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Committees and Teams

Nominations/Personnel Committee 

      End of Term - 2007     End of Term - 2008     End of Term - 2009
      Peggy Jones            Marvin Rowell          Bob Kirby
      Janice Reynolds        Terry Taylor           Eddie Fox
      Betty Barna            Megan Snelgrove        Freida Snelgrove
        
             Lay Leader  -  Jim Spence     Lay Member  - Freida Snelgrove
This committee nominates church officers and committee members to the Charge Conference for the various lay roles of the church. The committee members are responsible for assisting persons in the congregation in identifying their gifts and skills for service; assisting the nurture and development of Christian spiritual leadership; identifying and recommending persons for service in the various ministry areas; equipping by training and support; deploying persons for effective witness and service in ministry tasks; and identifying competencies needed for a variety of ministry tasks. The Pastor chairs this committee.

Worship Committee

Chairperson: Chris Tindall - ‘09
Members: Pat Fetner, Peggy Jones, Judy Moore, Jo Miller, and Rita Sox as needed
Other Members: Ann Shumpert - Pew Supply Coordinator
Kevin Oliver - Evening Services Coordinator
Faye Shull - Flower Chart Coordinator

Worship Team 2006 goals
  1. Encourage participation in worship by encouraging volunteers in the areas of lay reader, children’s time, ushering, greeting, sharing musical gifts, becoming acolytes, purchasing flowers for the Lord’s Table, and encouraging every person to state their interests by completing the stewardship form. If you are willing to share your time, gifts, and talents in the worship service, please contact the Worship Committee chairperson, Barb Kirby, 356-1325.
  2. Assist the congregation with a greater variety of meaningful worship experiences by introducing interpretive dance in morning services, by a wider use of visuals through video projection and seasonal display presentations, through the use of a professional signer, storyteller and dramatic presentation, and establishing a contemporary evening service the second Sunday of each month.
  3. Continue to teach, practice, and explain the Creeds, the colors, the traditions of the Christian church, and the significance of each through newsletter articles explaining the holy seasons, the Creeds, the colors, and the traditions, and, the use of bulletin inserts.
  4. Encourage good use of new worship space.
  5. As good stewards, encourage ways to utilize, to the glory of God, the former sanctuary. Explore the possibility of using the former sanctuary as a chapel.
  6. Provide annual training sessions for worship participants through greeter and usher appreciation/training, acolyte training, and letters to lay readers and children’s time leaders of expectations and appreciation.
Pastor/Parish Relations Committee 

      End of Term - 2007     End of Term - 2008     End of Term - 2009
      Cindy Harmon           Betty Barna            Mark Kyzer
      Kevin Oliver           Darren Deese           Marvin Rowell
                                                    Suzette Winkler

          Lay Leader:  Jim Spence (07)         Lay Member:  Freida Snelgrove
This committee oversees all paid staff relations. They are responsible hiring staff and they work with the Cabinet and District Superintendent in Pastor assignments. The committee evaluates staff performance and recommendation of raises. These duties require members to uphold the utmost in confidentiality. While these are important responsibilities, the greatest privilege of the committee is to work with the Pastor in having success in his/her ministry while at Red Bank United Methodist Church. The members play an important role in the success of the minister's appointment. The committee depends on the congregation to communicate with them the positive work of all the staff members. The committee also must respond to any problem areas or concerns brought to them. Meetings occur as needed. The PPRC coordinates any pastoral moves that the Conference designates. The smooth transition of the outgoing Pastor and the incoming Pastor sets the tone and reflects the spirit of the congregation

Christian Education Team - The committee will consist of one representative from each of the adult Sunday School classes (to be elected by each class) and one teacher of representing the children’s class. Please call any of us or talk with us on Sunday morning. We appreciate your prayers and welcome your input as we seek to build God’s kingdom together in Jesus Christ. The C.E. team meets quarterly at each NOW night.

Chairperson - Derrell Lambert, Jr. (358-2274)

JKH - Bob Barrier
Open Doors - Kevin Oliver
TLC2 - Tim Heathcote
Alpha - Edie Key
Men’s - Jim Spence
Mothers - Jo Miller
Faith Builders - Derrell Lambert Jr.
JWF - Sybil Roland

Goals and Objectives:
  1. Increase Average Weekly Attendance and Participation in Sunday School over the next year by 10%.
  2. Develop & implement an Attendance Program, a campaign to invite others to Sunday School, and reach out to members not participating. Led by Education Team.
  3. Study Children’s Sunday School models to include a teaching method, physical facilities, and class groupings, explore the possibility of a model, developing and selecting a model and develop an implementation plan. Led by the Education Team
  4. All Space Is Church Space. Promote respect for all facility areas.
  5. Address shared space issues, i.e. supplies, cleanliness, equipment.
  6. Have adequate storage areas for different groups of classes, i.e. Sunday School/Sonshine Classes etc.
Children and Nursery Ministries Teams

Our Mission is to Welcome Children into a Fun & Exciting Atmosphere to Show them Love, & Lead them to Jesus.

To accomplish our mission we currently provide

Continuing to Implement Safe Sanctuary Guidelines
Sunday School Hour for all ages of Children
Children’s Time during each Worship Service
Events after Family Fellowship Meals
Sonshine Kids
A Fifth and Sixth Grade Ministry (56 Express)
Easter Egg Hunt
Vacation Bible School
Summer Activities such as a Family Bowling Evening
Trunk and Treat at Halloween
A Christmas Musical Drama

We would like to further the goals of our Mission by

Posting Signs to indicate location of First Aid help during all Children’s Events
Place Small First Aid Kits in each Children’s Sunday School Classroom
Implement Occurrence Report Usage
Providing a Church Wide Family Picnic in the summer time.
Incorporating a picnic at our Easter Egg Hunt.
Include additional Family Game/Bowling Nights throughout the year.
Increase Sonshine Kids awareness through Church service participation.
Build the hype for all Children’s Events by earlier advertising and unique ways to promote.
Increase adult participation in Sunday School to bring families back to Church.
Pray for all Volunteers in our Children’s Ministry Events.

As we look to the future of our Mission we Pray for

Continuously pray for Volunteers in our Children’s Ministries.
A Children’s Church Ministry
Provide more Multi-Generational Events
Provide Training Opportunities for Children’s Ministry Personnel
Continue to increase the Library Resources for Children




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