NORTHLAKE SERVE

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Our MINISTRY Teams

  • Membership and Term of Office: The audio services team shall be a team of three persons nominated by the ministry placement team and elected by the church. The minister of music will serve as an ex-officio member of the committee. THIS IS A NON-ROTATING TEAM.

    Responsibilities:

    1. Enlist, train, and schedule sound system operators for all church events where sound amplification or recording is necessary.

    2. Maintain sound and recording equipment.

    3. Inventory and secure equipment after use.

    4. Recommend policies and procedures related to improving and maintaining all sound equipment.

    5. Recommend to the stewardship team budget allocations for related expenses and administer approved budget.

  • Membership and Term of Office: The baptismal team shall consist of four persons, preferably married couples, nominated by the ministry placement team and elected by the church each year. THIS IS A NONROTATING TEAM.

    Responsibilities:

    1. See that the baptismal pool is filled and heated to a comfortable temperature.

    2. Ensure baptismal robes and towels for the candidates are on hand and in good order.

    3. Meet with candidates prior to baptismal service, give directions to the dressing rooms, and answer any questions the candidates may have regarding the procedure.

    4. Assist the pastor and candidates during and after the baptismal service in any way necessary.

    5. Ensure the dressing rooms, robes, and all other necessary equipment is clean and in order for the next baptismal service.

  • Membership and Term of Office: The benevolence team shall consist of three members of the active deacon body appointed by the deacon officers to serve on a rotating basis. One member will rotate off each year.

    Responsibilities:

    1. To establish the amount and frequency of assistance to individuals or families to be provided by the church.

    2. Locate church members, as well as other persons, which provide appropriate assistance in discovering needs in the church and community.

    3. Work closely with other groups in the church that provide benevolent actions to assure proper coordination of such activities.

    4. Survey to determine available community agencies that provide assistance which cannot be provided by the church–a list of such agencies should be maintained. The list should describe type of service available, the address, phone number and contact person.

    5. Recommend budget requests for monies needed for this ministry. Love offerings should be considered to supplement the budget if needed.

    6. Investigate requests and administer resources as needed. The policy should be observed that no money is given directly to the person or persons in need.

    7. Report to the church on a quarterly basis the type of services provided, results of benevolence work, and the amount of expenditures. (Confidential records should be maintained listing name, address, phone number, and social security number of person assisted, as well as the type and amount of assistance.)

  • Membership and Term of Office: The church anniversary team shall consist of six members nominated by the ministry placement team and elected by the church. THIS IS A NON-ROTATING TEAM.

    Responsibilities:

    Assist the church staff in planning, promoting, and carrying out the events relating to the anniversary celebration of Northlake Baptist Church.

  • Membership and Term of Office: The community impact team shall consist of three members nominated by the ministry placement team and elected by the church. THIS IS A NON-ROTATING TEAM.

    Responsibilities:

    1. Provide information about social, political, and moral issues of concern to the church.

    2. Lead the church to respond biblically to these issues by offering avenues of action and involvement.

  • Membership and Term of Office: The flower team shall consist of four (was “two”) members nominated by the ministry placement team and elected by the church. THIS IS A NON-ROTATING TEAM.

    Responsibilities:

    1. Recommend to the church council policies and procedures for securing, arranging, and disposing of flowers for congregational services and for providing flowers for deceased members.

    2. Recommend to the stewardship team budget allocations for related expenses and administer approved budget.

  • Membership and Term of Office: The greeting team shall consist of at least four members nominated by the ministry placement team and elected by the church. THIS IS A NON-ROTATING TEAM.

    Responsibilities:

    1. Enlisting members to serve on a rotating basis, if desired, to greet members and visitors to activities of the church.

    2. Make sure that proper visitor forms are available at easily accessible welcome stations.

    3. Provide manpower for taking visitors to appropriate Sunday School classes.

    4. Recommend to church leadership needs for welcoming stations or materials to be distributed to members and/or visitors.

  • Membership and Term of Office: The history team shall be composed of three persons: church clerk, photographer, and one other person nominated by the ministry placement team and elected by the church. THIS IS A NONROTATING TEAM.

    Responsibilities:

    1. Preserve and use the historical records of the church.

    2. Gather and preserve available church records, record full and accurate records, and use the records to help members understand and appreciate their heritage and mission.

  • Membership and Term of Office: The Lord's Supper team shall be composed of four persons nominated by the ministry placement team and elected by the church. Two people will rotate off each year.

