This article explores the kinds of moves required in order for the future ministry of the church of Jesus Christ to remain firmly Christian. The article identifies a number of critical moves that involve greater integration, organic thinking and practice, and an emphasis upon cooperation, character and friendship. Such moves in fact are interdependent and belong to a more collaborative understanding of the church and its ministerial practices. In this sense the article is an attempt to offer some conceptual clarity regarding what a mission shaped ministry might actually involve. This article explores the kinds of moves required in order for the future ministry of the church of Jesus Christ to remain firmly Christian. The article identifies a number of critical moves that involve greater integration, organic thinking and practice, and an emphasis upon cooperation, character and friendship. Such moves in fact are interdependent and belong to a more collaborative understanding of the church and its ministerial practices. In this sense the article is an attempt to offer some conceptual clarity regarding what a mission shaped ministry might actually involve.