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DEACON AND VOLUNTEER TRAINING Thank you for participating. Please view the following presentation.
DEACON AND VOLUNTEER TRAINING
Thank you for participating. Please view the following
presentation.
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Objectives
Today: complete the e-Learning component of the New Membership Card process
March 1st, 2009 attend facilitated session in FBC conference room at 5:00 pm.
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Objectives of E-learning Training
GOAL1: to understand the background purpose of new member cards (Church bylaws and Constitution)
Goal 2: highlight the importance of the process of the new member cards
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Objectives of facilitated session
GOAL 1: practice through role playing completion of this process
GOAL 2: direct new member candidates to appropriate Sunday school classes
[The training on March 1, 2009 will address these goals as well as provide opportunities for small group discussion and problem solving]
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Mission for FBC
Jacksonville First Baptist Church is committed to nurturing and growing personal faith through Christ centered discipleship. Transformational growth is characterized by responding to the message of salvation, knowing God and His will, internalizing Biblical values, answering the call to obedience and equipping saints for service, all for the glory of God.
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New Member Application
Decision is made
Person comes forward at Pastor’s
invitation
Counselor welcomes and
affirms decision
Complete new member
application card
Presentation to the congregation for
acceptance (business meeting)
Congregational
welcome
Counselor directs to Sunday school
as appropriate
Further ministry as needed or take
to prayer room for prayer
New member info added by secretary as
needed
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Missing Information?Church secretary
contacts new member to obtain
missing information.
If transfer letter of membership from
another church then other church will be
contacted
Information added to church
software
Information added to church
directory
New member pictures posted
in hallway
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Why do we need improvement?
Increase number of trained deacons
Gain volunteers to serve as counselors
Create pool of women volunteer counselors
Complete new member cards more efficiently
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Church Bylaws govern process
Please visit the FBC website to view the section on Church By Laws
The Church belief statements can be found here under the Core Beliefs and the Baptist Faith and message of 1963.
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Process Improvement
This current process will need improvement
Future meetings will address this need
Reflect on this process and direct comments to [email protected] or [email protected]
“How would you like to see this process change?”
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Most Important Information
During the invitation Application for Church Membership cards need to be completed
Fill out NAME~DATE~PHONE # first
Check “PUBLIC COMMITTMENT” area
If there is time complete as much of the card as possible before pastor calls business meeting
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Scriptural examples of affirmation and support for decisions made are illustrated on the following slides. They can be used if you feel led.
The will be tracts available to pass out to new
member candidates.
Use the looped arrows to return to the main page on the next slide.
Use the boxed arrow to move on in the slide presentation.
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Affirmation and Supportclick each commitment for scriptural references
Accepting Christ as Savior Desires membership by baptism Desires membership by statement of faith Transfer of letter Rededicating life to Christ Other decision
When you have gone through as many scriptures as you would like move on from slide 16
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Accepting Christ
Faith is trusting in Jesus. Rom.10:11 We must surrender to Jesus as Lord.
“That if you confess with your mouth ‘Jesus is Lord’ and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved”. Rom. 10:9-11
We must place our faith in Jesus. “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith-and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God”. Eph. 2:8
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Membership by baptism
An example prayer to express willingness to make this public confession of faith:
“Father, I want to obey You and let others know I have a new life in Jesus Christ. Bless me as
I follow Jesus in baptism.”
We need to obey Jesus’ command. Matt. 28:19
We declare our new life in Christ through baptism.
Acts 2:41, 8:35-38, 16:25-34
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Membership by Statement of Faith
God encourages every Christian to participate in church membership. Heb. 10:25
“So in Christ, we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others”. Rom.12:15
Sample prayer to pray with new member:“dear Lord, thank you for First Baptist
Church. Please help _____ be a faithful church member and support his/her church family.”
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Transfer of Letter
Church membership is provided through the invitation of the local church.
We need strength for daily living which comes through fellowship with other Christians. But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness. Heb. 3:13
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Rededicating Life to Christ
We must repent of our sin. “Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins be wiped out”. Acts 3:19
“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God”. Rom.3:23
We deserve death and hell. “The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord”. Rom. 6:23
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Other decision
Sunday School membership “We need to equip others for service” 2 Tim 2:2
“God promises to be with you and to strengthen you” Ex. 4:12, Josh 1:9
Commit to do God’s will “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him and he will make your paths straight”. Prov. 3:5-6
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Sunday School Classes
FBC has many offerings to fit everyone’s family needs. There are children, youth, and adult classes offered, as well as nursery care provided for those 4 and younger.
8:30 classes 9:45 classes 11:15 classes
Direct new members to pick up a Sunday School chart in the foyer OR give them one at the end of service.
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8:30 Classes
NAME OF CLASS/RM# TEACHER/AGES
Early Risers #131 Eric Leary all ages
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9:45 classesNAME OF CLASS/AGES TEACHER/RM#
Mission Possible 20s-30s
Always Faithful 25-45
Home Improvement 35-55
E.J.Hines class 45-70 co-ed
Sojourners 45-70+ coed
Charles/Debra Mallette 129
Kirk/Shannon Wales 125
Kent Price 115
Rotate teachers conf. rm.
Tommy Humphrey MP rm
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9:45 classes con’t
Faholo 50-65Outreach (women)
55+Crusaders (men)
55-70+Elizabeth 55-
70+Kathryn-Gleaners 60-
70+A Praying Life Adults
Ann Johnson 132
E.Gurganus/D.Brown 128B.Yarborough/S.Peed/
S.Murrell 126Patti Bates/B/Murrell
130Connie Phillips 131S.Shelton/Tom King
127
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11:15 classes
NAME OF CLASS/AGES TEACHER/RM#
Singles 18+Genesis Young married
Encouragers 20-45 coedMustard Seed 21-55+
Still thinking 30-55+
Grow’n in Grace 25-55+
Jeff/Heather Jenkins 129JTYoung/Derek Arnold
Fellowship Hall-DEFDave Dula, CJ Lindsey 127Mark Jones Fellowship
Hall-ABCBilly/Linda Weidow
Conf.rmChris Mewborn/Jason
Humphrey 132
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11:15 classes con’t
After the honeymoon (young marrieds with preschoolers)
Doing Life together
Homebuilders(engaged/newlyweds)
Homefront (deployed spouses)
Steve/Claire Zawistowski MPrm
Ward/Amy Taft or JC/Dixie Sandlin
125Stan/Tammy Budd
115Katrina Ramirez
131
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Need Help?
A list of classes will be on the clipboards with new member cards
Bulletins will be on hand to pass out after business meeting
Remind new members also that lists of classes are included in the Visitor and are posted in the hallway
Encourage new members to get involved!
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Implications for the future
The rise in church members and attendees numbers in the hundreds.
New measures need to be put into place:Different new member cards developedTake new decisions/salvation to the prayer
room for ministryAdjust constitution/bylaws to reflect
growing numbers of new members (this takes time)
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finally…
Comments, questions, reflections, etc can be directed to Lawrence Cole at: [email protected]
Please email [email protected] with confirmation you have completed this portion of the training
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In conclusion…
See you on March 1st at 5:00 p.m.!
Please bring your questions and concerns to the training.
Thank you!
