The new day is revealing new ways of doing ministry. Old ministry models no longer work, even though some are hanging on to them for dear life. I was speaking to someone recently and I thanked her for being willing to be buried as a root, so I could bear fruit as a branch. She was honored to know I view her as a root that I bear fruit with. It is a team approach, whether you are seen and heard or you are now a root that is not seen and heard. It takes maturity to be a root and to let someone else be the branch which is seen, heard and bearing visible fruit. I told this woman of God, I am going to bring back baskets of fruit for her to enjoy for the root she is in my life is so valuable to me.

In this new day of doing ministry, we have to understand the change from positional equity to relational equity. In the old ministry model if you had a title you were respected, honored, obeyed just because you had the title. People give themselves titles now, so just like participation awards, everyone seems to have a title. This means titles have lost their distinction in this new era in which we live. Positional equity is no longer working in a relational world.

What we are seeing is people who have relational equity are leaders without positional titles. These people love people when no one is looking. They are gathering people, praying for and with people, they are hanging out, doing life, they are checking in, not because they have to but because they want to and the people know it. Relational equity goes a long way in this new day. People know authenticity, they know who really cares. It is not the job of one person to build relational equity with everyone, but if you want people to join you in what you are doing, it will take relational equity in this new day.

Relational equity is the new currency for this kingdom age. Jesus has incredible relational equity with humanity, the challenge is people who bear the name of Jesus do not prioritize relational equity with His people. The billion soul harvest is not coming in because we have preachers of the likes we have never heard before, it will be because we have established relational equity with each other. Jesus said, they will know you are my disciples because of the way you love one another. Relational equity is kingdom currency. How rich are you in relational equity?