    Responsibilities:

    1. Maintain an adequate inventory of materials and supplies.

    2. Determine equipment needs and make recommendations to the church concerning these needs.

    3. See that all equipment and materials are in place prior to each observance of the Lord's Supper.

    4. See that all equipment is gathered, cleaned, and stored after each observance of the Lord's Supper.

  • Membership and Term of Office: The membership team will consist of at least five persons nominated by the ministry placement team and elected by the church for three-year terms. The terms will be set in such a way that no more than two members rotate off each year.

    Responsibilities:

    The primary purpose of the membership committee is to nurture new and existing members in Christlike fellowship. This nurturing role will be carried out by their performing the following activities:

    1. Recommend to the church body those who have requested church membership after proper investigation.

    2. Develop a new member orientation program which includes the meaning, opportunities, and responsibilities of church membership.

    3. Ensure that all new members attend the new member orientation and sign the church covenant.

    4. Assign each new member an encourager to help assimilate the new member into the church family.

    5. Help new members discover their spiritual gifts and find at least one ministry in the church in which they can use their spiritual gifts.

    6. Ensure that all new members are properly counseled regarding their salvation experience and their spiritual walk.

    7. Make sure that new members understand the doctrine of the Baptist church and the working of the Southern Baptist Convention.

    8. Investigate any reasons for dissent presented by a church member concerning a prospective member.

    9. Inform the church body concerning members who have failed to attend any of its services for one year (except for health, confinement or other valid reasons) for placement on the inactive membership roll. Encourage the church body to minister to these inactive members in whatever needs may be present and to help re-establish active membership.

    10. Perform any other duties needed to maintain a Christlike spirit among the fellowship of the church.

  • Membership and Term of Office: The ministry placement team will consist of four persons nominated by the deacons and elected by the church for three-year terms, with these terms being set in such a way that not more than two members rotate off any year. The minister of education will be an ex-officio member. The church program directors will be included in discussions of their respective areas.

    Responsibilities:

    1. Coordinate the staffing of all church leadership positions that are filled by church members.

    2. Discover, interview, enlist, and recommend to the church for election such persons who are suitable to fill all lay, elected positions within the church, except as provided elsewhere in the church Bylaws.

    3. Establish a simple standard of essential qualifications for determining eligibility for office holding, giving proper consideration to the following: evidence of spiritual mindedness; good standing in the church; availability for the office; reasonable regularity in attendance at worship services; evidence of potential leadership ability; and assurance of a cooperative spirit and loyalty to the faith and program of the church.

    4. Seek to be the heart, mind, and conscience of the church, and shall seek the leadership of the Holy Spirit in recommending for election such persons as will honor Christ and serve most effectively in the work of the kingdom. The team shall not render a perfunctory service, either by re-nominating automatically (was “uncritically”) those already in office or by merely confirming suggestions made by other leaders.

  • Membership and Term of Office: The missions’ development team shall consist of five persons–four persons nominated by the ministry placement team and elected by the church plus the missions’ director of the church.

    THIS IS A NON-ROTATING TEAM.

    Responsibilities:

    1. Conduct studies and recommend plans for local, state, and foreign mission involvement.

    2. Coordinate all mission work with the church council.

    3. Act as liaison between the church and any church-sponsored missions.

    4. In consultation with pastor and staff, prepare and recommend an annual budget for any church- sponsored missions and other mission endeavors requiring funds.

    5. Promote special missions emphasis.

  • Membership and Term of Office: The music team shall consist of the president of the adult choir and the director of each graded choir. The president of the adult choir shall be the chairperson of the music team. The minister of music shall serve as ex-officio. THIS IS A NON-ROTATING TEAM.

    Responsibilities:

    1. Assist in the music program of the church, working in close harmony with the Minister of Music.

    2. Make recommendations to the ministry placement team concerning election of music program workers.

    3. Submit a suggested annual budget to the stewardship team in the event of a vacancy in the Minister of Music position.

  • Membership and Term of Office: The personnel team consists of the pastor, chairman of deacons, chairman of the stewardship team, and three members recommended by the ministry placement team and elected by the church.

    The three members elected by the church shall serve for three years, with their tenure being set in such a way that only one rotates off each year. The pastor serves as chairman of the team; in his absence, the chairman of deacons shall serve in this role.

    Responsibilities:

    1. Meet at the call of the pastor preferably before the meeting of the Church Council each month.

    2. Assist the church in matters related to employed personnel administration and be responsible for the general oversight of the work of staff members and employees of the church.

    3. Consistent with the provisions of Article II, Section 3 of BYLAWS FOR CHURCH CONSTITUTION, the

    personnel team shall act on behalf of the deacons and the church in all personnel matters, including such areas as determining staff needs, employment, salaries, benefits, termination of services and personnel services. The team shall prepare and maintain job descriptions for all personnel.

