Board of Overseers: The Board is composed of five selected Church Members who have demonstrated commitment, maturity, desire, Biblical understanding of Scripture, accountability and business know-how for determining the following:
1. The Board is responsible for all disciplinary action of Church members who have become divisive and troublesome to the Church Body, and or Church Leaders.
2. For all financial matters that include the spending of over $500 for daily ongoing administrative needs; for all building and/or expansion enterprises; the purchase of expensive equipment or improvements to be made in the Church; and decisions concerning employee salaries and health insurance. Handles all local, state and federal tax papers or any such occurring issues. Makes sure that the accounting department files all state and federal tax papers prior to filing time dates.
3. This group will observe Quarterly Meetings.
Leadership Team: The Leadership Team is responsible for:
1. All Church leadership job descriptions and job responsibilities.
2. Making decisions that impact all or some other team member's department; deciding, designing, or developing new programs for the Church, i.e., events for the Youth Ministry, or other Children's Programs; Senior's events such as one-day trips or other outings.
3. Making monetary requests for the purchasing of needed items to be used in their department.
4. Submitting new programs or program ideas for any ministry within the Leadership Team's sphere of influence or responsibility.
5. To have either monthly, or quarterly round table discussions about most any subject effecting some aspect of a particular department.
6. Selects the Leaders of both Men's and Women's Ministries.
7. Recommends Church spiritual stance and projected vision for the future, in cooperation with that of the Pastors' visions (this is by whom the Church Vision is tweaked and honed to fit the Church Body, the current Body moving the Church ahead and helping it grow, not those who are resisting needed change/s or settling for a comfortable and unproductive status quo).
8. Members of the Leadership Team are comprised of the the Leaders of the Men's and Women's Ministry, the Head of the Nursery, the Youth Ministry Leader and Co-Youth Ministry Leader, the Heads of the Children's Ministry and Teen Ministry (if this position differs from that of the leaders of the Youth Ministry), the Senior Pastor or Head of the Senior Ministry, the Leader of the Praise and Worship Team; the Director of Christian Counseling, the Head Greeter, Community Outreach Leader, and the Associate Pastor.
9. It is the direct responsibility of the Leadership Team to make recommendations to the Senior Pastor for all activities and issues that impact any or all members of the Leadership Team and those they represent and are responsible to for their leadership.
10. This group will have Monthly Meetings.
Elders: The Elders are responsible for:
1. Intercessory prayer requests and conducting such prayer sessions.
2. Giving counseling and advice upon request to a member, or members of the Church body concerning spiritual matters or Biblical explanation, and/or study.
3. To anoint with oil and lay hands on members requesting healing prayer, or other spiritual needs during altar calls.
4. Open to hearing various complaints, change recommendations, or matters which need to be brought before the Board and the Pastor/s.
5. Responsible for making sure there is a functional Senior Group which enjoys activities provided by the Church and lead by the Senior's Pastor.
Deacons: The Deacons are responsible for:
1. Receive congregational tithes, count money, and deposit all receipts. Submit receipts to Church bookkeeper.
2. Handle communion duties including bread/cracker and grape juice preparation, which also includes making sure that everything needed for communion has been ordered and is on hand. Setting up, tearing down and passing out the communion trays during communion.
3. Facilities management: this includes the cleanliness of inside the Church, as well as the Church grounds outside. This would be vacuuming, dusting, and the like, and the mowing of the lawns and watering and trimming of any plants. Volunteers maybe requested from among the congregation to do such.
4. Folding all Sunday handouts/flyers and giving them to people as they enter the Church each Sabbath service. Act as greeters and ushers unless permanent greeters and ushers can be found among the volunteering congregation members.
5. Set-up tables, chairs and anything on the stage that needs moving. Making sure the minister's podium has been cleared for his next service.
Praise and Worship Leader/s: This or these leader/s are responsible for:
1. Conducting and choosing choir members.
2. Selecting the praise and worship music, and mixing the contemporary music with the older songs.
3. Finding choir members, and musicians and them auditioning them for singing or playing in the Church.
4. Find a keyboard player or two.
5. Provide a list of any needs for written music, CDs, or musical equipment needed.
6. Make sure the sound equipment works and all instruments and/or microphones are properly plugged into the right channels of the sound board. Ordering lapel mics for the ministers, or for any person who will need one.
7. Make sure we have the proper lighting, projectors and computer equipment for showing movies, short clips, photos of Church people and events, and the Church agenda/calendar of upcoming events, and information essential for the knowledge of the congregation, i.e., important dates of Church happenings, weddings, funerals, visiting choral groups and so forth. Making sure that admin people have all of the Power Point charts made for the overhead projector.
Director of Christian Counseling: He or she is responsible for:
1. The screening of all congregation members wanting to receive and needing counseling services from an approved and designated Church Counselor.
2. Providing intakes and/or testing.
3. Giving evaluation and analysis of paperwork, and/or counseling sessions which are confidential.
4. Properly maintaining Counseling files in a private, locked file cabinet.
5. Being available at most any time for emergency situations such as accidents, hospital calls, incidents that have occurred unexpectedly to the detriment of a Church member.
6. Assisting the Church pastors with any related need that involves counseling with a Church member who is also engaged in some form of privacy with one of the Church pastors. this maybe for a wedding preparation, for a eulogy, a baptism, a christening, or other Church related activity or event.
