S IZZLIN ’ SUMMER SERIES S ESSION 6 “I T ’ S AN EASY JOB, REALLY IT IS ! 1 Shared by Alice Klement, August Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, San Antonio Texas with The Equipper,
A TTITUDES 2 I’m not needed You’re not needed Equal Concern Common Good No Yes Use your gift Gifts are for service Christ is the Head Body grows as each part does its work
3 THE NEXT NIGHT
4 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
5 NO HERB
6 Herb’s goose is cooked
7 Herb leaves the Board
8 Herb leaves the congregation
9 Herb was never seen again
10 Herb decided that kayaking with sharks is safer than being roped into being congregational president.
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G ETTING THE P ROPER F OCUS 12 See need Church as organization Ends when someone says yes Burn out Ignore problems See person Church-living body Support while serving Encourage good choice Deal with problems Recruitment FocusBody of Christ Focus
H OW TO HELP EACH OTHER SERVED : M ULTIPLYING YOUR MINISTRY Teach and talk about serving Ministry descriptions Help people discover their gifts Welcome and train new volunteers (a connector in each ministry; someone to talk to) Support and thank all volunteers Address problems 13
M INISTRY F AIR Ministry Fair: September 18 & 19 Come, see opportunities to serve at Shepherd Is God calling you to start a ministry? If you are in a leadership position – 1. Prepare a display 2. Ministry descriptions 3. Have Connectors in place 4. Get ready to welcome the Body of Christ 5. Alice is ready to help match people and ministry 14
I T IS WORTH I T ! 15