2011-05-16

Dear Ministry Leader:

This is just a brief letter to explain some of the changes that recently took place in the structure and function of the Nominating Committee (NC). At our recent All Church Business Meeting, we voted a restructuring of the NC. They are now only electing about 16 of the major positions in the church. The rest of the positions will either be filled by the ministry head, or by a newly formed Ministry Search Team.

Therefore, as the ministry leader for your area, you need some basic information to keep this ball rolling. You have two basic options:

    1. You can either find/ask the qualified (spiritually, training, leadership, etc.) type of people you feel comfortable working with (they may even be the people who are already serving with you), or 
    2. You can make a request to the Ministry Search Team for the type of people you are actually looking for and they will seek to find someone who will help you fill that role in ministry.

If you choose option #1, you will be asked to make a report to the Ministry Search Team. Included with this letter is a reporting form for you. Also included with this letter, is the Ministry Description form for you to fill out so that you can make a more formal request of the Ministry Search Team if you choose to go with option #2. Rest assured that this team will work closely with you in developing the right group of people to serve with you. 

The goal of all these changes is that you build the team that will best accomplish ministry in the fashion that you see it happening as a leader. We will always ask that we work within the framework of the mission and the church-wide objectives (by December 2012):

    • To recruit 35 new Community Group leaders
    • To have at least 350 people involved in some form of our evangelism process
    • To get 300 people involved in a regular, personal devotional plan of Bible study and prayer.

I’m looking forward to advancing our church for the kingdom in a more efficient manner for the future. With this new structure, we’ll be able to make needed changes a more timely manner. Please be patient as any new system will have kinks to work out.

If you have any questions about this process, please feel free to contact us at your earliest convenience.  

You can download the needed documents here:

Ministry Search Report - after you find someone without the Ministry Search Team's help - fill this out.

Ministry Area Description - This is a blank to be filled in for what you are looking for in a ministry helper (PDF)

Ministry Area Description - This is a MS Word doc format

Ministry Area Description EXAMPLE - If you aren't sure how to fill it out, please fill this out.

List of Spiritual Gifts - this doesn't come with a list of descriptions. You can ask or find these on the web if needed.

Church Org Chart - This is a little hard to read (small) but it does show the basics.

This Letter - the basic letter of this site in PDF format

Here's a list of Positions:

Ministries the Nominating Committee will be Electing:

(so you don’t have to worry about these) 

    • Elders
    • Deacons
    • Deaconnesses
    • Prayer Ministry Head Coordinator
    • Community Group Head Leader
    • Adult Sabbath School Leader
    • Children’s Ministry Leader
    • Pathfinder Director
    • Welcoming Team Leader
    • Worship Team/Committee Leader
    • Evangelism Team Leader
    • Outreach Team Leader
    • Community Services Director
    • Clerk and Assistant
    • Treasurer and Assistants
    • 1/3 of Ministry Search Team

 

Ministries Now filled in by Ministry Search Team, Ministry Leaders, or Pastors

 (These are ideas of previous ministries that may or may not be needed in the future)

    • Administrative Team
    • Treasury Counting Team
    • Religious Liberty Leader
    • Communication Director
    • Welcome Ministry Team Members
    • Health Ministries
    • Property Management/Facilities
    • Safety Committee
    • Audio/Visual Leader/Team Members
    • Worship Team Members
    • Worship Coordinators
    • Music Committee
    • Praise Team Members
    • Church Photographers
    • Shower Committee
    • Funeral Team
    • Social Committee
    • Floral Committee
    • Library
    • School Board Members
    • Children’s Ministry Team Members (all divisions)
    • New Ministry Positions as needed: _________________________________________