Discuss what you think a staff member’s report to a board should include and what it should accomplish?
I would think that a staff member would report on how things are going within their organization. For example, a youth pastor would probably report on how the youth growing, or declining whatever the case. I would also think that staff members would address issues or conflicts they have, and address a change.
In the end result, I believe that the board would discuss whatever issues are addresses and come to a conclusion. I do not think that everything is ever settle how that makes everyone happy; I would think that people argue a lot in these meetings.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Week Three – Administrative Work – David
Administrative Work
Brookhaven Wesleyan Church
I interviewed Pastor John Walton the assistant pastor
January 21, 2009
60% preparing for music
20% Spiritual Formation
20% Missions
Monday: clean up day –he gets all his stuff organized so the week can go smooth
Tuesday: Communication days –he contacts his people.
Wednesday: Teach Bible studies and have staff meetings
Thursday: Meet with Praise team
Firday and Saturday: day off (sometimes there are things to attend. Usually visitations)
Sunday: Worship and Praise
Pastor John Walton is an assistant pastor at Brookhaven Wesleyan church. His responcibility in the church is music, spiritual formation, and missions. For music, he is responsible for worship leading, commmunicating, organizing, creating, and presenting with/to the congregation. For spiritual formation, he is responsible for recruiting, organizing communicating, and teaching. For missions, he is responsible for recruiting, communicating, organixing, implementing, and presenting loaca and global missions to everyone.
With these three responsibilities as his prime focus, he still has other pastoral responsibilities like: visitations, weekly meetings, building/facility jobs, funeral help, preaching, and many more.
Observations:
Pastors have too many things to do with too little of time.
Pastors have many little jobs that people would not think of them having to do.
Everyone in the office has to take part in the work within it, and the pastors have to take part in their share of locking the doors or fixing the budget or whatever.
Pastor John has to manage his time wisely or he will not be able to handle things.
There is a lot of pressure on Pastors to get things done on time or they will be taking time out of something else that needs to get done.
Brookhaven Wesleyan Church
I interviewed Pastor John Walton the assistant pastor
January 21, 2009
60% preparing for music
20% Spiritual Formation
20% Missions
Monday: clean up day –he gets all his stuff organized so the week can go smooth
Tuesday: Communication days –he contacts his people.
Wednesday: Teach Bible studies and have staff meetings
Thursday: Meet with Praise team
Firday and Saturday: day off (sometimes there are things to attend. Usually visitations)
Sunday: Worship and Praise
Pastor John Walton is an assistant pastor at Brookhaven Wesleyan church. His responcibility in the church is music, spiritual formation, and missions. For music, he is responsible for worship leading, commmunicating, organizing, creating, and presenting with/to the congregation. For spiritual formation, he is responsible for recruiting, organizing communicating, and teaching. For missions, he is responsible for recruiting, communicating, organixing, implementing, and presenting loaca and global missions to everyone.
With these three responsibilities as his prime focus, he still has other pastoral responsibilities like: visitations, weekly meetings, building/facility jobs, funeral help, preaching, and many more.
Observations:
Pastors have too many things to do with too little of time.
Pastors have many little jobs that people would not think of them having to do.
Everyone in the office has to take part in the work within it, and the pastors have to take part in their share of locking the doors or fixing the budget or whatever.
Pastor John has to manage his time wisely or he will not be able to handle things.
There is a lot of pressure on Pastors to get things done on time or they will be taking time out of something else that needs to get done.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
TICK TICK TICK.... the semester is slipping away...
TICK TICK TICK.... the semester is slipping away... don't skip too many weeks ... or you could get slammed at mid term... (You can do some late but you will still lose the on-time credit for it)
Friday, January 23, 2009
Keep on keeping on
I just read through all your work below... you guys are on track--keep on keeping on!
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Week two – Tithing - David
The word “tithe” refers to the giving of a “tenth” of one’s income to God or for other charitable purposes. The law of tithing simply means that the God, our creator, requires us to pay Him the first tenth of our increase or income.
Tithing is mention in the Old and New Testament; Paul strongly talks about how we should tithe our offerings to God. I believe that tithing is commanded by God and that we should give a tenth of what we earned to the church.
Week two – Making a Budget – David
Brookhaven
I interviewed Pastor John Walton the assistant pastor
January 21, 2009
Process:
1. Staff submits subjective budget lines to treasurer
2. Treasurer takes budget to committee meeting where the budget is set
3. Budget is given to Local Board of Administration for final vote of approval
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Week one - Kinds of Leadership - David
Kinds of Leadership
What is leadership? The dictionary meaning is: 1) the position or function of a leader; 2) the ability to lead; and 3) an act or instance of leading; guidance; direction.
