Joe Thorn has posted on his metaphors for missional community. Using a Circle, Inverted Triangle, and a Square, he describes the three areas of church ministry as:
- The Table – domestic ministry
- The Pulpit -liturgic ministry
- The Square – civic ministry (HT:SM)
Kevin Rush has formulated a similar paradigm using the metaphors of Towel, Table, & Text:
- The Table
- The Text
- The Towel
I use the metaphor of a house with it’s respective entrances to designate pathways in and out of the community of faith:
- Side Door – gospel motivated relationships
- Front Door -gospel messages from the pulpit
- Front Yard -gospel activity in the city