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MINISTRY MEMBERS

Soul Care by Ministry Members
Worship by Ministry Members
Ministry Stewardship (Management) by Ministry Members

Soul Care by Ministry Members

 

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 member to demonstrate sustained consistency over time in the following activities:

  • Implement and maintain a community engagement plan

  • Establish relationships with peer groups and organizational culture

  • Assess the needs of individuals

  • Advise ministry leaders of ethical, moral, morale, and spiritual resiliency trends

  • Provide capability briefings (i.e. spiritual resiliency, event opportunities, resources)

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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 member to demonstrate sustained consistency over time in the following activities:

  • Assess situations and make referrals

  • Diffuse a crisis through prayer and by using intervention counseling skills with oversight

Worship by Ministry Members

 

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 member to demonstrate depth of knowledge within some of the following activities:

  • Execute established guidance for worship observances

  • Coordinates to acquire resources to support worship needs of an individual. 

Ministry Stewardship (Management) by Ministry Members

 

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 member to demonstrate sustained consistency over time in the following activities:

  • Utilizes appropriate funds request systems to make purchases and meet ministry requirements

  • Inventories resources to identify future needs (i.e. volunteers, facilities, supplies, funds)

  • Observes and supports contract execution

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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 member scope is at the individual level in the following activities:

  • Recruits and trains volunteers to support programs for community members and their families

  • Maintains personal readiness

  • Takes advantage of education and/or training opportunities

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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