It's easy to underestimate how difficult some ministries will be, and we need evidence that the individual or group that tackles a job has some prospect of success. Finally, each church has to determine what their particular vision and mission are, and ministries that expect substantial church support must be in harmony with that mission and that vision. A church is like a team of horses pulling in the same yoke. God appoints leaders in local churches to determine the general direction the church should move. Considering all these factors, we realize the church needs a way to balance the freedom and creativity of individual initiative with the limitations of the church.
Accreditation has nothing to do with permission.
At Xenos, members are free to pursue any ministry they chose. These include funding, assistance from staff, publicity, and referrals. We call our accredited ministries, Ministry Teams , and at the time of writing, we have about 70 accredited teams in the church. When someone wants to start a ministry, or wants to have an existing ministry accredited, we suggest they go the Xenos office and pick up an accreditation packet. This packet, mostly available on this site, includes forms and instructions intended to guide the thinking of prospective ministry team leaders in clarifying the plans goals and features of the proposed ministry.