Criteria for Developing/Approving Ministry Teams
Updated July 9, 2004

1. A group of two or more people responding to the call of the Holy Spirit to minister to a need in our church, our community, or our world.
2. The group is bound by a shared sense of ministry and by a shared sense of the mission of Akron Mennonite Church.
3. The Ministry must be compatible with the vision and mission of AMC.
4. A Ministry Team must have a champion, someone that is passionate about a cause and willing to provide leadership.
5. It must be at least two people from two separate households.
6. The Ministry Team must be accountable to and connected to the leadership structure at AMC. Each Ministry Team will be assigned a Pastoral Team member as a connection to the formal church leadership.
7. Each team must have a Coach from the Ministry Team Committee to help in developing the Team Charter.
8. Money allocated from the Ministry Team fund is intended as “seed” money for new or existing teams in the start-up phase of a new project (the first year or two). After the start-up phase, the team will need to find funding from other sources.