Mission statement
To build up the body of Christ by strengthening the connectedness between members of GSLC and between GSLC and our larger community.
Ministry team members
INQUIRERS/NEW MEMBERS SESSIONS FACILITATOR
Description: Plan and coordinate orientation programs for potential new members. Recruit shepherds to assist in their assimilation into the congregation.
Responsibilities: Work with the pastors and staff to plan and help conduct each class. Coordinate the weekly support, maintain rosters, send email communications, distribute and collect paperwork.
Time Frame: Three sessions per year (five weeks of classes in each session).
INQUIRERS/NEW MEMBERS SESSIONS - ASSISTANT
Description: Assist facilitators with inquirers/new members program.
Responsibilities: Help set up chairs, make coffee, bring refreshments for classes. Provide assistance as needed: nametags, roster, attendance, distribute materials, collect forms, plan and lead interactives.
Time Frame: Three sessions per year (five weeks of classes in each session).
INQUIRERS/NEW MEMBERS SESSIONS – MATERIALS COORDINATOR
Description: Assist the office staff by compiling materials for the classes. Help sew canvas bags as gifts for the inquirers/new members to use for their materials.
INQUIRERS/NEW MEMBERS SESSIONS – TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT
Description: Assist classes with laptop presentations. Make updates to the “Virtual Tour” program.
SHEPHERD RECRUITER
Description: Using recommendations from the staff, make phone calls to enlist shepherds for each of the new member families. Explain the role of the shepherd and suggest ways to help connect the new members to life at GSLC.
PHOTOGRAPHER
Description: During class #2 of the Inquirers/New Members session, take pictures of each new family. Label each picture and forward to the office staff to publish in the monthly newsletter and in the bulletin on the Sunday that the new members join. Also take photos as needed for publicity, news bulletins, etc May use personal camera or borrow the church’s digital camera.
GREETER
Description: Wearing nametags, greet people as they arrive for worship and make them feel welcome.
Responsibilities: Stand at the main entrance 15 minutes prior to worship service or for special event to welcome worshipers and provide helpful information. Encourage everyone to wear their nametags. Be available 10 minutes after worship to answer any visitor questions.
Time Frame: Rotation schedule, usually every eight weeks.
PRESCHOOL OUTREACH
Description: Evangelism liaison to Preschool.
Responsibilities: To provide information about GSLC programs to preschool.
Time Frame: As needed.
SHEPHERD TO NEW MEMBER
Description: Provide care and concern to new members during their transition to active involvement with congregational life.
Responsibilities: Make early contact with prospective members as assigned, get acquainted, and act as support throughout their assimilation into membership. Attend class #5, and also try to sit with the new members during the worship service when they’re welcomed into the church. Make introductions at congregational functions, and periodically call them and/or invite them to share an activity.
Time Frame: Sponsor one member family each year, or more, as available.
WELCOME CENTER HOST/HOSTESS
Description: Staff Welcome Center in the Narthex after Sunday morning worship services.
Responsibilities: Provide information about GSLC to visitors and prospective members.
Time Frame: Rotation schedule is assigned. Host/Hostess is requested to staff welcome center for about 15 minutes after assigned service.
VISITOR CALLS COORDINATOR
Description: Early in the week receive an emailed list from the office staff of that Sunday’s visitors, their phone numbers and addresses. Divide that list by the number of callers for that week, and email the individual assignments to each caller. Callers will demonstrate our hospitality to the visitors, thanking them for worshiping with us and offering information about GSLC or answers to their questions. The Coordinator will help train new callers by sharing the suggested “script” and reminding them to send summaries of their calls to the coordinator, Senior Pastor, and to the staff. (The information that they share about the visitors can help identify needs that we may be able to fill as a congregation or can help encourage people interested in joining GSLC.)
VISITOR CALLERS
Description: Show hospitality to persons visiting Good Shepherd for the first time by phoning those visitors as soon as possible (goal is within the week).
Responsibilities: During their assigned week, callers receive an email from the Call Coordinator with names of visitors to call. The caller is responsible for telephoning the visitors to thank them for worshiping at Good Shepherd and offering to answer questions. Offer information regarding becoming a member if asked. Engage in conversation as desired by the visitor. Afterwards send an email back to the coordinator, Senior Pastor, and the office staff and share any feedback or information about the visitor. NOTE: If the visitor has not provided a phone number, the caller will send a short handwritten note.
Time Frame: Rotation schedule on an assigned basis, usually one week each month.
OFFER RIDES TO CHURCH
Description: Provide rides for those in need.
Responsibilities: Be available to provide pick up and return home.
Time Frame: As needed.
HELP MAINTAIN NAME TAGS & RACKS
Description: Ensure that all members have name tags. Remind members to wear name tags.
Responsibilities: Replace name tags as needed. Provide name tags for new members.
Time Frame: As needed.
NEW MEMBERS DINNER ASSISTANTS
Description: Assist the Hospitality Ministry with planning the “welcome” luncheon/picnic/dinner.
Responsibilities: Communicate with Hospitality and Family Life Ministry Teams to help with logistics. Line up youth for child care during program. Promote attendance of new members, their shepherds, and new member classes from previous sessions as well. Arrange tables with place cards for the new members and their shepherds. Contribute food and help with set up and cleanup.
Time Frame: Three times a year.
Responsibilities
Plan, implement, coordinate, and promote activities and ministries designed to connect others to our Christian community.
Meetings
Every other month or as needed
Contact
Chairpersons Jayne Rusincovitch & Alene Love