I think there may be a fundamental problem with this diagram, and it comes down to the "eggs" in the "basket". The "culture map" overlay shows ministry teams clearly inside the walls of Peace, which may describe where we were but not where we want to GO.
Take the Global Ministry team, for example -- this entity stretches across several of the boundary layers in your diagram.
The VBS Ministry team stretches at least across Neighborhood, if not Charlottesville.
There is no reason that we cannot provide a variety of community-inclusive opportunities inter-related to each area of discipleship.
The arrows imply, to me, acting upon -- "us" bringing Jesus outside our walls to people, or bringing people inside our walls to Jesus.
I think, rather, the discipleship process is both transforming, and relational -- the Spirit working on an individual through, not by, "us". I think the confusion arises out of the literal translation and understanding of God's command: make disciples. I tend to think that the Spirit will "make" disciples with or without any specific "us" (as in Peace LC, versus another part of the body).
Sorry to be so critical -- I do like the idea that Christ is at the center, and it is clear that we are of the world -- I wonder how off-center we are?
--eric |