"Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms." - I Peter 4:10  July 23, 2008 Connect with the FCHM Community: Volunteer! Greetings!   If you have been thinking about the ministry of First Class and wondering how you can help, there are plenty of opportunities to get involved.  Aside from financial support, (which we very much appreciate and need), we need people who are willing to invest in praying for the ministry and in volunteering their time.  We want to invite you to be part of what God is doing through the ministry of First Class, and to get involved! We will be talking more about opportunities to get involved with FCHM at our BBQ.. scheduled for this Saturday July 26th at the home of Jay and Heidi St. John.  If you live in the Portland/Vancouver area and want to minister to homeschooling families through FCHM, come and hear first-hand what God is doing and see how you can be involved! If you don't live near us, that's okay! You don't need to live in the Northwest to serve! Many of these things can be done from home. You can make a difference in the lives of homeschool families -  and impact the world with the love of Christ at the same time.  Please read the following opportunities and prayerfully consider where God might use you to touch thousands of homeschooling children in a very tangible way... building up local communities of homeschoolers that are founded and grounded in their commitment to following Christ.  It has never been more important than it is now. Because of Him and for the next generation, Jay and Heidi St. John for the FCHM Board of Directors Come be part of the FCHM Ministry Team and make a difference in the lives of homeschooling families around the world! FCHM Volunteer Staff Job Descriptions FCHM Fundraising Banquet Team *New Opportunity* This event only happens once a year!  This year, it's October 24th, and  we're excited to be hosted by Life Point Church here in Vancouver, but we need volunteers from all over the country to help us spread the word. What you will need: Passion for FCHM ... desire to see the ministry GROW organized ... able to communicate quickly with details Locally:  Decorators, band members, servers, table hosts Nationally: Table sponsor coordinator, video coordinator (for collecting videos from FC families and putting them on a DVD to show at the dinner)   Graphic Designer (1 left) Work From Home... Are you creative and full of great ideas?  If you are, we could really use your help to design flyers and brochures for FCHM and Real Life Marriage Conferences.  Skills needed: previous experience in graphic design desired self-motivated, creative and easy to work with (we're easy!) skilled at using design software such as In-Design, Photoshop and Illustrator   Assistant to the Webmaster (1 opening) Simply put... Jay needs an assistant!  This would be done from home.  6 - 10 hours /week Skills needed: familiar with Photo Shop, Fireworks, and Flash knowledge and experience working with websites ability to assist individual co-op leaders with website questions (training provided!) close-working relationship with the Webmaster creativity!  Primary responsibility will be designing new templates for FCHM websites.   PHP Specialist (1 opening) Are you skilled in PHP?  We're looking for a php guru! Primary responsibilities include developing and maintain FCHM database and web systems Skills needed: ability to look at existing scripts, add code and get your PHP to talk to your MySQL ability to collaborate with web team ... crunch the code with us! Podcast Editor (1 opening) FCHM produces several podcasts.  The primary one goes out once a month, but we also do short training podcasts from time to time.   Skills needed: 3-5 hours of work once per month previous experience working with audio editing software preferred self-motivated team player creative Inquiry Response Team (3 openings) Work From Home... Each week, we receive dozens of inquiries about the ministry of First Class from all over the world.  To date, we have answered over 1000 requests for information.  We're building a team of people who care about the mission and ministry of FCHM to help us answer these inquiries personally.  Team members will spend time over the phone talking with people who request more information about First Class Co-ops.  You'll need to be familiar with how the First Class Co-op Concept works - and we'll train you!  This is a absolutely crucial part of the ministry team at First Class. What you'll need: Internet connection understanding of how FCHM operates (we'll train you!) excited to share the vision that FCHM has for planting homeschool co-ops good listening skills   Office Assistant (1 opening) For someone living near the FCHM office in Vancouver, WA... Are you a highly organized person who enjoys general office work?  Tasks vary from week to week, and include mailing out FCHM resource packets and materials.  Skills needed: reliable, ability to mail out time-sensitive information high speed Internet connection  ability to work on a team ability to edit and improve existing FCHM materials self-motivated FCHM is a dynamic ministry that is largely staffed by a wonderful team of dedicated volunteers.  As we grow, it is our prayer that many of these opportunities will become paid positions. We continue to thank God for each person who has and is giving of their time and/or financial resources to further this ministry. If you have any questions about these opportunities, or would like to receive more information, please contact us. CONTACT INFORMATION: by phone:  360-326-8826 by email:  info@fchm.org Thank you for your support of First Class.

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