IDEAS FOR BUILDING
BRIDGES BETWEEN MINISTRIES
1. Set up a Ministry Communication Center” in the narthex where people can pick up the minutes and various update reports on ministries in the church. Make it easy for anyone and everyone to stay in touch with ministry progress, events, and needs.
2. Hold a CORE (Communication Organization and REality Orientation) fellowship session quarterly:
A. Ministry
leaders and any interested members of the ministry teams and church attend
B. Hold a half
hour pot luck supper followed by a 90 minute dialogue session
C. Ministry
leaders/members discuss their State of the Ministry report encourage one
another, and brainstorm about ministry problems, challenges, etc. Minutes are kept
(and distributed in the
3. Hold a monthly ministry prayer time at the church to encourage ministry leaders, team members, and church members to pray together.
4. Make ministry prayer request lists available in the narthex.
5. Once or twice a year, devote a portion of the worship service to praising God for what He has been accomplishing in and through the various ministries.
STATE OF THE MINISTRY REPORT
For the period of: ______________________
Name of ministry:
_____________________________ Contact person: ___________________
Members of the
Outreach Committee
Joyce Anderson:
Evangelism coordinator (phone number and mail)
Earle Gibson: Mission
Waco liaison and ministry secretary (phone number and mail)
Larry Morris: Caritas
liaison (phone number and mail)
Pam Thomas: Ministry
leader (phone number and mail)
Ralph Wilson: Special
projects coordinator (phone number and mail)
Main
Accomplishments of the Ministry During this Time Period
Biggest Problems
and Challenges Encountered
Ministry Needs for
Next Quarter
Lessons Learned
from Experience this Past Quarter
Prayer Requests for the Ministry