Some of the greatest mission fields open to us are right across the street, and the closer the need is, the greater our responsibility to meet it. When God puts a need close by, God may be counting on us to meet it. We must move from the traditional power pyramid, which only stimulates discussion of who has power and control. The pyramid doesn't communicate that picture and always stops before it includes all the people. Many people disengage because they can't see themselves in the picture.
Boomers prefer to talk in terms of networks, being a part of teams.
Picture instead concentric circles, which is the model most closely resembling how churches really function. Those in the middle are the most involved and closest to life and example of Christ, those who are realistically representing the congregation. When the church is defined in concentric circles, everyone is included. Concentric circles also help us differentiate between ministry and mission. Everything within a circle is ministry, and all outside the circle is mission.