    1. Make recommendations and/or reports to the deacons and church on all their activities consistent with the provisions of Article II, Section 3 of BYLAWS OF CHURCH CONSTITUTION.

  • Membership and Term of Office: The properties team shall consist of six members nominated by the ministry placement team and elected by the church for three-year terms. Two members will rotate off each year.

    Responsibilities:

    1. See that all church buildings and grounds are maintained for ready use.

    2. Recommend maintenance policies and procedures to the deacons.

    3. Recommend to the personnel team the employment of needed maintenance personnel.

    4. Assign responsibilities to and supervise all maintenance personnel.

    5. Maintain an inventory of all church properties, buildings, and furnishings.

    6. Submit to the stewardship team an annual budget for maintenance of all buildings and grounds and see that the approved budget is administered.

  • Membership and Term of Office: The senior adult team shall consist of three members nominated by the ministry placement team and elected by the church. The senior adult director will serve as ex-officio. The members will serve three-year terms, with one member rotating off each year.

    Responsibilities:

    Work with the senior adult director to plan, promote, and carry out ministries to and through senior adults.

  • Membership and Term of Office: The social team shall consist of six members nominated by the ministry placement team and elected by the church. THIS IS A NON-ROTATING TEAM.

    Responsibilities:

    1. Plan for meals, desserts, and other food items at all church functions where such is called for by the Pastor and church council. This may involve working with a caterer when such arrangements are deemed necessary.

    2. Recommend to the church council policies and procedures for food service.

    3. Ensure that adequate kitchen supplies, equipment, and utensils are available and in order.

    4. Recommend a social team budget to the stewardship team and administer approved budget.

  • Membership and Term of Office: The stewardship team shall consist of six eight members, serving four-year terms, nominated by the ministry placement team and elected by the church plus the church treasurer. Two members will be appointed as the chair and vice chair of the stewardship team. The vice chair will assume the position of chairman upon the departure of the chairman.

    Members of the stewardship team must be regular, proportional givers to Northlake Baptist Church. The church administrator will serve as ex-officio members. Two members will rotate off each year.

    Responsibilities:

    1. Responsible for proper handling, accounting, depositing, and disbursing of church funds, according to the approved church budget.

    2. Examine monthly financial statements. The church administrator will meet with the Stewardship Team to review credit card statements and to review bank statement reconciliation with the church accounting system.

    3. Prepare and submit to the deacons an annual proposed budget, after obtaining estimated needs from all departments of the church.

    4. Lead in promoting Christian stewardship and to encourage the membership to support Christ's work in this community and around the world by regular and cheerful giving.

    5. The stewardship team will go through an orientation each year to understand their responsibility as a steward of the church finances by the church administrator. Throughout the year additional stewardship training opportunities as those are available through the CBA and/or GBMB.

    6. Whenever there is a need for a senior pastor search, the Chair of Stewardship, in collaboration with the Stewardship team, will provide the Pastor Search Team Chair with a salary range to be used when determining the new senior pastor’s total compensation package. Prior to finalizing a contingent compensation package offer, the Chair of the Pastor Search Team shall seek the counsel of the deacon chair and Stewardship Committee chair.

    This team shall meet monthly. The chairperson of the stewardship team will serve as a regular member of the church council.

  • Membership and Term of Service: The transportation team consists of two persons nominated by the ministry placement team and elected by the church. THIS IS A NON-ROTATING TEAM.

    Responsibilities:

    1. Maintain church vehicles in safe and legal operating condition at all times.

    2. Recommend a transportation budget to the stewardship team and administer accordingly.

    3. Recommend policies and procedures for use of church vehicles to the church council.

    4. Secure a list of capable and properly licensed drivers and make sure a copy of the driver’s license of each one is on file in the church office.

    5. Make sure that evidence of insurance is in each vehicle.

  • Membership and Term of Office: Every church usher shall be selected by the ministry placement team and elected by the church. The ushers shall be led by an usher chairman and assistant chairman also selected by the ministry placement team and elected by the church. THIS IS A NON-ROTATING TEAM.

    Responsibilities:

    1. Greet and give direction or assistance to persons at the entrances to the education building and worship center.

    2. Ensure that the sanctuary is in comfortable and presentable order before each worship service.

    3. Ensure offering plates, bulletins, and other needed aids and supplies are in their proper places.

    4. Devise a plan for handling disturbances, injuries, and other emergencies should they occur during the services.

    5. Seat persons appropriately at worship services and other congregational meetings.

    6. Distribute visitor cards and other handouts.

    7. Collect tithes and offerings.

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