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Equipping Team
Vision Statement:
To connect people to the living God through service and ministry.
Mission Statement:
In response to God’s command to love one another, we seek to grow leaders and volunteers; equipping them through a process of training, support and recognition.
Becoming an equipping church is based on Ephesians 4:11-13. “It was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God’s people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.” In the same way each believer has a God-given ability, skill, or passion to use in ministry, each believer has a particular function in the body of Christ. We all fit somewhere, but we don’t fit everywhere.
Recruitment -- focuses on the task and is done when the vacant position is filled.
Equipping -- focuses on the person. It encourages ministry, offers help in selecting the right
ministry, and trains, supports, and affirms each volunteer.
No longer should ministry chairpersons recruit volunteers to fill a vacant “slot” in a ministry; members should be placed into ministry based on their spiritual gifts, interests and passions. Volunteering should not be a “life sentence”. Ministry positions should have written descriptions of the ministry, skills required, who they report to, and a term of service. Ministry chairpersons should be “leaders”, not doers. Leaders value volunteers by providing training, affirmation, feedback, evaluation (of the ministry), and recognition or TAFER.
Church Council Resolution (December 2013)
Council expresses its support of the equipping ministry and recommends continued implementation of its charter to equip all ministries through:
•PREPARE members to become part of the church through Biblical foundations;
•CONNECT members by aligning their needs, gifts, and interests with ministry opportunities; and
•EQUIP members for ministry opportunities and spiritual growth through ongoing training,
affirmation, feedback, evaluation, and recognition.
Equipping Includes All of the Below:
Connectors for New Members
Interviewers for New Members
Spiritual Gifts Assessment
Discovery Tools
Ministry Position Descriptions (MPD) for all volunteer ministry chairpersons and volunteers
Train all Ministry Chairpersons to provide T.A.F.E.R. to ministry volunteers
Upgraded Church Software
Communicate, Communicate, Communicate
Why We Need Visionary Leadership
We need visionary leadership to build volunteer participation. Volunteer participation doesn’t just happen; it requires careful nurturing and direction. It’s worth the effort to build excellent volunteer participation and here is why:
Core Values of Visionary Volunteer Leadership
Spiritual Gifts Assessment:
This is your opportunity to learn where you are gifted in the areas of administration, discernment, encouragement, evangelism, faith, giving, helps, hospitality, intercession, knowledge, leadership, mercy, prophecy, shepherding, teaching, and wisdom. To take the gifts assessment, click on the image on the left.