When we attempt to answer what leadership is, we automatically think that leadership is someone who takes a leadership position and only leads down to people under them. That is not true! No matter what leadership position one is in, he/she can lead in three different ways. In John Maxwell’s book The 360-Degree Leader, Maxwell teaches us the skills we need to become an all-around 360-degree leader. He tells us that not only can we “lead down” to our followers, but we can “lead up” to our leader, and “lead across” to our colleagues.
So what is leadership, well I will tell you what it is not, leadership is NOT a power play of lording authority over others and glorifying oneself, it is not an authoritarian attitude or a charismatic control either.
What does the Bible say about leadership?
· Numbers 27:16-17- goal oriented and people oriented
· Deuteronomy 1:14-18- fairness; impartiality, strength, know limitation sand include others
· Acts 6:3- Be a good model
· Galatians 5:22-23 – Fruits of the spirit; if you don’t use fruit it rots
· Philippians 2:3 – honest understanding of yourself, strong external focus
· Philippians 4:13- know where your strength comes form; Christ:
· A leader should have ethics. They should be love centered, with the idea of being a servant; being aggressively self-giving. (Ephesians 6:4, Philippians 2:6-8, and Thessalonians 2:11)
· A leader should church centered and always connected with the local church. (Acts 2:41-42; 1 Corinthians 12)
· A leader should have responsibility. They should be Christ centered; ultimately responsible to Christ. (Matthew 25:31-46; John)
· A leader should be dynamic and spirit centered. (Romans 8:14; Galatians 5:18; John 14-17)
With in the leadership role, there are characteristics, qualities, and principles.
The characteristic components would be:
· Beliefs – basic understanding of God and people.
· Values – Attitudes you have about the worth of beliefs.
· Skills – knowledge and abilities we develop over a lifetime.
· Traits – qualities that people have (honesty, imagination)
The qualities of Leadership would be:
· Religious commitment- commitment to Christ, foundation ; commitment to body of Christ.
· Discipline and Self-control – delayed gratification.
· Affirming of others – look for every opportunity to build others up.
· Loving toward others – must have strength involved, willing to say no/ not always PC.
· Honesty/Integrity – yourself and others.
· Service not gain.
· Wisdom – more than knowledge, its effective use.
· Emotional Health.
The principles of leadership would be:
· Know yourself – improve yourself.
· Technically proficient – you need to know it, be the best you can.
· Seek Responsibility – take positions that will stretch you.
· Sound Decisions/Timely Decisions – gather as much information as you can.
· Set the example – never know when someone is watching.
· Know your people – don’t burn out your followers.
· Keep your people in formed – timely information.
· Develop Responsibility – in your people, they need to own it.
· Follow-up – give people the authority to do what you ask, check up on them from time to time.
· Train your people – on going, give them what they need to accomplish the task (K) Use your resources – know what your peoples gifts are
What is leadership? The dictionary meaning is: 1) the position or function of a leader; 2) the ability to lead; and 3) an act or instance of leading; guidance; direction.
When we attempt to answer what leadership is, we automatically think that leadership is someone who takes a leadership position and only leads down to people under them. That is not true! No matter what leadership position one is in, he/she can lead in three different ways. In John Maxwell’s book The 360-Degree Leader, Maxwell teaches us the skills we need to become an all-around 360-degree leader. He tells us that not only can we “lead down” to our followers, but we can “lead up” to our leader, and “lead across” to our colleagues.
So what is leadership, well I will tell you what it is not, leadership is NOT a power play of lording authority over others and glorifying oneself, it is not an authoritarian attitude or a charismatic control either.
What does the Bible say about leadership?
· Numbers 27:16-17- goal oriented and people oriented
· Deuteronomy 1:14-18- fairness; impartiality, strength, know limitation sand include others
· Acts 6:3- Be a good model
· Galatians 5:22-23 – Fruits of the spirit; if you don’t use fruit it rots
· Philippians 2:3 – honest understanding of yourself, strong external focus
· Philippians 4:13- know where your strength comes form; Christ:
· A leader should have ethics. They should be love centered, with the idea of being a servant; being aggressively self-giving. (Ephesians 6:4, Philippians 2:6-8, and Thessalonians 2:11)
· A leader should church centered and always connected with the local church. (Acts 2:41-42; 1 Corinthians 12)
· A leader should have responsibility. They should be Christ centered; ultimately responsible to Christ. (Matthew 25:31-46; John)
· A leader should be dynamic and spirit centered. (Romans 8:14; Galatians 5:18; John 14-17)
With in the leadership role, there are characteristics, qualities, and principles.
