1. S IZZLIN ’ SUMMER SERIES S ESSION 6 “I T ’ S AN EASY JOB, REALLY IT IS ! 1 Shared by Alice Klement, sklement@shlutheran.org, August 2010,sklement@shlutheran.org Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, San Antonio Texas with The Equipper, www.theequipper.org.www.theequipper.org

2. A TTITUDES 2 I’m not needed You’re not needed Equal Concern Common Good No Yes Use your gift Gifts are for service Christ is the Head Body grows as each part does its work

3. 3 THE NEXT NIGHT

4. 4 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

5. 5 NO HERB

6. 6 Herb’s goose is cooked

7. 7 Herb leaves the Board

8. 8 Herb leaves the congregation

9. 9 Herb was never seen again

10. 10 Herb decided that kayaking with sharks is safer than being roped into being congregational president.

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12. G ETTING THE P ROPER F OCUS 12 See need Church as organization Ends when someone says yes Burn out Ignore problems See person Church-living body Support while serving Encourage good choice Deal with problems Recruitment FocusBody of Christ Focus

13. H OW TO HELP EACH OTHER SERVED : M ULTIPLYING YOUR MINISTRY Teach and talk about serving Ministry descriptions Help people discover their gifts Welcome and train new volunteers (a connector in each ministry; someone to talk to) Support and thank all volunteers Address problems 13

14. M INISTRY F AIR Ministry Fair: September 18 & 19 Come, see opportunities to serve at Shepherd Is God calling you to start a ministry? If you are in a leadership position – 1. Prepare a display 2. Ministry descriptions 3. Have Connectors in place 4. Get ready to welcome the Body of Christ 5. Alice is ready to help match people and ministry 14

15. I T IS WORTH I T ! 15