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The Trellis and the Vine
The Trellis and the Vine

The Trellis and the Vine

The ministry mind-shift that changes everything

Colin Marshall and Tony Payne

The Trellis and the Vine

The ministry mind-shift that changes everything

Colin Marshall and Tony Payne

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All Christian ministry is a mixture of trellis and vine.

There is vine work: the prayerful preaching and teaching of the word of God to see people converted and grow to maturity as disciples of Christ. Vine work is the Great Commission.

And there is trellis work: creating and maintaining the physical and organizational structures and programs that support vine work and its growth.

What’s the state of the trellis and the vine in your part of the world? Has trellis work taken over, as it has a habit of doing? Is the vine work being done by very few (perhaps only the pastor and only on Sundays)? And is the vine starting to wilt as a result?

The image of the trellis and the vine raises all the fundamental questions of Christian ministry:

  • What is the vine for?
  • How does the vine grow?
  • How does the vine relate to my church?
  • What is vine work and what is trellis work, and how can we tell the difference?

Tony Payne

Tony Payne

Since founding Matthias Media in 1988, Tony Payne has authored over 30 books, ministry courses, and Bible studies, including The Trellis and the Vine, The Course of Your Life, and The Tony Payne Collection, a compilation of his articles and essays. He currently serves as a ministry trainer and writer-in-residence at Campus Bible Study (UNSW) and is a visiting lecturer at Moore College.

Tony also co-hosts Two Ways News, a weekly newsletter and podcast with Phillip Jensen. He and his wife, Ali, are the proud parents of five adult children and grandparents to ten.

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