ELDER’S TRAINING SEMINAR
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ELDER’S TRAINING SEMINAR
Based on the Elder’s Handbook
Ministerial Association of the Ministerial Association of the General Conference General Conference
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The Elders as Supporter of Other
Local LeadersChapter 4 – Part 2
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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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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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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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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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Women’s Ministries
• Lay women play a vital role in our church.
• Churches should have a ministry specifically tailored towards women’s special needs.
• Choose a Women’s Ministries Leader in your church to help them to be motivated and involved in different ministries in the church
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Lay Activities and Personal Ministries
• Encourage church’s 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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Sabbath School
• Support by faithful attendance.
• Encourage training of teachers.
• Encourage having a Sabbath school for new believers.
• Visit the children’s and youth’s divisions to show your support.
• Provide adequate money for their supplies.
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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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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 church’s financial program.
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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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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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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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Children's Ministries
• It is the goal of this ministry to foster the development of faith and spiritual growth among children in the church.
• Children’s Ministries today has materials and resources to assist churches in many specialized areas of activities.
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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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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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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 church’s programs.
• What is going on that our members should know?
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Christian Education
Principal Purpose:
• To restore God’s 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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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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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 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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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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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.
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