Practices such as infant baptism and confirmation, once trends, are becoming fads. Encouraging laity to develop their God-given spiritual gifts instead of holding an institutional church office is a trend. Spiritual gift inventories are a fad even though they are very important today. People are given permission to begin new ministries without a lot of red tape. Networking is the trend.
Teams are a fad.
House churches and small groups will be more of a trend than a fad. The trends are toward more people attending worship than are on the church rolls and people are required to be a proven servant before becoming a leader. The particulars about the form of commitment, such as giving a minimum of ten percent of one's time, talent, and income to further the Body of Christ, is a fad that will change depending on the cultural climate. The amount of time affluent people invest in ministry requires higher commitment than how much money they give, whereas the amount of money given by less affluent people requires higher commitment than how much time they give. The trend is toward fewer church leaders attending seminary and more laity taking hands-on responsibility for ministry.