Suppoter of all Departments

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ELDERS TRAINING SEMINAR
Based on the Elders Handbook
Ministerial Association of the General Conference
www.ministerialassociation.com
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The Elders as Supporter of Other Local Leaders
Chapter 4 Part 2
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Support Church Ministries

• Church Ministries Council
• It is chosen to coordinate in the local church
  all the activities sponsored by this large
  department.
• This council can relieve the church board of much
  of its detail work.

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Support Church Ministries

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

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Support Church Ministries

• Family Ministries
• It is in the family that our needs for social
  contact, for belonging, for love, and for
  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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Support Church Ministries

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

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Support Church 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 motivated and involved in
  different ministries in the church

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Support Church Ministries

• Lay Activities and Personal Ministries
• Encourage churchs members to discover and use
  their spiritual gifts.
• Chose a leader for this department to help church
  members to develop their witnessing abilities.
• Organizes an outreach training program.
• Give liberally of Sabbath morning time to the
  promoting of outreach programs.

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Support Church Ministries

• Sabbath School
• Support by faithful attendance.
• Encourage training of teachers.
• Encourage having a Sabbath school for new
  believers.
• Visit the childrens and youths divisions to
  show your support.
• Provide adequate money for their supplies.

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Support Church Ministries

• Stewardship
• Being faithful in our use of time, opportunities,
  abilities, and finances God has entrusted to us.
• Commitment of our whole lives, all that we are
  and all that we have, into the hands of God.
• Encourage each member in this commitment to God.

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Support Church Ministries

• Stewardship
• Inform the church of the financial needs.
• Give reports to the church and church board.
• Prepare Sabbath morning offering appeals.
• Visit the homes of members to make a personal
  commitment to support the churchs financial
  program.

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Support Church Ministries

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

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Support Church Ministries

• Pathfinder Club
• Serves ages 10 to 15 years old.
• 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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Support Church Ministries

• Pathfinder Club
• Fosters personal qualities such as neatness,
  dependability, self-control.
• They are also encouraged to be involved in
  outreach activities.

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Support Church Ministries

• Children's Ministries
• It is 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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Support Church Ministries

• Children's Ministries
• Ensure that your church is aware of the
  importance of providing for the spiritual
  development of its children.
• Promotes teaching children faith and morality.
• Give high priority of the choosing of youth
  leaders at election time.

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Support Church 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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Support Church Ministries

• Communication
• What is going on in the church that our community
  should know?
• Communication within the church is essential to
  keep your members informed of your churchs
  programs.
• What is going on that our members should know?

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Support Church Ministries

• Christian Education
• Principal Purpose
• To restore Gods image in its students, with
  additional instruction in a Christian approach
  to
• Social adjustment.
• Civic responsibilities.
• Vocational sufficiency.
• Moral and ethical values.

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Support Church Ministries

• Christian Education
• Principal Purpose
• Promote the principles of Christian education.
• Invite the teachers to the platform and have a
  special prayer of dedication for them.

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Support Church Ministries

• Christian Education
• Principal Purpose
• Send your own children to church school.
• Support your teachers.
• Protect teachers from parental interference.
• Raise money for a worthy student fund.

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Support Church Ministries

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

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Support Church Ministries

• Literature Ministry
• Printed page, one of the most effective ways to
  share the gospel.
• Encourage your church board to spend money on
  distributing literature in your community.
• Promote the purchase and distribution of our own
  magazines and papers.

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Support Church Ministries

• Literature Ministry
• Give the literature evangelist time during church
  services to share how God is using his ministry.
• Start a church library.
• Promote literature from our publishing center.
• Encourage gifted members to enter the literature
  ministry.