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Adult Sabbath School Facilitator | This Quick Start Guide for Adult Sabbath School Facilitators is full of important information to help you start or revitalize a ministry at your local church. This guide contains a job description, instructions for getting started, tips for maintaining a successful ministry, troubleshooting suggestions, recommended resources, and more. Whether you're new to this ministry or a seasoned volunteer, this Quick Start Guide will inspire you with lots of great ideas you can immediately put to use in your local church. |
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Adventurer Club Director | This Quick Start Guide for Adventurer Club directors is full of important information to help you start or revitalize an Adventurer Club in your church. This guide contains a job description, instructions for getting started, tips for maintaining a successful ministry, troubleshooting suggestions, recommended resources, and more. Whether you’re new to this ministry or a seasoned volunteer, this Quick Start Guide will inspire you with lots of great ideas you can immediately put to use in your church. |
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Caregivers Ministry | This Quick Start Guide is full of important information to help you start or revitalize a ministry at your local church. This guide contains a job description, instructions for getting started, tips for maintaining a successful ministry, troubleshooting suggestions, recommended resources, and more. Whether you're new to this ministry or a seasoned volunteer, this Quick Start Guide will inspire you with lots of great ideas you can immediately put in your local church. |
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Child Evangelism |
Any time we interact with children, we have the opportunity to lead them to Jesus. Because most people who accept Jesus as their Savior will do so before or during their adolescence, child evangelism is one of the most important ministries in any church. This Quick Start Guide outlines everything you need to know in order to begin a child evangelism program for your church and community. You'll learn about:
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Children's Church | This Quick Start Guide for Children’s Church is full of important information to help you start or revitalize a ministry at your local church. This guide contains a job description, instructions for getting started, tips for maintaining a successful ministry, troubleshooting suggestions, recommended resources, and more. Whether you're new to this ministry or a seasoned volunteer, this Quick Start Guide will inspire you with lots of great ideas you can immediately put to use in your local church. |
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Beginner Sabbath School | Beginner Sabbath school is the start of an important spiritual journey for the children in your class. It's the place where parents can bring their children for their first formal introduction to Jesus and their church family. Through Sabbath school children get to know God, to hear God's Word, and to respond appropriately. Sabbath school provides a religious education that leads children to Jesus and draws them into a relationship with Him. |
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Kindergarten Sabbath School | Kindergarten Sabbath school is the second phase in an exciting spiritual journey for the children in your church. They had their first formal introduction to Jesus in beginners, and that education continues in kindergarten. This guide contains facts about kindergarten-age children, information about the GraceLink curriculum, advice for your kindergarten class, and much more. |
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Primary Sabbath School | Primary Sabbath school is the third phase in an exciting spiritual journey for the children in your church. This guide contains facts about primary-age children, information about the GraceLink curriculum, advice for your primary class, and much more. |
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Junior Sabbath School | This Quick Start Guide contains ideas to help get your junior Sabbath school ministry started. You'll find a job description, information about how children learn, room decoration ideas, simple discipline techniques, a sample budget and calendar, and more. |
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Earliteen Sabbath School | This Quick Start Guide contains ideas to help get your earliteen Sabbath school ministry started. You'll find a job description, information about how teens learn, simple discipline techniques, a sample budget and calendar, and more. |
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Church Board | The church board is a vital committee in every Adventist church. Board members are legally and morally responsible for all activities of the congregation. Learn about your role as a church board member. A must-read for all new church board members! |
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Church Clerk | This booklet is a must-read for anyone elected to fill the position of local church clerk. Learn about your responsibilities at church board and church business meetings, membership transfers, eAdventist.net software, and much more. |
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Church Treasurer | This Quick Start Guide for Church Treasurers is full of important information to help treasurers get started. Includes information about the treasurer’s duties, caring for tithes and offerings, receipting, banking, confidentiality, budget planning, the importance of financial reviews and more. |
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Communication Director | This manual was written for local church communication volunteers. Get to know the three primary groups you will communicate with: church members, the community, and the conference communication department. |
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Community Services | Download this PDF to get started leading your local community services program |
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Deacon and Deaconess | This manual was written for local church deacons and deaconesses. Learn how many churches today are expanding the roles of the deacon and deaconess to include using their spiritual gifts in a variety of innovative ways to minister to the emotional and social needs of new members, people in crises, families with small children, and the pastoral staff. |
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Disabilities Ministries | This Quick Start Guide for Disabilities Ministries is full of important information to help you start or revitalize a ministry at your local church. This guide contains a job description, instructions for getting started, tips for maintaining a successful ministry, troubleshooting suggestions, recommended resources, and more. Whether you’re new to this ministry or a seasoned volunteer, this Quick Start Guide will inspire you with lots of great ideas you can immediately put to use in your local church. |
