God works through individual lives
 

Engaged Laity
burned out and unavailable vs. over-engaged and over-responsible
can’t commit vs. over-committed
gathering as a single body of faith vs. the personal witness of faith in daily life