Each duty is reassigned to whoever is best placed to carry it. The pastor keeps only the spiritual core; operations move to the Church Manager; and several whole ministries return to the body.
| Responsibility | Before | After — now carried by |
|---|---|---|
| Preaching & biblical teaching | Senior Pastor | Pastor — core shepherd-teacher work. |
| Pastoral care, counselling, visitation | Senior Pastor | Pastor — prayer, comfort, crisis care. |
| Discipleship & spiritual growth | Senior Pastor | Pastor — forming the Saints in Christ. |
| Equipping Saints to find their gifts & callings | Senior Pastor | Pastor — guiding each to their “works prepared in advance.” |
| Administering the ordinances | Senior Pastor | Pastor — baptism, communion, weddings, funerals. |
| Worship ministry | Senior Pastor | Saints / Body — a gift of helps; a separate ministry run by the Saints. |
| Evangelism, outreach & mission | Senior Pastor | Saints / Body — the body’s ministry. The pastor only teaches and participates. |
| Vision & annual direction | Senior Pastor | Eldership & Saints — set by Christ and the Spirit through Saints and elders. The pastor guides Saints to seek God; he does not own it. |
| Staff supervision & HR | Senior Pastor | Church Manager — HR is the Church Manager’s. The pastor gives spiritual influence only. |
| Finance, budgets, payroll, giving admin | Senior Pastor | Church Manager — the operational and financial layer. |
| Policy, compliance, child-safety, facilities, IT | Senior Pastor | Church Manager — governance administration and infrastructure. |
| Service & event logistics, rosters | Senior Pastor | Church Manager — delivery and coordination (Saints serve within it). |
| Program & project delivery | Senior Pastor | Church Manager — executes what the eldership and Saints decide. |
| Annual-planning mechanics | Senior Pastor | Church Manager — supports the Saints-and-elders process (Doc 9). |