Initiatives

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Welcome to Church Officer Orientation
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Prayer Initiatives-Prayer Team-Pray
For Church, Each Other Community Each
Morning-Elders Prayer Meeting-Prayer
Meeting-Prayer Box-Weeks of Prayer-Prayer
Conference-Prayer Chain
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Our Mission The mission of the Gainesville
Seventh-day Adventist Church is to spread the
gospel to all the people and to empower them to
become fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ.
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Our Core Values 1. Christ 2. Love For God and
People 3. Evangelism 4. Gods Word 5. Service 6.
Worship 7. Education

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The Discipleship Cross
Upward Connect with God
Beside Connect with Family
Beside Connect with Church
Downward Connect with Lost
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Discipleship Fitness Cycle
Connect With Church
Connect With Christ
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Connect With God

• Faith
• Truth
• Nature
• Spiritual Disciplines
• Community
• Theophany
• Prophetic Revelation
• Worship
• Putting Away of Sins

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Personal FriendshipSocials,
LuncheonsAffinity GroupsGatheringsMinistry
TeamsSmall Groups, SS ClassesLTG, Prayer
Partners, CoachingChurch School
How Does One Connect With Church?
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Connect with Family 1. Establishing a
Family Plan 2. Quality Time Together 3. Kindness
and Forgiveness 4. Set Proper Boundaries 5. Great
Communication 6. Family Worship 7. Adventist
Education/Training 8. Parenting and Marriage
Teaching
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• Connect with Lost
• Ministry Team
• Contagious Christianity
• Inviting to Church Life
• Evangelistic Meetings, Bible Study
• Literature
• Friendships
• Service

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The only way to grow in grace
is to be doing the very work which Christ has
enjoined upon us, to engage, to the extent of our
ability,
in helping and blessing those who need the help
we can give them.
(EGW Christian Service p. 85)
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Teaching Goals 2010

• Newcomers Class
• Contagious Christian Class
• Discipleship 101 Class
• 1 Training Event per Department
• Financial Seminar
• Parenting and Marriage Seminar

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Evangelistic Goals 2010

• Continue with Guestcare Plan
• 1 Evangelistic Meeting
• Establish a Campus Ministry Outreach
• Develop Television Ministry
• Literature Outreach

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Membership Empowerment Goals 2010

• Officer Orientation
• Human Resource Team
• Ministry Fair
• Ministry Board Meetings
• Recruit Small Group Leaders
• Departmental Plans and Goals

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Leadership Structure and Nuts and Bolts
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Building AccessCodesBack Door 2145Copier
Room 5412Key Box 765A Kitchen 1844Alarm Code
1844 then (1) or (2)School Alarm Code 1234
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Elders Ministry Support Assignments
JakeDeaconessSchool BoardWomens Min

• Mitch
• Deacon
• Outreach

Chuck Finance Planning Decorating Communications
Dept.

• Tim Brown
• Greeters
• Community Services
• Mens Ministry
• Prayer Ministry

Claude Pathfinders Adventurers
Rupert Sabbath School Health Ministries Bible
Studies
OJ Young AdultsAudio VisualMusic Min.
Pastor Dan Social Comm. Guest Lunch
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Two Boards (Ministry and Administrative

• Ministry Board Responsibilities
• Focus Focusing on Ministry Planning, Doing,
  Executing
• Outreach, Evangelism, Sabbath-School, Missions,
  Ministry Departments
• Visioning So we are in unity of purpose and
  mission
• Coaching Helping come up with solutions to meet
  ministry challenges and opportunities
• Coordination and Communication of Church Ministry
  Activities
• Yearly Budget Voted by Joint Session of Ministry
  and Administrative Boards
• Big Decisions Voted at a Joint Session of
  Ministry and Administrative Boards
• All Financial Decisions over 5,000 voted by
  Joint Session of Administrative and Ministry
  Boards.
• Reading and Voting of Administrative Board
  Minutes
• Financial Decisions Within Ministry Budgets
• Right to Appeal Administrative Board Decisions at
  Joint Session

• Adminstrative Committee
  Responsibilities
• Responsibilities
• Nuts and Bolts of Administrative
• Finance Committee Items
• Building Maintenance (doors, keys, paint, carpet,
  roofs, making budgets and fiscal procedures)
• Non Budgeted Financial Requests
• Final Authority Joint Meeting of Administrative
  and Church Ministry Boards
• All Financial Decisions over 5,000 voted by
  Joint Session of Administrative and Ministry
  Boards.
• Policies and Procedures
• Right to Appeal Ministry Board Decisions at Joint
  Session
• Big Decisions Voted at a Joint Session of
  Ministry and Administrative Boards
• Reading and Voting Church Ministry Board
  Decisions
• 4 Meetings Each Year Held Jointly

