Sue Coffin or Judy Wright
"Equipping our Lay Ministers to Welcome, Nurture and Serve our community"
EVENT ORGANIZERS: PRINT OUT THE ORGANIZER'S CHECKLISTThis simple tool will help get you started and make sure that all relevant parties are involved in the various aspects of event planning.
Parish Visitors: Deliver lilies at Easter and small gifts at Christmas to homebound members of the congregation designated by staff members; bring care and support to congregation
members.
Time Required: 1 hour 1-2 times per year.
Contact Person: Florence Slater (547-5700) or Rev. Don Ashburn (547-5700, don@piedmontchurch.org). It’s
a wonderful opportunity to enhance the welcoming, celebrating environment we enjoy here at PCC.
Can you drive a senior to church on Sundays that the bus is not running, or to other special PCC events like The Forum and Fellowship Dinners?
Do you have time during the week that you could volunteer to sit at the front desk while our church secretary is on vacation? If you would like to help out in either of these areas, please call Jean Leahy at 547-5700 or email her.
See additional ministries in the Opportunities to Serve Directory of Lay Ministries booklet (pdf)
If you would like information about a lay ministry or have an idea for a new lay ministry, please let us know! Contact Associate Minister Rev. Don Ashburn or call 547-5700.
PCC functions as an independent Christian institution and is governed by both ordained staff and lay leaders. A variety of volunteer Boards oversees the programming of parish life. The vibrant work and mission of PCC is always growing and evolving, thanks to the support of hundreds who donate their time, talents, and treasures, equipping one another to be ministers who serve God no matter what their task at hand. The vision for Lay Ministries at Piedmont Community Church is not really a new concept; as you can see in these verses from Ephesians, the vision has been around for thousands and thousands of years:
But each of us has been given a special gift, a particular share in the bounty of Christ. And it is he who has given some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, to equip God's people for work in his service for the building up of the body of Christ. - Ephesians 4:7, 11 & 12 (Revised English Bible)
- assisting individuals in the discovery their God-given gifts, talents and interests.
- matching them with a group or ministry that makes the best use of those gifts, talents, and interests.
- helping visitors feel comfortable, welcome and included.
- actively inviting people into the life of the church.
- encouraging spiritual growth through service to each other, to the church, and to the wider community.
- assisting in establishment of new ministries or groups of interest
While opportunities abound to serve the church more formally as a Board member for a three year term or as a volunteer church school teacher (one year commitment), individual lay ministry teams have formed around evolving needs and interests within the ever growing life of the church. View the Opportunities to Serve Directory of Lay Ministries booklet (pdf) or take a look at a sampling of teams below:
* ADULT FELLOWSHIP MINISTRY TEAM
* AUDIO CASSETTE TAPE DUPLICATION MINISTRY TEAM
* BIBLE STUDY MINISTRY TEAMS
* FACILITIES & GROUNDS MINISTRY TEAM
* FOOD ANGELS FOR FAMILIES IN CRISIS MINISTRY TEAM
* FUN! FAMILY UNITY AND FELLOWSHIP MINISTRY TEAM
* LOAVES AND FISHES CHURCH MEALS MINISTRY TEAM
* HOSPITALITY MINISTRY TEAM
* MEN'S SHELTER COORDINATION MINISTRY TEAM
* MESSENGER MAILING MINISTRY TEAM
* MISSION ACTION MINISTRY TEAM
* OFFICE PHONE MINISTRY TEAM
* SENIOR CARE MINISTRY TEAM
* YOUTH MINISTRIES MINISTRY TEAM
In addition to volunteer opportunities with established Boards and Lay Ministry Teams, individual volunteer opportunities arise all the time and include such activities as:
~ Data entry / Database management projects
~ Event coordination (Lodestar family camp, fundraisers, etc.)
~ Spring and Fall workdays (cleanup projects at church)
~ Photo Directory coordination (once every 3-4 years)
~ Coordination of retreats
~ Hospitality (decorations, setup, baking, and cleanup) for events
~ Church-wide mailings
~ Chaperone/driving for children's activities
~ Remodeling/artistic projects
~ Hosting a fellowship event
~ Bible study group leadership
~ Visits to seniors and the homebound
~ Writing an article for the newsletter
~ Volunteering for a local community outreach work project
President’s Message
by Bob LeslieOver this past summer I envisioned a need for those serving as leaders of the church to have a better understanding of the inter-relationships of the various boards and ministries. After discussing my concerns with Bill McNabb and Judy Wright of the Equipping Ministry Team, we developed a program and scheduled a leadership retreat for Saturday, November 15th at the church.
The turnout exceeded our expectations. We had 52 participants. The feedback we received after the event by way of written evaluations confirmed that it was a worth while endeavor. We explored what it means spiritually to be a Christian leader in today’s world. Some of us had attended a leadership conference in August in Livermore and at that conference we heard several outstanding speakers on leadership, one being Bill George, a Harvard Business School professor and former CEO of Medtronic, who spoke on “Finding Your True North”. A video of his presentation was shown at the retreat. Liz Becker, a former PCC trustee, who owns a business specializing in leadership training, then led us in a discussion designed to improve our church leadership capabilities.
The retreat concluded with each board member, ministry member, and staff member briefly explaining what his or her leadership role is in the furtherance of our church’s objectives. We are developing an organizational chart, a draft of which was shared with the participants at the retreat. We have over 50 boards, committees and teams that run our church and their interrelationship has never before been reduced to writing. We received constructive comments on this “work in progress” at the retreat and expect to have a the final version available to the church members soon.
I appreciate the support our leaders made in attending this retreat and taking time out of their busy schedules to participate. A special thanks to the Equipping Ministry Team for their hard work in putting this program together, and to Bill McNabb for providing spiritual guidance, and to Liz Becker for sharing her expertise.
Bill gets us started
The church staff
Leadership is hard!