The characteristic components would be:
· Beliefs – basic understanding of God and people.
· Values – Attitudes you have about the worth of beliefs.
· Skills – knowledge and abilities we develop over a lifetime.
· Traits – qualities that people have (honesty, imagination)
The qualities of Leadership would be:
· Religious commitment- commitment to Christ, foundation ; commitment to body of Christ.
· Discipline and Self-control – delayed gratification.
· Affirming of others – look for every opportunity to build others up.
· Loving toward others – must have strength involved, willing to say no/ not always PC.
· Honesty/Integrity – yourself and others.
· Service not gain.
· Wisdom – more than knowledge, its effective use.
· Emotional Health.
The principles of leadership would be:
· Know yourself – improve yourself.
· Technically proficient – you need to know it, be the best you can.
· Seek Responsibility – take positions that will stretch you.
· Sound Decisions/Timely Decisions – gather as much information as you can.
· Set the example – never know when someone is watching.
· Know your people – don’t burn out your followers.
· Keep your people in formed – timely information.
· Develop Responsibility – in your people, they need to own it.
· Follow-up – give people the authority to do what you ask, check up on them from time to time.
· Train your people – on going, give them what they need to accomplish the task (K) Use your resources – know what your peoples gifts are
Week One - Church Budget - David
Church Budget
Brookhaven Wesleyan Church
I interviewed Pastor John Walton the assistant pastor
January 15, 2009
57% Ministers and Staff
26%Facilities
13%Denomination support and missions
4%Programs
1. Some youth pastors get more than I thought.
2. Over half of the budget is paid to Ministers and staff.
3. Brookhaven does not include their “Faith Promise” fund on the budget.
Brookhaven Wesleyan Church
I interviewed Pastor John Walton the assistant pastor
January 15, 2009
57% Ministers and Staff
26%Facilities
13%Denomination support and missions
4%Programs
1. Some youth pastors get more than I thought.
2. Over half of the budget is paid to Ministers and staff.
3. Brookhaven does not include their “Faith Promise” fund on the budget.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Week 1 - Kinds of Leadership ~ Anton Folz
Kinds of Leadership
When thinking about the types of leaders that can be found in the Biblical text, one can quickly begin to identify that there is no one model or type of leader that all of them fit into. Leaders take on different forms, and in the Bible one cane see that God often had different purposes for people that were gifted in leadership in a special way for the thing that needed to be accomplished. Before discussing the types of leaders found in the biblical text however, it seems that an understanding of what leadership is would be beneficial. Thus before one can place people into leadership categories, they must first identify the key characteristics that define someone as such.
Within the context of the discussion, it is most appropriate to make a working definition that is simple and encompasses the many arms of leadership that might be found in the Biblical text. Thus a working definition of a leader might be someone that is in charge of a certain group of people or nation, and it is someone that takes charge and gives instruction to those that are under there guidance. So for the discussion of biblical characters being leaders and placing them into categories, one can use this simple information to begin to understand what it is that characterizes someone as such.
Looking then in the biblical text, it can bee seen that there are leaders throughout the entire sixty-six books of the Bible. Starting first with the first human being created, Adam, we see that he takes leadership in the form of leading his wife and sons. God appoints him in charge of naming all the animals of the created world, and thus Adam is a leader in the sense that he is the “headman.” For lack of better terms, the terms used will not be coming from any official leadership definition, but rather from a common sense standpoint. So we see Adam is a biblical figure that is a headman. There are others that have been headmen. It seems that Abraham was another man that God called into a special position of leadership to move him and his family to a new land that He promised him. Some may argue that Moses was also this sort of leader, one that carried out dominion over special groups that were headed for a new location or purpose. Thus Moses traveling through desert with the Israelites could constitute as such. Finally it seems that characters such as Noah, Jacob, and Eve would also fit into this first category. All of these individuals carried out special duties for the Lord and had special task giving to them to have dominion over.
