In recent decades, one of the biggest management dilemmas faced by many grassroots churches in China has been how to get out of the patriarchal system, especially in the process of growing a church into a larger church. and fewer and more ministries. So how to innovate in the management system and how to apply it to very specific localized practice according to biblical teachings is also a question that many teachers, pastors and clergy have been troubled with over the past few decades.
One of the most realistic tensions today is how to maintain the spiritual leadership of pastoral leaders and break out of the custom of parental autocracy.
A few days ago, Pastor D, the leader of a grassroots church in eastern China, shared the experience of trying to locate biblical principles: the grape trellis system.
This is a set of workable pastoral administrative management systems that they have been gradually forming in their ministries for over ten years. Pastor D said he had experimented with different types and stages of family church management systems in the past, such as paternalism and presbytery, but found many contradictions and conflicts. After his studies, he formed some thoughts on the healthy development of the church in the future and applied them to practice. “Our current system is not the traditional patriarchal system or the reformed system. I personally designed the grape trellis administration system used by our church based on its actual environment,” he said.
Pastor D explained what the “grape trellis system” is.
First, Jesus Christ is the vine, and we are branches – the relationship on the vine means that everyone is equal. We have rejected the pyramid system, the dictatorial system, the oligarchy system, the paternalistic system and the parliamentary system. When each gathering place grows enough to become self-sustaining, it is an independent, independently run church.
Second, regardless of their seniority, whether you served for two years or 50 years, these two people also hold the same position of responsibility.
Third, the branches of the grape shelf are connected with the trunk, and the four principles of unity are emphasized: unity of truth, unity of relationship, unity of feelings, and unity of administration.
Pastor D said his church’s pastors and clergy had been discussing goals and plans for ten years and no one could change them without permission. And whoever makes mistakes in three aspects, namely moral issues, greed for money and heresy, can be expelled. Without these three issues, the meetinghouse leader can handle them alone, and the other fraternal churches need not intervene or comment on these things.
He emphasized unity. First of all, the unity of truth, and especially teachers and pastors need to have common discussions and a basic consensus in theology, in order to promote the development of the church.
“After building the unity of truth, emotion and theology, you will find that the development of the church is not tiring, because it is not necessary for the leader to unify the whole country. They are separate business models and are linked together like a grape trellis,” he added.
– Translated by Charlie Li
过去 几十 年 来 ， 中国 不少 基层 教会 在 管理 上 的 的 最 最 大 一 个 是 如何 如何 家长制 中 走 出来 特别是 特别是 当 教会 小 大 ， 事工 从 从 少 到 多 的 过程 如何 如何 如何 如何管理 管理 事工 从 少 到 多 的。。 如何 在 管理 管理 体制 上 创 新 ， 圣经 圣经 对 此 教导 教导 应用 各 地 地 教会 具体 的 实践 实践 中？？ 也 也 是 近 年 来 来 ， ， ， ， ，同工所苦恼的问题。 近年来，不少同工所苦恼的问题。
当前，其中一个很现实的张力就是如何既维护教牧领袖的属灵领导力，又跳出家长专制的惯性
日前，华东一位基层教会的负责人D牧师分享了他们把圣经原则进行本土化尝试的经验：葡萄瞶：葡萄瞶：葡萄瞶Ａ
这 是 他们 在 十多 年 的 牧会 过程 逐渐 逐渐 形成 一 套 套 可行 的 牧会 行政。 。d 牧师 ， 他 经历 过 以往 家庭 教会 不同 和 管理 管理 管理 体制 ， 比如 家长制 、 长老团 不同 类型 类型 类型 类型 类型 类型 类型 类型 类型 类型 类型 类型 类型 类型 类型 类型 类型 类型 类型 类型 类型 类型 类型 类型 类型阶段 管理 体制 ， 比如 家长制 、 长老团 等 等 ， 但 都 有 有 很多 矛盾 和 冲突 经历 经历 了 许多 之后 ， ， 他 了 了 对 教会 健康 发展 的 一些 并 并 应用 于 于 ： ： 现在 的 的 的 的 的 的 的”
那什么是“葡萄架体系”呢？D牧师对此进行了解释。
第一 ， 耶稣 基督 是 葡萄树 ， 我们 是 枝子 枝子 枝子 葡萄架 上 的 关系 意味 着 大家 都 平等 的 的 ； 否定 了 金字塔 、 独裁制 独裁制 独裁制 家长制 家长制 和 制 的 的 结构 ， 每 一 一 个 家长制 、 家长制 家长制和议会制的结构，每一个聚会点发展到可以自立的时候，就是一个独立的教会，独立管
