1. WELCOME! Church Ministry Coordinator (CMC) Meeting August 15 th, 2015

2. Agenda Opening Prayer Gap Ministry Updates & Upcoming Events [Break] Breakout Discussion What’s next? Closing Prayer

3. Gap Ministry Update

4. Our Churches in Action! Many Hands Project Over 100 youth & leaders from Village Church of Gurnee, Immanuel Gurnee, Gurnee Community Church, and Christ Community Church Zion Completed 41 homeowner projects, 13 bunk beds, 22 starter kits, four days of clothing distribution Threadz School Uniform Ministry (Gurnee Community Church) Served 59 kids, tailoring *new* pants and shirts for the upcoming school year Church Tours & Love INC Sundays Libertyville Covenant Love INC Sunday : Raised $7,800 for Love INC through the Furniture Team’s challenge to the church! Christ Church Highland Park Bus Tour: Group stopped at Love INC for a tour and learned more about the ministry and how they can share their talents July Volunteer Orientation: Nine new people attended to explore ways to serve how God wired them First Presbyterian of Waukegan Love INC Sunday: Spark preached and shared more about Love INC with the church

5. Upcoming Ministry Opportunities Gap Ministry Coordinator position is posted! Kevin’s last day was Thursday; he is leaving Love INC to ‘go missional’ Please share the job description within your churches and other circles Pray for discernment as we navigate the hiring process Mobile Clothing distribution Drive for children’s clothing! Stock up on 5T – teen clothing for the four upcoming giveaways Volunteers & clothing items needed for: Week of August 24 th “Back to School” at Bethel in Gurnee Week of October 12 th Coats/Winter Prep at First Presbyterian Waukegan Week of December 6 th “Sharing God’s Warmth” in Zion Starter Kit delivery teams Deliveries are available for whenever your teams have the time! Intake Ministers – Clearinghouse is 4-6 weeks behind in engaging families! Loving listeners reach out to our clients, learn more about their situation, and offer encouragement and prayer

6. Upcoming Events Annual Dinner Auction at Midlane Golf Resort Friday October 16 th, 6p Social Hour & Silent Auction, 7:30p dinner Help us find items for the silent auction portion of the evening (sports or theatre tickets, sports memorabilia, gift cards or gift baskets, etc.) Share flyers, social media posts, etc. within your congregations Post on your church’s website, Ministry Boards, etc. Invite, invite, invite! We want all our tables filled with people Ask your small group to share a table, invite those who many not know Love INC to help them learn about the ministry

7. Upcoming Events Volunteer Orientation, Saturday September 19th Overview of Love INC and opportunity to learn about specific opportunities to plug into various ministries Scheduled for every two months through 2015 Contact Spark to RSVP – open to anyone! Love INC National Gathering at Village Church of Gurnee, September 23-25 Annual gathering of all Love INCs across the country – for staff, board members, and volunteers to learn and share ideas across our affiliates. Contact Spark if you are interested in more information

8. BREAKOUT DISCUSSION

9. Discussion How do you see other ministries presented in your church?

10. What does a CMC do? Purpose To lead as the champion for the Love INC ministry within your church, sharing the mission & vision of Love INC and helping other Christ- followers to connect to opportunities to serve How do I do this? 1. Help church leaders prepare the church for outreach Coordinate a Love INC Day, identify existing church ministries, and/or implement a talent tithe using an Individual Resource Inventory 2. Promote Love INC throughout the church Share ministry opportunities, Love Stories, prayer requests, and events 3. Keep Love INC informed about the church’s ministry needs 4. Help develop and/or support Love INC Gap Ministries 5. Help the church refer needs to the Love INC Clearinghouse, as needed 6. Help recruit servants from within your church 7. Share volunteer best practices with church volunteers 8. Encourage prayer support

11. What’s next? PRAY for the Ministry A consistent supply of servants to share the love of Christ to those in need Financial support for our new ministry space RECRUIT servants Clearinghouse Intake Minister & Receptionist Furniture teams & Starter Kit deliveries CONNECT leadership in your church to help get folks energized & involved Love INC Sundays Presentations to leadership Presentations to Mission boards ATTEND the next CMC meeting on Sat Nov 14 th, 2015

12. SERVING OPPORTUNITIES

13. Clearinghouse Serving Opportunities Clearinghouse Coordinator (CC) Prayer warrior team ROLES - Cover office & clients in prayer - Collect client prayer needs from office team - Collect Love INC prayer needs from staff/board - Coordinate with partner church prayer teams - Communicate Love INC petitions to prayer warriors Receptionist team ROLES - Voice of Love INC to all callers - Share process with clients & agencies - Route calls to appropriate location - Schedule intakes - Offer prayer! ** do not troubleshoot!** Calling/Verification team ROLES - Return client calls left on voicemail, help investigate questions - Review client verification needs with CC - Make follow-up calls as needed - Offer prayer! Intake Minister team ROLES - First major contact with person in need - Learn about client’s situation through intake phone call - Follow up calls with client, as determined with CC - Offer prayer! Data entry / other office needs ROLES - Rename faxes in system - Enter client information, initial & updated - Enter verification information, as rec’d - Enter volunteer hours (Gap ministries, office servants, board, etc) - File paperwork 1 leader & unlimited warriors!1/day M-F 9a-1:15pm2-3/day M-F 9a-1:15pm3-4/day M-F 9a-1:15pm1-2/day M-F 9a-1:15pm

14. Gap Ministry Serving Opportunities Gap Ministry Coordinator Starter Kit Goods ROLES - Identify donation needs - Sort & cull donations - Group/stage items - Pack kits - Deliver kits Admin ROLES - Identify eligible clients - Schedule church delivery team - Schedule delivery w. client - Prepare paperwork - Track paperwork return & closeout request Furniture Goods ROLES - Identify donation needs - Stock & cull inventory - Clean upholstered items - Repair furniture - Pick & stage items - Deliver furniture Admin ROLES - Identify eligible clients - Schedule church delivery team - Schedule delivery w. client - Prepare paperwork - Track paperwork return & closeout request Donor management ROLES - Return calls from potential donors - Schedule pick-up app’ts -Prepare paperwork - Track paperwork return & closeout request

15. Gap Ministry Serving Opportunities Gap Ministry Coordinator Clothing (Mobile model) Goods ROLES - Identify donation needs - Review & cull donations - Sort into bins/racks - Transport to location - Set up/tear down at location - Serve at location Admin ROLES - Identify eligible clients - Recruit host church - Schedule app’t w. client - Prepare paperwork for church tem - Track paperwork return & closeout request Baby Shower/Layette Goods ROLES - Identify donation needs - Stock & cull inventory - Deliver the items Admin ROLES - Identify eligible clients - Schedule church delivery team - Schedule delivery w. client - Prepare paperwork - Track paperwork return & closeout request

16. Other ministry opportunities Church pastors & leadership for client visits/relationship building Intake ministers are now actively asking families if they would like to speak with someone for spiritual growth & guidance Solicit donations Financial Goods, as identified by Gap Ministry teams Connect with schools to pick up lost & found or donated uniforms Provide contacts for corporate furniture/household good donations Communications Take pictures of ministry in action! Help source & write stories Social media support (Twitter, other forms) Supplement Gap Ministries Follow-up post client delivery (ie: notes of encouragement, call, etc) Follow-up post furniture donor pick-up (ie: notes of encouragement, call, etc.)