Service Committee Leadership

Also calledAdvisory Committee

Navigation TeamSteering Committee

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Purpose of Service Committee

Accompany and lead with the Mission Developer in developing the new ministry. Serve in an advisory role to the Mission Developer and Director for Evangelical Mission. Embody and model the values of accompaniment, encouragement, presence, and purpose of the new ministry through organization as a congregation of the ELCA.

Service Committee Importance

“Culture eats strategy for breakfast.”

Peter Drucker

Committee Member Expectations

Show up! Regular worship/meeting attendance

Commitment to devotional life Model hospitality, encouragement,

commitment, curiosity, collaboration, accompaniment, presence, purpose, transparency

With the Mission Developer identify, invite, and equip others to be ministry leaders

Play fair

Committee Member Expectations

Model Hospitality

Example: New people to your worship setting will decide whether or not they will return within 10-15 minutes of parking their car.

Committee Member Expectations

Interpreting Purpose

Example: Keep re-visiting why you believe this ministry is important to you, your household, the community, and the world.

Committee Member Expectations

Model Transparency

Example: Provide regular communication to all who are interested in the ministry regarding ministry development, opportunities for involvement, and use of finances.

Committee Member Expectations

Model Collaboration

Example: Early and often reference the many who join with you in this ministry development.

Committee Composition Start small: 3-5 people Start with those most interested in

taking an active role in ministry development

Model age, gender, church experience, introvert/extrovert, gift diversity

No more than one person per household

Committee Member Origin

From those who have been a part of creating the New Ministry Application

From those who are part of the initial core group

From those who become acquainted and interested in the new ministry

Committee Meeting Focus Update on the “Three Great Listenings” How these “listenings” informing/shaping

our ministry development? What are we hearing from God in Bible study,

sermons, and prayer? What are hearing from our ministry context? What are we hearing from those who are

visiting or desiring to be part of this ministry?

Committee Initial Agenda Become familiar with New Ministry

Application Purpose/Potential/Plan/Partners/Prayer

Meet Director of Evangelical Mission Become familiar with CSM/Synod

expectations of the Mission Developer and new ministry

Meet with Mission Partners Discuss nature of advisory role Discuss essential role of invitation and

equipping others to share the ministry

Committee Initial Agenda Discuss length of service as

committee member Decide on meeting schedule Review initial leadership roles

Web site development/communication Worship volunteers Networking in the community Treasurer

Service Committee Celebration!

“God’s work….Our Hands”