“The mission of the Church is to make disciples of Jesus Christ. Local churches provide the most significant arena through which disciple-making occurs” (The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church, 2008, paragraph 120).

The Guidelines booklets, one for each ministry area, are tools that enable you to help get new lay leaders off to a good start. Each booklet includes the basic "job description" for the leader as well as practical "how-to" information important to implementing ministry effectively. Brief and to the point for the busy, but spirit-led leader.

The twenty-six Guidelines cover church leadership areas including Church Council and Small Membership Church; the administrative areas of Finance and Trustees; and ministry areas focused on nurture, outreach, and witness including Worship, Evangelism, Stewardship, and Christian Education, age-level ministries, Communications, and more.

• Church Council
• Pastor
• Pastor Parish Relations
• Finance
• Stewardship
• Trustees
• Lay Leader/ Lay Member
• Leader Selection & Development
• Small Group Ministries
• Small Membership Church
• Christian Education
• Adult Ministries
• Children’s Ministries
• Family Ministries
• Youth Ministries
• Evangelism
• Worship
• Advocates for Inclusiveness
• Church and Society
• Church Historian
• Communications
• Higher Education & Campus Ministry
• Mission
• Men’s Ministries
• Women’s Ministries
• Scouting & Civic Youth-Serving Ministry