Inside the Church: Understanding How Ministries Work Separately and Together takes an in-depth look at the characteristics, impact, and interactions of the diverse components of today's Christian church and how they combine to accomplish the overall mission of the church. To accomplish this task, author Dr. David F. Felsburg documents ten frequently occurring ministries for three levels of systems analysis in order to understand the individual ministry, examine its stand-alone system functionality, and consider how it works within the complex church system. Each level of analysis reveals unique information on the selected ministry from views seldom seen in nontechnical literature. The ten ministries examined in Inside the Church are outreach, evangelism, preaching, teaching, ordinances, discipleship, inreach, music, serving, and leading. Doctor Felsburg uses a six-level taxonomy, the systems view, and the system of systems view as analytical tools. It is at these levels of component and inter-component relational interaction that church leaders can assign and reassign resources to the right areas of concern in order to maximize ministerial effectiveness, minimize participant frustration, and maintain staff and volunteer morale. Further, this level of systemic understanding facilitates planning from strategic, tactical, and operational levels, thus insuring the effectiveness of the ministries. Inside the Church provides a systematic, thorough blueprint for the development and growth of ministries from the inside out.