Greeters/Ushers: Outside Greeters welcome everyone who enters the sanctuary to worship, with smiling faces and enthusiasm for having them there in church. It's a must that the greeters display happy and positive attitudes so newcomers and congregational members really feel welcomed. Greeters should want to do this job, it takes a special dedicated person who loves people and shows it unconditionally with warmth and affection. Suggest the open-armed, "hand shake or hug" Crawford Smith-style of pleasing and cordial invitation. Inside Greeters are the ushers who seat people, handout fliers, and give Church information packets to new visitors.
Community Outreach Leader: Is responsible for organizing special Men's Groups and Women's' Groups to go out into the local community and reach out to those people not having a church, and those who may or may not be seeking to know the Lord and have a personal relationship with Jesus.
1. Is also responsible for organizing a group of folks interested in dealing with Missionary work beyond the borders of our local community, and that which may spread to other countries.
2. Responsible for forming two groups - one a Men's Group and the other a Women's Group. These groups will handle all special holiday events, and special events for children and teens. These groups also organize and conduct any trips outside the Church grounds for adults, teens, and children twelve and under.
3. Field trips or retreats are also organized by the Community Outreach Leader, as are special concerts, or parties.
Youth Group Leaders and the Head of the Children's Ministry: Are responsible for teaching the youth and children of the Church how to interpret Biblical Scripture; how to understand it and how it works in their lives, They are to direct and guide the children and the youth in how to live as moral Christian people in our present community, schools, and society which is so humanistic and secure. These folks are responsible for teaching the youth and the children how to pray and understand its necessity and value, and what it means to communicate directly with God; how to witness for Christ, understanding the gospel of Jesus Christ and what it means to be "saved," baptized and full of the Spirit of God. These folks may also organize Church sport's teams, dance teams, drama/play teams, musical groups and other such areas of interest.
Pastors: Are NOT responsible for doing non-Christian weddings, funerals, or other such religious services. Pastors are NOT responsible for monetarily aiding or contributing toward any individual's or family financial crisis arising and requiring an immediate need, i.e., bills to be paid to a creditor. The Church does not get involved in such matters as it is seen as becoming an ongoing crutch for the individual or family. However, there are some instances which do require financial need beyond the normal myriad of things which occur daily. Such instances will be dealt with but also with the influence and approval of the Board of Overseers.
Pastors are responsible for overseeing every aspect of the physical Church's life and the peace, comfort and ministry of the Gospel of Jesus Christ to his flock. It is a Shepherd's duty and responsibility to be visible, and as available as is possible, to the flock for all of its needs, including many things that are most undesirable to many people, but expected of a Pastor of the Lord.
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Service Outline
Praise Music Playing (4 or 5 songs)
Greetings & Announcements
Confession of Faith (When written)
Opening Prayer and Tithing
Prayer (Recite the Lord’s Prayer)
Altar Call
Special Needs and Anointing
Prayer Requests
Interactive Sermon
Closing Song with Invitation
The Congregation: Is encouraged to express joy and mannerisms in a way in which each person is comfortable; musical instruments are welcome; waving banners is great; clapping and raising of hands and shouting praise to God encouraged; and personal testimonies are always appreciated and welcomed.
The Congregation should note and remember that all of the Church's positions play a vital part of our church, and that no one position is more important than another. Everyone is worthy!!! Everyone chosen or selected for a position is dedicated to serving God to their best ability and know-how.
Unfortunately situations do arise. Any complaint that goes before the Board of Overseers must be given in written form and hand signed along with possible solutions for any problems outlined. It must be given, in person, to one of the members of the Board. The matter will be addressed by the Board, a decision made, and the person who filed the complaint will be notified within two (2) days of the Board's decision. Any complaint that does not follow this process will not be considered.
Other Areas of Interest:
Altar: All pre-service altar prayer in special altar room; please see web site or call church for such altar prayer requests.
Announcements: Includes recognition of special occasions such as, senior's birthdays, long-term anniversaries, high school and college graduations, weddings, baptisms, christenings, and so forth. Please notify the Office Manager at least one week in advance.
Home Bible Study and/or Small Groups: All Home Studies and Small Groups will be organized by trained lay leaders who wish to conduct such studies. on various subjects of particular interest to all those attendees. Everyone in the church will have the same opportunity to study, learn and fellowship with however many variety of groups the Church may be fortunate to have conducted by lay minister families or individuals. However, the Church does not sanction any youth meetings at the home of a single adult, unmarried individual.
Communion: all true believers in Jesus Christ are invited to partake in this holy sacrament of the Lord’s Supper; our pre-school and primary age groups will have a special lesson on the Lord’s Supper in their classrooms, where they will also an opportunity to participate.
Fellowship Fridays: the last Friday morning of every month will consist of coffee, biscuits and fellowship mainly for all of the retired and senior citizens.
Prayer Chain: the women’s group will establish a telephone ministry in which both members and non-members will be informed of situations requiring special and immediate prayer.
Hospital Calls: The Pastors will be responsible for this duty but within the parameters of their time and travel ability. A special team of lay individuals may be assembled to lead this most important aspect of Church comfort and prayer. Visiting members may certainly volunteer to help the Pastors in performing this duty and expectation of those needing His presence and prayer.
Tithing: The first fruits should be given at the first part of every service. Tithing is giving back to the Lord that which is already His, but with joy and happiness. God only loans us everything we possess and it is our job to use it wisely, take care of it and give a ten percent portions back to Him during Tithing. Any other amount of money given to the Church, apart from tithing is considered an offering of love to be used by the Church either as requested of the giver, or as the Church sees fit to be sued elsewhere in its ministry.
