Expressing God's Love (Ministry)
Ministry is a word that describes something every Christian should do. The word "minister" comes from a Latin word meaning servant. A ministry is serving others with the gifts and abilities God gave to you. Is ministry meant to be a full-time paid position? No - that is the exception rather than the rule. Again, pastors equip people to do the ministry. The people minister; the pastors and leaders equip! Our goal is to have hundreds of ministers by 2008. This means we want people who conceive of themselves as ministers.

Ministry Groups
Eastside Vineyard has specialized ministry groups designed to accomplish specific tasks. We have a developing community outreach group (servant outreach projects, nursing homes and soup kitchens), a developing pro-life group, and other task-focused groups. Look for ministry opportunities at the information table in the lobby.

An Important Distinction: "Ministry" is NOT a small group
Small group life in Vineyard is designed to give people a context to be: to be loved; to be known; to be vulnerable; to be taught; and to be a worshipper. Ministry in Vineyard is designed to enable people to do good works; to feed the hungry; to visit the lonely; to care for strangers; to evangelize the lost; and to love the unloved. Obviously we cannot totally separate "being" from "doing" (nor do we want to). But it helps to understand why being in a small group is not the same thing as doing ministry and why ministry doesn’t meet our relational needs as human beings.

Ministry Groups
Children’s Ministry - DV8 Youth Group - Worship Ministry - Womens Ministry