November 19, 2008
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Best Practices Video
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To the Point:
In terms of barriers to change, there is not a single rural community that wouldn't benefit from a few timely deaths.
- Jim Krile, the Blandin FoundationWe've long believed that when the rate of change inside an
institution becomes slower than the rate of change outside, the end is
in sight. The only question is when. - Jack Welch, former CEO of General Electric
The ultimate curse is to be a passenger on a large ship, to know
that the ship is going to sink, to know precisely what to do to prevent
it, and to realize that no one will listen. - Myron Tribus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Without a clear vision and an explicit set of goals, all decisions are based on politics. - Pete Ranstad, ToroLucy Cisneros share these quotes. Got a favorite quote? Send it to [email protected]. |
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The New Nominating Committee
by John Cress, Lead Pastor, Denver First Adventist Church
Traditionally Adventist churches use the nominating committee process to recruit volunteers for the church's ministries. Others may have a ministry committee that recruits all year long.
At Denver First, we have developed several ways of recruiting volunteers for church and community ministries.
First, I empower leaders to recruit volunteers without having to go through a committee. If I trust leaders to lead, then I should trust them to make good decisions about who they want on their team.
 Second, I've created the Discovery Center. The Discovery Center is an open room right off the lobby with walls of slat material so plastic holders and signs can be displayed easily. It's designed to give potential volunteers the direction they need to be part of Denver First's mission to "Share Christ and Create Disciples."
In the Discovery Center are things to encourage volunteers to get involved, such as:
- Descriptions of current ministry opportunities in the church and community - external and internal - with contact information so an interested person can contact the leader of the ministry directly.
- A Job Description Notebook for all ministry positions in the church.
- Spiritual gifts discovery inventories for those who would like some help identifying their gifts.
- Literature to assist those who wish to share Christ and create disciples.
- CDs of past sermons (for a suggested donation).
- Information on events or training opportunities at Denver First and other places.
Discovery Center volunteers keep material up-to-date, staff it on Sabbath morning and other designated times, answer questions, help in recruitment, and guide people to relevant information.
The Discovery Center is the ministry hub of Denver First. It reminds people every time they walk through the church lobby that this is an active church, one in which ministry to others is the reason for our existence.
John can be reached at [email protected]. Visit the church website at http://www.denverfirstsda.org.
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Resources, Ideas and Events
by Best Practices Editor, Loren Seibold
- From the NAD year-end meetings, important information about your salary: Based on the CPI
back in June, NAD treasurers had proposed a 5% cost-of-living adjustment, effective July
2009. As the economic conditioned worsened, the proposal was backed off
to 2.5%. When presented to the NAD committee at the year-end meetings, though, the 2.5% increase was overwhelmingly defeated. Reasons included
the current economic situation, the tithe expectations in most conferences, the
impact of an increase on church schools, and the notion of showing solidarity
with the many people in our churches who have lost jobs, houses, etc. An alternative proposal for a 1.25% adjustment was floated, but in the end the committee voted to give us no COL increase in 2009. It passed by a vote of 100 to
66.
- The website for the Andrews University Worship & Music Conference has been updated for the 2009 event. As I mentioned a while back, it is one of the conferences for pastors I won't miss - excellent. It's $95 per person, but it goes down if you bring a group or if you're a student. It's worth it.
- For those of you on the West Coast, an option: Vervent is joining with the Southern California Conference in sponsoring the West Coast Worship Conference, March 5-7, 2009 at the Adventist Media Center in Simi
Valley, CA. All the information and registration can be found at www.westcoastworshipconference.com. This is a West Coast version of the
Andrews Worship Conference.
- Health Summit Orlando,
2009 will be bigger than ever.
Several new seminars will be offered.
This annual health certification training program will be held January
30 - February 7, 2009 and will present featured speakers Jose Rojas, and Samuel
DeShay. A special "Festival of Health"
evening program will feature Pastor Derek Morris and a heath expert speaking each
evening. Register now to save your
space. Go to www.nadhealthsummit.com
for more information.
Got a tool, resource, site, article, idea or seminar that you like a lot? Share it with us at [email protected].
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NAD Events- K.I.D. University (Kids in Discipleship Ministry training):
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January 9-12, 2009 - Collegedale SDA Church, Collegedale,
TN
- February 22-25 - Collegedale SDA Church, Collegedale, TN
- April 3-5 - Sunnyside SDA Church, Portland, OR
- April 12-15 - Collegedale SDA
Church, Collegedale, TN
- April 16-19 - Paradise SDA
Church, National City, CA
Do you have an SDA-sponsored event that you'd like to invite NAD pastors to? Tell us about it at [email protected].
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Best Practices is an e-publication of Vervent
NAD CHURCH RESOURCE CENTER
Editor: Loren Seibold
Senior Pastor, Worthington Ohio Seventh-day Adventist Church
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