The Trellis and the Vine
Subtitle: The ministry mind-shift that changes everything
Publisher: Matthias Media
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Sydney, Australia
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 196
ISBN-13: 9781921441639
Description: All Christian ministry is a mixture of trellis and vine.

There is vine work: the prayerful preaching and teaching of the word of God to see people converted and grow to maturity as disciples of Christ. Vine work is the Great Commission.

And there is trellis work: creating and maintaining the physical and organizational structures and programs that support vine work and its growth.

What’s the state of the trellis and the vine in your part of the world? Has trellis work taken over, as it has a habit of doing? Is the vine work being done by very few (perhaps only the pastor and only on Sundays)? And is the vine starting to wilt as a result?

The image of the trellis and the vine raises all the fundamental questions of Christian ministry:

    * What is the vine for?
    * How does the vine grow?
    * How does the vine relate to my church?
    * What is vine work and what is trellis work, and how can we tell the difference?
    * What part do different people play in growing the vine?
    * How can we get more people involved in vine work? 

In The Trellis and the Vine, Colin Marshall and Tony Payne answer these urgent questions afresh. They dig back into the Bible’s view of Christian ministry, and argue that a major mind-shift is required if we are to fulfill the Great Commission of Christ, and see the vine flourish again.
Table of contents: label: Acknowledgements
pagenum: 5; label: 1
title: The trellis and the vine
pagenum: 7; label: 2
title: Ministry mind-shifts
pagenum: 17; label: 3
title: What in the world is God doing?
pagenum: 29; label: 4
title: Is every Christian a vine-worker?
pagenum: 41; label: 5
title: Guilt or grace?
pagenum: 61; label: 6
title: The heart of training
pagenum: 69; label: 7
title: Training and gospel growth
pagenum: 81; label: 8
title: Why Sunday sermons are necessary but not sufficient
pagenum: 93; label: 9
title: Multiplying gospel growth through training co-workers
pagenum: 109; label: 10
title: People worth watching
pagenum: 127; label: 11
title: Ministry apprenticeship
pagenum: 143; label: 12
title: Making a start
pagenum: 151; label: Appendix 1
title: Frequently asked questions
pagenum: 169; label: Appendix 2
title: Resources for training from MTS and Matthias Media
pagenum: 185; label: Appendix 3
title: Colin Marshall talks to Phillip Jensen about MTS training
pagenum: 193