Draft By-Laws - Outreach Ministries Team

Mission:

To share God’s Grace and nurture growth of the spirit through local and global outreach, supporting programs and initiatives that will improve the quality of life for those in need.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain and raise awareness and understanding of local, national and international needs, and working within the resources of the congregation, to provide members with opportunities to witness, serve and learn.
• Provide for the congregation’s education regarding social outreach initiatives of the larger church.
• Provide organization and coordination for the outreach ministries of the congregation.
• Review, evaluate and recommend to the membership appeals and initiatives from community action groups.

Team Chair:

The Team Chair represents the membership of their team on the Congregational Council.  In that role, she/he shall keep the council informed of the work of the team.  He/she brings forth issues and concerns that require council input and/or a council vote.  The Chair is responsible for providing minutes of committee meetings to the council.  The Team Chair is responsible for providing ongoing and timely communication of the committee’s work for inclusion in the monthly Scroll and/or weekly bulletins as appropriate.  Term of office as documented in the St. James Constitution is three years.  The committee chair may serve no more than two consecutive terms.

Acts 20:35 In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus himself said: “It is more blessed to give than to receive.”

October 2009