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“Ministry is the act of serving. Shared Ministry is what all members – lay members and professional staff – do to serve our congregation and the broader community, individually and together. Each individual brings unique gifts to
contribute.”
CUC Shared Ministry Task Force Report
While the term ‘shared ministry’ is not often discussed in our Fellowship, it is central to everything we do. Since our beginnings ten years ago, the time and talents of our members and part-time ministers have been generously shared within our congregation and the broader community. Our Fellowship exists because of the commitments of many people.
Our services each Sunday are an act of shared ministry. Many hands and minds contribute to the planning and execution of each service – making music, preparing our space and our sound system, making the coffee and snacks, acting as service leaders and speakers, working with the children and youth.
We minister to one another in times of joy and sorrow. Our time and talents have been called on to help with weddings or other celebrations, funerals, sickness, and loneliness. The contributions may be food, a phone call, a home to meet in, a ride, or a visit.
Together, we reflect on our beliefs and how we live our lives. We listen to each other. Formal and informal events are venues to talk about issues that are important to us – issues of ethics and beliefs, our families, or social concerns.
Individually and collectively, we support each other to take action on issues that are important to us. We seek to grow as a spiritual and ethical community, where each of us is supported to make contributions to the life of our congregation, to our immediate community and to the broader world.
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