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Elder | This booklet contains all the information you need to get started as an elder in your local church. You'll learn about the biblical foundations for the role of elder, how to work with different groups of people in your church, preaching tips, suggestions for evangelism, how to support your pastor, and much more. |
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Family Ministries | Families need special attention in the quick-paced world! Ellen White states that God "desires that the families below shall be a symbol of the great family above" (The Faith I Live By). Electing a family ministries leader is an important step for local churches. This Quick Start Guide breaks the job into easy to follow steps. |
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Finance Committee | This Quick Start Guide for the Finance Committee is full of important information to help you start or revitalize a ministry at your local church. This guide contains a job description, instructions for getting started, tips for maintaining a successful ministry, troubleshooting suggestions, recommended resources, and more. Whether you’re new to this ministry or a seasoned volunteer, this Quick Start Guide will inspire you with lots of great ideas you can immediately put to use in your local church. |
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Greeter | The ministry of being a greeter is one of the most significant roles in any church because greeters have a unique opportunity to help every person who comes through your church doors to see and hear and feel the love of Jesus Christ. When people enter your church for the first time they may wonder: Will they accept me here? Will I make friends? Will my family like it? Will I be able to find my way around? Will my spiritual and personal needs be met? |
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Health Ministries | This Quick Start Guide for Health Ministries Coordinators is full of important information to help you start or revitalize a ministry at your local church. This guide contains a job description, instructions for getting started, tips for maintaining a successful ministry, troubleshooting suggestions, recommended resources, and more. Whether you’re new to this ministry or a seasoned volunteer, this Quick Start Guide will inspire you with lots of great ideas you can immediately put to use in your local church. |
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Home and School |
The Home and School Association is a valuable part of the Adventist education team. This book outlines the basic areas encompassed by Home and School:
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Interest Coordinator | This Quick Start Guide for Interest Coordinators is full of important information to help you start or revitalize a ministry at your local church. This guide contains a job description, instructions for getting started, tips for maintaining a successful ministry, troubleshooting suggestions, recommended resources, and more. Whether you’re new to this ministry or a seasoned volunteer, this Quick Start Guide will inspire you with lots of great ideas you can immediately put to use in your local church. |
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Investment Coordinator | If you are an Investment leader or want to learn about Investment, this book will help you get started. Learn the origin of Investment, how the funds are used, how to run a year-long program, how to keep people motivated, project ideas, and more. |
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Literature Ministries | This Quick Start Guide for Literature Ministry Coordinators is full of important information to help you start or revitalize a ministry at your local church. This guide contains a job description, instructions for getting started, tips for maintaining a successful ministry, troubleshooting suggestions, recommended resources, and more. Whether you’re new to this ministry or a seasoned volunteer, this Quick Start Guide will inspire you with lots of great ideas you can immediately put to use in your local church. |
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Men's Ministries | This Quick Start Guide for Men's Ministries is full of important information to help you start or revitalize a ministry at your local church. This guide contains a job description, instructions for getting started, tips for maintaining a successful ministry, troubleshooting suggestions, recommended resources, and more. Whether you're new to this ministry or a seasoned volunteer, this Quick Start Guide will inspire you with lots of great ideas you can immediately put to use in your local church. |
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Nominating Committee | This Quick Start Guide for Nominating Committee members is full of important information to help you fill all of the necessary ministry leadership positions in your church. This guide contains a job description, instructions for getting started, tips for maintaining a successful ministry, troubleshooting suggestions, recommended resources, and more. Whether you’re new to the Nominating Committee or a seasoned volunteer, this Quick Start Guide will inspire you with lots of great ideas you can immediately put to use in your church. |
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Older Adult Ministries |
The 65-plus age group is currently the fastest growing segment of our nation’s population. How is your church reaching out to older generations? This book is full of great ideas for starting a senior adult ministry in your church. You'll learn about working with community partners, caregiver support groups, visiting the home and facility-bound, and much more. |
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Pathfinder Club | This Quick Start Guide for Pathfinder Club leaders is full of important information to help you start or revitalize a Pathfinder Club in your church. This guide contains a job description, instructions for getting started, tips for maintaining a successful ministry, troubleshooting suggestions, recommended resources, and more. Whether you’re new to this ministry or a seasoned volunteer, this Quick Start Guide will inspire you with lots of great ideas you can immediately put to use in your church. |
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Personal Ministries | This Quick Start Guide for Personal Ministries is full of important information to help you start or revitalize a ministry at your local church. This guide contains a job description, instructions for getting started, tips for maintaining a successful ministry, troubleshooting suggestions, recommended resources, and more. Whether you’re new to this ministry or a seasoned volunteer, this Quick Start Guide will inspire you with lots of great ideas you can immediately put to use in your local church. |
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Prayer Ministries |
