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• To "cultivate an outreach mentality"

Ministry Descriptions at Lake Osborne Presbyterian Church

1. Pastoral Church Staff
   -Senior Pastor - preaching, pastoral care, leadership training
   -Associate Pastor - director of ministries, worship & music, discipleship & outreach
   -Youth Director - teen discipleship
2. Administrative Church Staff
   -Administrator - oversight of finances and facilities, maintain web site, supervise non-ministerial staff
   -Administrative Assistant - accounts receivable and payable
   -Receptionist - communication, publication
   -Sexton - maintenance and physical set-up for meetings/programs
3. Church Officers
   -Ruling Elders - ministry leadership and oversight, pastoral care, discipline, spiritual health
   -Deacons - mercy ministries (elderly/widows), collection of finances, facility security and upkeep
   -Officer Training - election process, training, retreats
4. Christian Education
   -Sunday School - curricula, teachers, supplies
   -Nursery - attendants, equipment, security and safety
   -Children - Children's church, Wednesday program, outreach and social events
   -Youth - Wednesday program, Sunday PM discipleship, retreats and trips, social events
   -Church Library - monitor and promote use of materials
5. Adult Discipleship
   -Home Bible study groups - hosts, leaders, recruitment
   -Women in the Church - studies, mentoring, events
   -Men of the Covenant - fellowship, encouragement, mentoring
   -Faithful and True - men's support group for sexual purity
   -Thursday Men's Breakfast - fellowship and study
   -Women's Groups - WIC, Sewing group
6. Service
   -Encouragement Group
   -Sewing Group
   -Decorations
   -Beautification of grounds
   -Interior beautification
7. Prayer
   -Prayer chain - email and phone
   -Prayer clusters - recruitment
   -Saturday morning - kingdom-focused prayer
8. Evangelism
   -Friendship Evangelism - creating outreach mentality and opportunities
   -Evangelism Explosion - structured program for training
9. Missions
   -Missions Team - communication with missionaries, promoting missions mentality
   -Mission Conference - meeting missionaries, learning about missions
   -Mission Trips - Ecuador, Ukraine,
   Youth
10. Music and Worship
    -Worship planning and leadership
    -Special services (seasonal, weddings, funerals)
    -Musicians -Choir, Instrumentalists, Soloists
    -Sound booth - operate equipment for services, produce recordings
    -Flower arrangements
11. Kitchen
    -Serving
    -Clean-up
    -Supplies
12. Fellowship
    -Seasonal events - Christmas, anniversary, -Congregational dinners
13. Communications
    -Newsletter articles
    -Media press releases
    -Interior bulletin boards
    -Web site
    -External signs