"Christian ministry is a ministry of salvation in the service of the world. ... All forms of ministry have three basic traits:  proclamation of the gospel of Jesus Christ service of the needs of the neighbour  and worship of God. ...

The special ministry of leadership of Christian churches is exercised at various levels by the ordained.  ...  Divergent interpretations of the role of the ordained fall into two main categories: those which stress the dependence of the community on the ordained; those which highlight the mutual dependence of all on one another.  The unilateral application of the paternal or partnership models has led in the past either to the assimilation of all ministries to the ordained or to a purely utilitarian interpretation of the function of leadership.  Today it is generally conceded that the Pauline doctrine of charisms excludes both extremes ... the ordained do not monopolise all ministerial gifts authority and responsibility nor do they merely function to preserve the external order of the community. ..."  Quote pp 369-70

"Among the principle which should govern [an ecumentical theology of ministry] are the following:
1. All ministry exists for the benefit of the church and the world.
2. All baptised have received their gift from the Spirit for the common good.
3. The church is a communion of those who live in Christ fashioned by the Spirit after the life of the Trinity in which unity and multiplicity are bound together in a dynamic union of divine love." [Quote p 370]