Sunday, February 9 was a special day in the life of the Church. We recognized and thanked the outgoing leaders of last year's Church Council and commissioned our incoming leaders on the 2014 Church Council.
All of us are so important to the life of Antioch UMC! Each year, the Committee on Nominations and Leadership Development works to identify, equip, and deploy some of our members for specific positions of servant-leadership.
From the introduction to Guidelines -- a resource published by the UMC to help servant leaders in their ministry, Betsy Heavner writes this:
First, all persons who follow Jesus are called to grow spiritually through the practice of various Christian habits ( or "means of grace") such as prayer, Bible Study, private and corporate worship, acts of service, Christian Conferencing, and so on.
Second, it means that you always keep your eye on the main reasons for any ministry--to help others grow to a mature faith in God that moves them to action on behalf of others, especially "the least" (See Matthew 25:31-46).
So, all of us are called to ministry and service. However, there are those among us who are called to servant-leadership to help guide us in our life together as a congregation.
Heavner goes on to write:
As a spiritual leader, a primary function you carry is to help those you lead to see as clearly as possible what God is calling your church to be and to do. As a leader, you will your help your team remain focused and accountable to honor the vision and goals to which the church is committed.
In our case here at AUMC, the mission and goals are, as stated in our mission statement, Loving God, Serving Neighbors, Growing in Christ.
Thank God for all of God's people, called into ministry through baptism and thank God for leaders among us who help us grow into the Body of Christ God yearns for us to be!
Thanks and God bless,
James Cole
All of us are so important to the life of Antioch UMC! Each year, the Committee on Nominations and Leadership Development works to identify, equip, and deploy some of our members for specific positions of servant-leadership.
From the introduction to Guidelines -- a resource published by the UMC to help servant leaders in their ministry, Betsy Heavner writes this:
First, all persons who follow Jesus are called to grow spiritually through the practice of various Christian habits ( or "means of grace") such as prayer, Bible Study, private and corporate worship, acts of service, Christian Conferencing, and so on.
Second, it means that you always keep your eye on the main reasons for any ministry--to help others grow to a mature faith in God that moves them to action on behalf of others, especially "the least" (See Matthew 25:31-46).
So, all of us are called to ministry and service. However, there are those among us who are called to servant-leadership to help guide us in our life together as a congregation.
Heavner goes on to write:
As a spiritual leader, a primary function you carry is to help those you lead to see as clearly as possible what God is calling your church to be and to do. As a leader, you will your help your team remain focused and accountable to honor the vision and goals to which the church is committed.
In our case here at AUMC, the mission and goals are, as stated in our mission statement, Loving God, Serving Neighbors, Growing in Christ.
Thank God for all of God's people, called into ministry through baptism and thank God for leaders among us who help us grow into the Body of Christ God yearns for us to be!
Thanks and God bless,
James Cole
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