text: Ben,
  
  You're right. We often think in terms of "stovepipes" where we think spiritual instruction leads to baptisms but other ministries do not when they are each more powerful when they are working together in harmony as parts of a team. We need to expand our concept of ministry effectiveness because often it is not one ministry but a combination of ministries that strengthen the weak in the church and bring-in new members. In 1 Cor. 12, Paul gives us the model of the diverse parts of the body working together and even the "lesser parts" being important. We need to apply that model to the church because we should be an "evangelism body" instead of evangelists and everyone else.  Just as there are a diversity of body parts, we need a diversity of ministries. Most of my ministry is inside the church and many times I have seen God's love work through it to renew weak faith and keep people from leaving the church.