Section V. The Unity of Ministry in Christ
111. There is but one ministry in Christ, but there are diverse gifts and evidence of God's grace in the Body of Christ (Ephesians 4:4-16). The general and representative ministries in The United Methodist Church are complementary. Neither is subservient to the other. Both are summoned and sent by Christ to live and work together in mutual interdependence and to be guided by the Spirit into the truth that frees and the love that reconciles.
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1992 Book of Discipline: ¶ 111
1996 United Methodist General Conference