While the pastor is the spiritual leader of a congregation, he or she cannot be expected to fulfill all of the ministry tasks of the church. The United Methodist Church believes that clergy and laity are partners in ministry. These pages identify basic job roles and resources for the various ministries in the local church.

The ministries are grouped into four categories:

Nurture	Outreach	Witness	Resource
• Education • Worship • Stewardship • Family Ministries • Children's Ministries • Youth Ministries • Adult Ministries • United Methodist Men • United Methodist Women • Scouting	• Missions • Christian Unity & Interreligious Concerns • Church and Society • Religion and Race • Status and Role of Women	• Evangelism • Communications • Higher Education & Campus Ministries • Lay Speaking Ministries • Class Leader	• Church Council • Lay Leader • Finance • Pastor/Staff-Parish Relations • Trustees • Membership Secretary • Historian • Lay Member of Annual Conference • Lay Leadership Selection & Development