ELDER

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ELDERS LEADERSHIP CERTIFICATION LEVEL - 1
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The Elder as Supporter of Other Local Leaders
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Supporting Other Leaders

• Support Church Clerk
• Elders play an important role in sustaining the
  morale and encouragement of various volunteer
  church workers.
• Keeping accurate records of the membership and
  major activities of a church is one way to
  maintain an efficient organization.

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Supporting Other Leaders

• Reliability and faithfulness in caring for all
  the clerical duties and correspondences of the
  church.
• Attending all board and business meeting.
• Writing a record of the actions taken (minutes).

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Supporting Other Leaders

• Support Deacon and Deaconesses
• Motivating them to visit the poor and the sick.
• Helping them to give physical and spiritual
  support to church members.
• Selecting people with caring personalities.
• Training them how to minister effectively.
• Planning the church rites and ordinances with
  them.

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Supporting Other Leaders

• Support Church Treasurer
• Show and voice appreciation for them often.
• Handling Gods money is a sacred responsibility.
• Pastors, elders, and other church leaders should
  never borrow money from the church.

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Supporting Other Ministries

• Dorcas and Community Services
• Is an expression of love and concern for the
  needy.
• Gathering and preparing clothing, food, and other
  supplies for the poor.
• Visiting hospitals, prisons, and developing
  community health programs.

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Supporting Other Ministries

• Family Ministries
• It is in the family that our needs for social
  contact, belonging, love, and intimacy are met.
• The church chooses a Family Life Leader.
• Elders should work closely with their pastor and
  family life leader to find and minister to
  families in difficulty.

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Supporting Other Ministries

• Music Ministries
• Music enhances worship and has a special power to
  reach the heart and open the mind. It also
  inspires, teaches, and contributes toward
  spiritual growth.
• Chose a Music Leader to plan, lead, and develop
  the music program.

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Supporting Other Ministries

• Womens Ministries
• Lay women play a vital role in our church.
• Churches should have a ministry specifically
  tailored towards womens special needs.
• Choose a Womens Ministries Leader in your church
  to help them to be involved in different
  ministries.

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Supporting Other Ministries

• Personal Ministries
• Encourage church members to discover and use
  their spiritual gifts.
• Choose a leader in this department to help church
  members develop their witnessing abilities.
• Organize an outreach training program.

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Supporting Other Ministries

• Sabbath School
• Support by faithful attendance.
• Encourage training of teachers.
• Support the children and youth departments.
• Provide adequate money for their supplies.

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Supporting Other Ministries

• Stewardship
• Promote faithfulness in the use of time,
  opportunities, abilities, and finances.
• Encourage each member in this commitment to God.
• Inform the church of their financial needs.
• Give reports to the church and church board.
• Prepare Sabbath morning offering appeals.

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Supporting Other Ministries

• Youth Ministry
• Youth Ministries Committee.
• Responsible for the planning of the youth and
  Pathfinder activities of the church.
• It primarily serves ages 16 to 30.

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Supporting Other Ministries

• Pathfinder Club
• Serves ages 10 to 15 year olds.
• Its purpose is similar to that which the youth
  society performs for senior youth.
• Its activities include spiritual instruction,
  crafts, field trips, campouts, and sports.

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Supporting Other Ministries

• Children's Ministries
• The goal of this ministry to foster the
  development of faith and spiritual growth among
  children in the church.

• Childrens Ministries today has materials and
  resources to assist churches in many specialized
  areas of activities.

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Supporting Other Ministries

• Communication
• Part of the challenge is to communicate our
  message to our surrounding communities.
• Provide information about your church and its
  message through newspaper, radio, television, and
  other resources.

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Supporting Other Ministries

• Christian Education
• To restore Gods image in its students.
• Promote the principles of Christian education.
• Send your own children to church school.
• Raise money for a worthy student fund.

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Supporting Other Ministries

• Support Health and Temperance
• The church should be a model for a healthy
  lifestyle.
• Programs such as stop-smoking plans, cooking
  schools, health classes, and stress-control
  programs.
• Include some dates in the church calendar to give
  emphasis on this issue.

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Supporting Other Ministries

• Literature Ministry
• Encourage your church board to spend money on
  distributing literature in your community.
• Promote the purchase and distribution of your own
  magazines and papers.
• Start a church library.