God has always graced the Church with persons who are called by God and the Church to provide specific leadership and care for upbuilding the Church. Partnership in Ministry. All ministry is the ministry of the Church and continues the ministry of Jesus Christ. The ministry of the whole people of God and the ministry of those set apart for specific functions is joined in partnership to witness to the unity of Christ's Church and its mission. The Ethics of Ministry.
Christian faith is expressed by deed as well as by word.
Growth in Ministry. Commitments in Ministry. There is always tension between being too general and too specific in a code. The usefulness of a code is in making explicit those values and expectations which, when present but unspoken, lead to breakdowns in communication and community. The danger of a code is in using it as a guise to attack or impugn another.