We usually were so far down on the food chain that we ended up with the leftovers who couldn't really share their talent in the cooperative. The idea was that each pastor would be good at a different area of ministry, youth or education or counseling and the whole parish would benefit from the assembled gifts. I hope this helps. I think it still has the potential for transformation. It has the ability to be a church in several locations, but it has to be planned to offer variety to the community outreach, to offer the whole spectrum of services but in different locations.
Churches have to agree and commit to change to make it work.