Mutual Ministry

Working together for the good of the congregation

 Pastor and People: Making Mutual Ministry WorkPastor and People: Making Mutual Ministry Work is a leadership development program that contains reproducible tools for use with your council, committees, planning teams, other leadership groups, and the congregation as a whole. These tools are available online as a file that can be downloaded and customized, or purchased in book format.

Each chapter explores a different aspect of the relationship between the pastor and the congregation.

  • The relationship between pastor and people: A clergy perspective
  • The relationship between pastor and people: A lay perspective
  • The roles of a pastor and expectations of a congregation
  • Mutual ministry
  • Pastoral ministry support
  • Ministry review and performance evaluation
  • Personnel issues

Mutual Ministry is an invaluable resource for ordained ministers of the ELCA. It can be downloaded or purchased on the Augsburg Fortress Web site.