Does your church have a prayer ministry? Should your church have a prayer ministry? What is the difference between encouraging people to pray and having a prayer ministry? The answers to these questions, along with many others, are found in this book. This is an easy-to-use, complete guidebook for prayer ministry leaders to use in establishing and growing a prayer ministry. It includes:
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Prison Ministries | This Quick Start Guide for Prison Ministries is full of important information to help you start or revitalize a ministry at your local church. This guide contains a job description, instructions for getting started, tips for maintaining a successful ministry, troubleshooting suggestions, recommended resources, and more. Whether you're new to this ministry or a seasoned volunteer, this Quick Start Guide will inspire you with lots of great ideas you can immediately put to use in your local church. |
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Public Campus | This Quick Start Guide is full of important information to help you start or revitalize a ministry at your local church. This guide contains a job description, instructions for getting started, tips for maintaining a successful ministry, troubleshooting suggestions, recommended resources, and more. Whether you’re new to this ministry or a seasoned volunteer, this Quick Start Guide will inspire you with lots of great ideas you can immediately put to use in your local church. |
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Reconnecting Ministries |
You’ve been approached by your church’s nominating committee and asked to lead an initiative to reconnect with missing members. You have a heart for that kind of ministry, but you are not completely confident you know where to start. Well, here’s where you begin. This Quick Start Guide includes:
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Religious Liberty | If you are a religious liberty leader at your church, this book contains everything you need to know to get started. You'll learn about Religious Liberty Sabbath, Liberty magazine, how to promote religious liberty in your church and community, and much more. |
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Sabbath School Secretary | The Sabbath school secretary is an important part of the local church Sabbath school team. In this booklet you'll learn about key responsibilities including ordering Sabbath school supplies, collecting Sabbath school offering, recording notes at Sabbath school council meetings, and much more. |
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Sabbath School Superintendent | This Quick Start Guide for the Sabbath School Superintendent is full of important information to help you start or revitalize a ministry at your local church. This guide contains a job description, instructions for getting started, tips for maintaining a successful ministry, troubleshooting suggestions, recommended resources, and more. Whether you’re new to this ministry or a seasoned volunteer, this Quick Start Guide will inspire you with lots of great ideas you can immediately put to use in your local church. |
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School Board |
The purpose of this handbook is to provide a resource that will assist school board members in meeting their responsibilities in the Seventh-day Adventist school system. Conference superintendents are encouraged to use this manual for in-service programs. Board members are encouraged to annually review the manual, ask questions, and discuss ideas.
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Single Adult Ministries | Does your church need an Adventist Single Adult Ministries coordinator? This booklet breaks the task down into understandable, and easy-to-accomplish steps. From initiating the idea, to raising funds, to delegating responsibilities, to program planning, you'll learn it all. This Quick Start Guide is an excellent organizational tool even for experienced leaders. |
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Stewardship |
The local church stewardship leader has a vital role as a planner and as an educator. The true ministry of a stewardship leader lies in encouraging believers in the best use of all the resources God has provided, including the management of abilities, time, one’s body, and material possessions. In this book you will find information about getting organized, motivating members, creating a year-long plan, ways to improve giving, managing money God's way, and more. |
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Vacation Bible School | If you are planning a VBS program, this book contains all the information you need to get started. You'll learn about recruiting volunteers, creating a budget and timeline, tips for safety, and much more. |
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Women's Ministries |
Women are the backbone of the church. In the North American Division women comprise nearly 60 percent of church membership and serve in every department of the church. Women’s contributions are vital to the mission and success of the church. An active women’s ministry in the local church can enhance the overall church program in many ways. By ministering to women’s unique needs and by purposely training and equipping women for service, women’s ministries can help ensure that every woman in the church finds a way to be involved in the mission of the church. This Quick Start Guide for Women’s Ministries is full of important information to help you start or revitalize a women’s ministry in your church. Learn about setting goals, developing a mission statement, outreach projects, nurturing new members, and more. |
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Young Adult Ministries | This Quick Start Guide is full of important information to help you start or revitalize a ministry at your local church. This guide contains a job description, instructions for getting started, tips for maintaining a successful ministry, troubleshooting suggestions, recommended resources, and more. Whether you’re new to this ministry or a seasoned volunteer, this Quick Start Guide will inspire you with lots of great ideas you can immediately put to use in your local church. |
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Youth Ministries | Use this Quick Start Guide to breath new life into your church's youth ministry. You'll find information about calendars, budgets, involving boarding and public school students, secrets for a successful youth ministry, and more. |
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Public High School Ministry | This Quick Start Guide is full of important information to help you start or revitalize a ministry at your local church. This guide contains a job description, instructions for getting started, tips for maintaining a successful ministry, troubleshooting suggestions, recommended resources, and more. Whether you’re new to this ministry or an experienced volunteer, this Quick Start Guide will inspire you with lots of great ideas you can immediately put to use in your local church. |
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Web Ministry |
Learn the basics of starting a website for your church. This book covers the following topics:
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