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Church Calendar Guidelines1. First
Come2. All Church meetings on calendar3.
Serious consideration should be given not to have
meeting conflicts People, Space, etc.4. Make
Confirmation5. Bulletin, Tuesday
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Financial Procedures

• Rational Church members and officers must know
  what it takes to access church financial
  resources for various ministries.
• Avenue 1 - Financial request brought to
  appropriate department head for approval.
  (Example Youth outing gas money, ask Youth
  Ministries Leader.) If dollar amount is within
  the departments funds, and the department head
  approves, the department head may ask the
  Treasurer to write a check or provide
  reimbursement (FORMS).
• Avenue 2 - If dollar amount is greater than the
  departments funds or the appropriate department
  does not want to participate, the request may be
  brought to the the Administrative Board.
• Avenue 3 Raise the funds through fundraisers

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Financial Procedures

• Church Financial Policy
• 1. Departments submit funding needs to Board in
  January
• 2. If the Department account does not have money
  in it, do not spend money, reimbursement will not
  me made.
• 3. If money is needed, yet the department account
  has no money, you may make a request to the Board
  or Fund Raise.
• -29,000

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Tips for Success
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Tips for Success

• SIMPLIFY YOUR LIFE BY SAYING NO! What can I
  leave out of my life so I have time to do what
  God wants for me?

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Tips for Success

• Have regular Meetings for Communication,
  Delegation, Visioning and Prayer, and
  Relationship Building (4 Times Minimum).

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Ministry Ideas
Revelation Seminars
Literature Distribution
FAMILY NITEWednesdays
Backsliders Visit
Children Min.
Pathfinders
Parade Float Homecoming
Hobby Groups
Financial Classes
Cooking Smoking Health Classes
Public Evangelism
Service Groups
Guest Services
Blogs
TV/Radio
Internet Ministry
Concert Min
Bible Studies
Sunshine Bands
DVD Mailings
Vacation Bible
Gym Nights
Creative Worship
Church School
Newspaper
Small Groups
Guest Luncheons
Campus Ministry
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Tips for Success

• Have regular Meetings for Communication and
  Delegation, Visioning and Prayer (4 Times,
  Minimum)
• Personally Invite team members to the meetings.
  Email, Phone, Phone Tree, Announcements in
  Bulletin

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Tips for Success

• Have regular Meetings for Communication and
  Delegation.
• Personally Invite team members to the meetings.
• Share a Clear Inspiring Vision about your
  ministry and set some goals.

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Planning Calendar
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Tips for Success

• Have regular Meetings for Communication and
  Delegation.
• Personally Invite team members to the meetings.
• Share a Clear Inspiring Vision about your
  ministry and set some goals.
• Recruit and Train Future Leadership, OJT

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Tips for Success

• Have regular Meetings for Communication and
  Delegation and Visioning and Prayer
• Personally Invite team members to the meetings.
• Share a Clear Inspiring Vision about your
  ministry and set some goals.
• Recruit and Train Future Leadership, OJT
• Plan Ahead.

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Tips for Success

• Communicate, Advertise
• Emails, Phones, Bulletin Board, Bulletins,
  Redundant Communication

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Tips for Success

• Communicate, Advertise
• Make it Enjoyable

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Tips for Success

• Communicate, Advertise
• Make it Enjoyable
• Gather Around Your Leaders Weaknesses

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Tips for Success

• Communicate, Advertise
• Make it Enjoyable
• Gather Around Your Leaders Weaknesses
• Evaluate and Have Feedback Sessions.

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Tips for Success

• Communicate, Advertise
• Make it Enjoyable
• Gather Around Your Leaders Weaknesses
• Evaluate and Have Feedback Sessions.
• Pray, Pray, Pray!

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The credit belongs to the man who is actually
in the arena whose face is marred by sweat and
blood who strives valiantly who errs and comes
short again and again because there is no effort
without error and shortcoming who knows the
great enthusiasms, the great devotion, spends
himself in a worthy cause who at best knows in
the end the triumph of high achievement and who
at worst, if he fails, at least fails while
daring greatly, so that his place shall never be
with those cold and timid souls who have never
tasted victory or defeat.
Theodore Roosevelt
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• Set Goals/Objectives for Year
• Schedule Team Organization Meetings for Year
  (Monthly/Quarterly)
• Get Contact Information, Cell Phones, Emails,
  ETC.
• Make Plans
• Job Descriptions/Ministry Ideas
• www.pastorgraham.com/officers.htm
• Need to be done by 500pm - Rental