Christ UMC’s Ministries of Witness/Outreach/Nurture
The witness ministries give attention to developing and strengthening evangelistic efforts of sharing personal and congregational stories of Christian experience, faith, and service; communications; lay speaking ministries; and other means which give expressions of witness for Jesus Christ.
The outreach ministries give attention to the local and larger community ministries of compassion, justice and advocacy. These ministries include church and society, global ministries, higher education and campus ministry, health and welfare, Christian unity and interreligious concerns, religion and race.
Nurture and fellowship focus largely on the internal needs of a congregation and prepare the people of that church for ministry outside their congregation within the context of their community and world.
Worship Team
In an effort to honor and praise God through His helper, the Holy Spirit, it is the goal of this team to connect with the body of believers on every level of their God given senses. We desire to bring each worshiper into the throne room of God through visual, auditory and sensory means. The team is made up of congregation members and the pastor. They work together to plan and implement the worship experiences that include the entire church family and outreach to those whom God leads to our doors. As attendance at a worship service often serves as the first time people enter our doors, this team also offers hospitality and the love of Christ to visitors by coordinating ushers/greeters for worship and special ministry events as well as organizing visitation teams.
Safe Sanctuaries Administrator
This person oversees the implementation of Safe Sanctuaries policies at Christ Church. These policies are intended to keep all members of our church family safe in a secure, loving environment. Responsibilities include chairing a Task Force as needed, providing training to all volunteers with and teachers of children and youth, background checks on volunteers and staff, maintaining first aid boxes and addressing safety issues with appropriate individuals/teams.
Membership Care
Members of the congregation coordinate to meet the needs of the church family including meals/flowers/other support for families during illness, deaths, special meals/events, and visiting shut-ins & hospitalized members.
Christ UMC’s Resource Ministries
Witness, outreach and nurture ministries depend on organized resource ministries in the local church. Resource ministries support the functioning of the other ministries by administration of the church’s organizational and temporal life. Christ UMC's Leadersip Teamserves this function as a single-board model for coordination of administrative tasks for the church. This includes the roles of trustee board, staff-parish relations committee and finance committee. The Committee on Nominations and Leadership is a separate body that meets annually and is led by the Pastor.
Trustees Responsibilities
The Leadership Team as Trustees are responsible for oversight and maintenance of all church property, including the parsonage. This includes making sure the church facilities are adequate for the ministry needs of the church; reviewing the accessibility of the facilities for those with disabilities; reviewing and maintaining insurance coverage; implementing guidelines for the use of the church facility for non-church groups and events; safety inspections; and annual parsonage walk-through.
Staff-Parish Relations (SPR) Responsibilities
The Leadership Team as SPR provides a link between the pastor, staff and congregation. Responsibilities include support of pastor and staff, annual evaluations of and recommendations for staff compensation, preparation and updating of job descriptions, evaluating the pastor(s) ministry and developing a ministry covenant for the year, communicating with the District Superintendent the ministerial needs for the congregation.
Finance Responsibilities
The Leadership Team sets the annual church budget which is then recommended at Charge Conference. They are responsible for oversight of the collection of the church offerings and proper recording of contributions and distributions. They provids for an annual audit and are responsible for communication to the members of the church on how contributions of the church family are used for missions, ministry, maintenance, and other areas. They work with the Pastor on an annual stewardship campaign and are responsible for the education of the church family in understanding the meaning of stewardship and God's expectations for the practice of it in all areas of life.
Committee on Nominations & Leadership Development
This committee, chaired by the pastor, is responsible for seeking God's guidance in filling positions of church leadership. This group desires to use the gifts & talents of the entire church family to provide Spirit-led leadership & direction for the life & mission of Christ Church.