第二，不排资论辈，你服事了2年也好，你服事了50年也罢，这两个人也是同一个治理的职位；
第三 ， 葡萄架 上 的 枝子 又 连 于 树 干 ， 我们 四 四 个 合 一 的 原则 原则 原则 真理 合 、 、 关系 合 一 一 、 感情 一 行政 行政 行政 的 合 合 一 一。 一 感情 感情 的 一 一 一 一 一 一 一 一 一 一、的的合一。
D 牧师 说 ， 教会 的 牧者 同 工们 商议 了 了 10 年 目标 和 计划 谁 谁 都 不 擅自 更改 更改 任何 任何 人 在 治理 原则 原则 的 、 贪财 、 、 、 异端 问题 这 这 三 个 方面 错 贪财 贪财 贪财 贪财 贪财 贪财、 异端 问题 三 个 个 犯 了 错 错 ， ， ， 、 、 异端 这 三 个 方面 错 错 错 ， ， ， 都 都 开除 他。 没有 这 这 三 三 个 ， ， 该 聚会 点 的 负责人 都 可以 可以 可以 可以 可以，其他教会教会都不需要或者或者评论这些事情。
他 非常 强调 合 一。 首先 是 真理 真理 上 的 合 ， ， 并且 尤其是 教牧 同 在 在 神学 有 通 的 的 探讨 基本 基本 的 ， 这样 才 带动 带动 起来 随后 的 教会 教会 的 ， 在 、 、 、 、 、 、 、带动 起来 随后 教会 的 发展。 在 真理 、 、 感情 感情 感情 、 神学 的 合 一 一 之后 之后 ， 发现 发现 教会 发展 再 大都 不 累 ， 因为 需要 一 一 一 统 天下 ， ， 是 的 管理 管理 的 模式 ， ， ， ， ， ， »
In recent decades, one of the biggest management dilemmas faced by many grassroots churches in China has been how to get out of the patriarchal system, especially in the process of growing a church into a larger church. and fewer and more ministries. So how to innovate in the management system and how to apply it to very specific localized practice according to biblical teachings is also a question that many teachers, pastors and clergy have been troubled with over the past few decades.
One of the most realistic tensions today is how to maintain the spiritual leadership of pastoral leaders and break out of the custom of parental autocracy.
A few days ago, Pastor D, the leader of a grassroots church in eastern China, shared the experience of trying to locate biblical principles: the grape trellis system.
This is a set of workable pastoral administrative management systems that they have been gradually forming in their ministries for over ten years. Pastor D said he had experimented with different types and stages of family church management systems in the past, such as paternalism and presbytery, but found many contradictions and conflicts. After his studies, he formed some thoughts on the healthy development of the church in the future and applied them to practice. “Our current system is not the traditional patriarchal system or the reformed system. I personally designed the grape trellis administration system used by our church based on its actual environment,” he said.
Pastor D explained what the “grape trellis system” is.
First, Jesus Christ is the vine, and we are branches – the relationship on the vine means that everyone is equal. We have rejected the pyramid system, the dictatorial system, the oligarchy system, the paternalistic system and the parliamentary system. When each gathering place grows enough to become self-sustaining, it is an independent, independently run church.
Second, regardless of their seniority, whether you served for two years or 50 years, these two people also hold the same position of responsibility.
Third, the branches of the grape shelf are connected with the trunk, and the four principles of unity are emphasized: unity of truth, unity of relationship, unity of feelings, and unity of administration.
Pastor D said his church’s pastors and clergy had been discussing goals and plans for ten years and no one could change them without permission. And whoever makes mistakes in three aspects, namely moral issues, greed for money and heresy, can be expelled. Without these three issues, the meetinghouse leader can handle them alone, and the other fraternal churches need not intervene or comment on these things.
He emphasized unity. First of all, the unity of truth, and especially teachers and pastors need to have common discussions and a basic consensus in theology, in order to promote the development of the church.
“After building the unity of truth, emotion and theology, you will find that the development of the church is not tiring, because it is not necessary for the leader to unify the whole country. They are separate business models and are linked together like a grape trellis,” he added.
– Translated by Charlie Li
Interview: Basic Church Management System Innovation – “The Grape Trellis System”