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MINISTRY LEADERS

Soul Care by Ministry Leaders
Worship by Ministry Leader
Ministry Stewardship (Management) by Ministry Leader

Soul Care by Ministry Leaders

 

Community Engagement (description)

For the purpose of assessing and meeting the needs of community members and families, community engagement requires: 

  • Advising community leaders

  • Intentional integration into unique cultural groups and organizational cultures in the community

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Supporting Competencies

  • Relationship building

  • Verbal communication

  • Approachability

  • Scheduling

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Expectation is for the ministry leader to demonstrate sustained consistency over time in a variety of situations in the following activities:

  • Meets with leadership for expectations of care and intent

  • Develops community group or organization engagement plan

  • Oversees and compiles needs assessment of a community group or organization

  • Conducts comprehensive individual fitness events and/or briefings

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Intercession (description)

Intercession provides confidential care to individuals in crisis, such as:

  • Suicide intervention/aftermath

  • traumatic stress response

  • death and grief counseling

  • solution focused counseling

  • natural disaster

  • care for wounded, sick, or dying

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Supporting Competencies

  • Listening

  • Managing difficult conversation

  • Empathy

  • Resilience

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Expectation is for the ministry leader to demonstrate sustained consistency over time in a variety of situations in the following activities:

  • Implements intercession to diffuse a crisis with little to no guidance

  • Partners with local agencies to respond to a crisis (e.g. hospital, police, job search agency, non-profit aid, etc.)

Worship by Ministry Leader

 

Worship Accommodation (description)

Worship accommodation for free exercise of Christian faith for all believers and their families requires:

  • Assessing 

  • Facilitating

  • Advocating 

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Supporting Competencies

  • Christian worship needs awareness

  • Information seeking

  • Service mindset

  • Planning

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Expectation is for the ministry leader to demonstrate depth of knowledge within all of the following activities:

  • Directs the execution of procedures for religious observances

  • Organizes multiple religious observances in any environment using available resources

Ministry Stewardship (Management) by Ministry Leader

 

Resource Stewardship (description)

Resource stewardship is the proper management of the ministry resources entrusted to the faith community for specified ministry efforts. Financial resources come from regular giving such as tithes and offerings, and appropriated giving (i.e. building fund), and other contributions from the faith community. Responsibilities of Christian stewardship in order to directly or indirectly support ministry include:

  • Funds management (funds requests, expense tracking, and unfunded requests) 

  • Making appropriate purchases

  • Contracting

  • Manpower

  • facilities

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Supporting Competencies

  • Resource stewardship (management)

  • Negotiation

  • Decision making

  • Accountability

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Expectation is for the ministry leader to demonstrate sustained consistency over time in a variety of situations in the following activities:

  • Executes budget and oversees purchases

  • Identifies/creates unfunded requests

  • Tracks tithes and offering funds forms and appropriated funds forms for requests to support requirements

  • Establishes requirements and executes contracts (i.e. personnel, lodging, transportation, catering)

  • Uses established processes regarding facility requirements

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Ministry Member Stewardship (description)

Ministry Member stewardship is the proper oversight of the community of ministry members. The body of Christ is responsible for taking care of itself as each member does his or her part regarding the growth and development of individual Christians and of the Christian community. Ministry member stewardship requires active participation in organizing, training, developing, and evaluating Christians in the positions of, or aspiring to positions of:

  • Overseer/Bishop

  • Deacon

  • Ministry Leader

  • Ministry Member

  • Ministry Partner (external resource personnel)

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Supporting Competencies

  • Develops people

  • Performance management

  • Team building

  • Mentoring

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Expectation is for the ministry leader scope is at the ministry implementation level in the following activities:

  • Screen and evaluates volunteer performance and programming effectiveness (i.e. background checks)

  • Evaluates and trains non-personal service contractors to support individuals and their families

  • Manages readiness of ministry members to meet ministry operational requirements

  • Leads multiple members within a ministry team; provides appropriate feedback, training and development opportunities for team members

RESPONSIBILITIES FOR

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Ministry Members​

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Ministry Leaders

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Deacons

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Overseers/Bishops

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