Class elections ahead
Class leader Bill Fitzherbert asked Gary Tranbarger to review the job descriptions of team leaders.
I had suggested we either edit the descriptions or fire everyone. Some of the line items weren't getting done.
Posted below are Gary's recommendations along with Bill's suggestion about selecting the team leaders who will begin their 1-year stretch on March 1.
Speaking as one of the curriculum team leaders, I'd like to thank Cris Bahadur for helping me this year with the task of making sure we had a discussion leader lined up each week. That was a huge relief. Thanks, Cris.
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Sunday's session:
How to grow a Christian
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Sunday
1.11. Robert Ladd, How to grow a Christian
Robert takes us into week 3 of our seriesChristians in the frying pan, based on the writings of Peter.
Bible passage: 2 Peter 1:1-21
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Upcoming:
1.25. Terry Bahadur. How to spot a fraud Christian. |
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2 Peter 1:1 From Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ.
To everyone who shares with us in the privilege of believing that our God and Savior Jesus Christ will do what is just and fair.[a]
2 I pray that God will be kind to you and will let you live in perfect peace! May you keep learning more and more about God and our Lord Jesus.
Living as the Lord’s Followers
3 We have everything we need to live a life that pleases God. It was all given to us by God’s own power, when we learned that he had invited us to share in his wonderful goodness. 4 God made great and marvelous promises, so that his nature would become part of us. Then we could escape our evil desires and the corrupt influences of this world.
5 Do your best to improve your faith. You can do this by adding goodness, understanding, 6 self-control, patience, devotion to God, 7 concern for others, and love. 8 If you keep growing in this way, it will show that what you know about our Lord Jesus Christ has made your lives useful and meaningful. 9 But if you don’t grow, you are like someone who is nearsighted or blind, and you have forgotten that your past sins are forgiven.
10 My friends, you must do all you can to show that God has really chosen and selected you. If you keep on doing this, you won’t stumble and fall. 11 Then our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will give you a glorious welcome into his kingdom that will last forever.
12 You are holding firmly to the truth that you were given. But I am still going to remind you of these things. 13 In fact, I think I should keep on reminding you until I leave this body. 14 And our Lord Jesus Christ has already told me that I will soon leave it behind. 15 That is why I am doing my best to make sure that each of you remembers all of this after I am gone.
The Message about the Glory of Christ
16 When we told you about the power and the return of our Lord Jesus Christ, we were not telling clever stories that someone had made up. But with our own eyes we saw his true greatness. 17 God, our great and wonderful Father, truly honored him by saying, “This is my own dear Son, and I am pleased with him.” 18 We were there with Jesus on the holy mountain and heard this voice speak from heaven.
19 All of this makes us even more certain that what the prophets said is true. So you should pay close attention to their message, as you would to a lamp shining in some dark place. You must keep on paying attention until daylight comes and the morning star rises in your hearts. 20 But you need to realize that no one alone can understand any of the prophecies in the Scriptures. 21 The prophets did not think these things up on their own, but they were guided by the Spirit of God.[Footnotes:
1.1 To everyone who. . . just and fair: Or “To everyone whose faith in the justice and fairness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ is as precious as our own faith.”]
REZCHAT CALENDAR
- Second Sunday Social: February 8
- Chewables and cafe: [sorry, I don't know, but if it's you, you know it]
- Class elections before February 28
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Class elections
Team leaders serve for 12 months, beginning on March 1. We have some suggestions from class leader Bill Fitzherbert and from Gary Tranbarger.
- Class leader Bill Fitzherbert:
My thinking...ask if there is anyone that would really like to be a team leader on a specific team. Then we could add their name when we vote for the specific teams. I like the idea of the class nominating people and not having a committee to nominate. I think there are enough potential leaders in our class that we can fill each team. And yes we need to present this as soon as possible to get this process completed by March 1st. Those are my thoughts.
- Gary Tranbarger suggests dropping some of the line items on the job descriptions "streamlining the responsibilities and maybe getting better performance."
To show Gary's suggestions, I'll work from the current job descriptions. I'll use the strikeout key to show what he suggests deleting, and I'll use bold color to show his additions and notes.
RezChat Bible Study mission statement:
Build a Christian community where non-religious and nominally religious people are becoming deeply committed Christians by studying the Bible, discussing their questions about the Christian faith, and putting their faith into action.
Class leader, Bill Fitzherbert
1. Make sure all the team leaders are leading their teams and fulfilling their ministry responsibilities
2. Look for people with leadership potential and give them leadership opportunities that will help prepare them for a leadership position in Sunday school or somewhere else in the church
Welcome, introductions, prayer requests, joys, concerns, opening prayer, turn over to lesson presenter
3. Arrange to send class e-mails updates about general class news and upcoming events
Class treasurer: Linda Miller
1. Don't commit a felony.
Make treasurer a separate team
Curriculum team, Steve Miller and Cris Bahadur
[Cris volunteered to make sure we have session leaders each Sunday.]
1. Create a curriculum track of lesson topics for 12 months
2. Arrange for discussion leaders to direct each class session
3. Survey the class at least once a year for evaluation and for ideas about how to make the sessions more meaningful
4. Create an atmosphere that encourages everyone to participate in class
5. Find ways to engage the interest of people
6. Try to make sure everyone sees how the study topic applies to our lives today
Publicity team, Tim Edwards
1. Update slides for presentation to run before and after church. Create PowerPoint presentations to publicize the class (the slides are run before and after each worship service)
2. Post signs to direct newcomers to the classroom
3. Yearly discuss items 3-5. Explore ways to make everyone in the church aware of the RezChat Bible study class
4. Keep the RezChat promotional info on the church web site up to date
5. Invite promotional ideas from others in the class
Hospitality team, Karen Fitzherbert
1. Greet guests and introduce them to the class
2. Fill out the attendance book
3. Have first-time guest provide contact information
4. Send first-time visitors a card or e-mail
5. Contact class members who have been missing a week or two when no one knows why they have been absent
6. Contact class members who have been missing for an extended time
[Note, If I remember correctly, we added "chewables and cafe" mid-year.]
Social team
Plan each Second Sunday Social
Schedule class to participate in one Mega Mission Project together
4. Find ways to help class members connect with each other
5. Invite class members to suggest ideas for socials and ministry
Social/missions team, Linda Miller (social); Lisa and Dave Rock (missions)
1. Plan regular socials, once every month or two
2. Plan regular opportunities for the class to serve others
3. Explore the possibility of a major mission trip for the class
4. Find ways to help class members connect with each other
5. Invite class members to suggest ideas for socials and ministry |
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