1. © 2012 Emmanuel Gospel Center Living System Ministry The Horse and the Cart Living Systems & Manmade Constructs Working Together

2. How does this work? © 2012 Emmanuel Gospel Center To be effective in ministry, we need to pay attention to both the people systems and the non- living organizational systems. When a horse and cart work well together, it gets the job done!

3. In a church or ministry © 2012 Emmanuel Gospel Center  People systems  Relationships  Personalities  Giftings  Systems  Policies  Procedures  Programs

4. A broken cart A broken organizational system hinders healthy people from being effective. © 2012 Emmanuel Gospel Center Healthy people System: People are being cared for, relationships are nurtured Unhealthy Organization: Programs are chaotic, bills are not paid, building maintenance is neglected

5. A sick horse When too much emphasis is placed on the organization, the living system is neglected. © 2012 Emmanuel Gospel Center Unhealthy people system: No attention is given to the people Well-built organizational System: Strong structures, organized programs, bureaucracy

6. Using appropriate methods To nurture and maintain the horse and cart requires different sets of:  Skills  Methods  Ways of thinking © 2012 Emmanuel Gospel Center

7. Caring for the horse Working with people systems requires primary culture skills such as:  Using oral communication  Learning by modeling  Relying on interpersonal relationships to meet needs © 2012 Emmanuel Gospel Center

8. Caring for the cart Working with organizational systems involves secondary culture skills such as:  Using written communication  Formal learning  Relying on technology or other non-living objects to meet needs © 2012 Emmanuel Gospel Center

9. “Don’t put the cart before the horse” Why doesn’t this work? Living systems must take first priority in our thinking and action. The organization serves people, never the other way around! © 2012 Emmanuel Gospel Center