How Leadership & Ministry Work
(at Kings Church Wokingham)
An issue that has defined and separated churches, denominations, even nations and continents over 2000 years of church history!
Our's is a dynamic faith, more than a fixed religion or a fluid spirituality. Likewise our approach to leadership is flexible and practical more than structural and idealogical. A group of 12 people needs less leadership than a congregation of 500.
As a "Biblical" church we look at the roles and responsibilities used in the first churches as recorded in the New Testament. But we also notice that there is no full definitive list of roles and positions and their hierarchical relationships given anywere in scripture. The roles we encounter are in a context that needs what they offer.
The Sections below are intended to both convey or style of leadership an explain how it works at the present time.
- As a "Charismatic" Church we look to corporately involve as many as possible in understanding how the Holy Spirit is guiding us to recognise who carries certain responsibilities and give them the required authority to best do what they are best equipped to do.
- As a "Jesus Centred" Church give precedence to the examples and teaching of Jesus in what we look for in a Leader.
The Sections below are intended to both convey or style of leadership an explain how it works at the present time.