Serve

Here are the key characteristics for volunteers in Core Pastoral Roles, specifically for Member Care and Discipleship:

1. Member Care

Role Purpose: Support and care for church members, ensuring their emotional, spiritual, and physical needs are addressed.

Key Characteristics:

• Compassionate: A heart for people, able to empathize and show genuine care.
• Strong Listener: Ability to actively listen without judgment, providing support and encouragement.
• Trustworthy: Maintains confidentiality and can be relied upon to follow through.
• Patient: Willing to walk alongside members through various life circumstances, offering support without rushing the process.
• Prayerful: Committed to praying for and with others, seeking God’s guidance in their interactions.
• Approachable: Friendly and easy to talk to, making others feel comfortable sharing their concerns.
• Good Communication Skills: Clear, effective, and sensitive in both verbal and written communication.

2. Discipleship

Role Purpose: Help guide and mentor church members in their spiritual growth, fostering deeper relationships with Christ.

Key Characteristics:

• Spiritually Mature: Deep understanding of scripture and personal spiritual discipline to guide others.
• Teacher’s Heart: Ability to break down biblical concepts and make them understandable for others.
• Encouraging: Uplifts and motivates others in their spiritual journey.
• Patient Mentor: Willing to invest time in individuals, guiding them over the long term in their spiritual walk.
• Leadership: Able to take initiative and lead discipleship programs or small groups effectively.
• Biblically Knowledgeable: Familiar with scripture and able to provide guidance and wisdom rooted in biblical principles.
• Integrity: Lives out Christian values in daily life, serving as a model for those being discipled

Join us if you have: READY

• Compassion
• Trustworthiness
• Strong listening skills
• A servant leader’s heart
• Effective communication
• A passion for teaching
• Patience as a mentor