The next sorts of leaders that can be easily identified in the biblical text are the ones that carry out the duties of spiritual leadership of many people. The term the “shepherd” is the one that makes the most sense for such a position. Paul (know earlier as Saul), Samuel, Luke, and Barnabas. These were people appointed to guide others in spiritual matters. Paul becomes the first missionary in the early church to travel thousands of miles for the purpose of sharing the Gospel message. He was concerned for the spiritual well being of many, and thus was looked up to as being an authoritative figure because of the leadership that he had in spiritual guidance. The others in the list also took on great leadership roles by directing in spiritual matters. This then leads to the next category that focuses more on relational aspects of leadership.
“Family directors” are a third category that could be possibly made of leaders found in the Bible. Of this, it seems that Joseph, James the brother of Jesus, Aaron, and Isaac could all be placed into this category. These were people that guided by help influence the main leader who were often their family member. Thus Aaron was a great leader that many look up to for guidance, but in all reality he was helping to by giving aid to Moses. In a similar way Isaac takes on responsibility that is handed down to him by his father. Thus he becomes a leader of main through the fact that he was the son of someone that was a great leader.
A forth type of leader category that seems extremely prevalent in the biblical text is the “stately magistrates.” This would include Ruth, Samson, and Deborah, along with many others. These were the judges that took leadership responsibility for a short time over certain people while a leader was desperately needed. These people did not necessarily have an in to the leadership role because of their family connections, but God called them to a specific season on leadership for a time when the people of God needed them greatly.
The fifth and final category is the “kingly masters.” This would include David, Saul, Jeroboam, Solomon, and others that had kingly leadership of large people groups in the biblical text. These people, mostly men in the biblical text, would have been appointed as a leader is a legal sense more than any of the other groups that have been mentioned previously. These would have been the highest authority in the land other that God and the occasional prophet or two, but nonetheless, these would have been in charge of hundreds of people and would have given rules and regulations that would effect how everyone and everything functioned in the land.
In conclusion, one can see that a leader is indeed one that takes on the responsibilities of guiding and directing others. This can manifest itself in many ways; however, it can be seen in specific ways throughout the biblical text. God appoints some to lead people in a king-like authoritative manor and others to lead the people spiritually. Thus it can be seen that leaders take on many roles and responsibilities, and can be used for different lengths of time. God calls only a select few to leadership roles, but when they are called, they carry with them heavy responsibilities.
When thinking about the types of leaders that can be found in the Biblical text, one can quickly begin to identify that there is no one model or type of leader that all of them fit into. Leaders take on different forms, and in the Bible one cane see that God often had different purposes for people that were gifted in leadership in a special way for the thing that needed to be accomplished. Before discussing the types of leaders found in the biblical text however, it seems that an understanding of what leadership is would be beneficial. Thus before one can place people into leadership categories, they must first identify the key characteristics that define someone as such.
Within the context of the discussion, it is most appropriate to make a working definition that is simple and encompasses the many arms of leadership that might be found in the Biblical text. Thus a working definition of a leader might be someone that is in charge of a certain group of people or nation, and it is someone that takes charge and gives instruction to those that are under there guidance. So for the discussion of biblical characters being leaders and placing them into categories, one can use this simple information to begin to understand what it is that characterizes someone as such.
Looking then in the biblical text, it can bee seen that there are leaders throughout the entire sixty-six books of the Bible. Starting first with the first human being created, Adam, we see that he takes leadership in the form of leading his wife and sons. God appoints him in charge of naming all the animals of the created world, and thus Adam is a leader in the sense that he is the “headman.” For lack of better terms, the terms used will not be coming from any official leadership definition, but rather from a common sense standpoint. So we see Adam is a biblical figure that is a headman. There are others that have been headmen. It seems that Abraham was another man that God called into a special position of leadership to move him and his family to a new land that He promised him. Some may argue that Moses was also this sort of leader, one that carried out dominion over special groups that were headed for a new location or purpose. Thus Moses traveling through desert with the Israelites could constitute as such. Finally it seems that characters such as Noah, Jacob, and Eve would also fit into this first category. All of these individuals carried out special duties for the Lord and had special task giving to them to have dominion over.
The next sorts of leaders that can be easily identified in the biblical text are the ones that carry out the duties of spiritual leadership of many people. The term the “shepherd” is the one that makes the most sense for such a position. Paul (know earlier as Saul), Samuel, Luke, and Barnabas. These were people appointed to guide others in spiritual matters. Paul becomes the first missionary in the early church to travel thousands of miles for the purpose of sharing the Gospel message. He was concerned for the spiritual well being of many, and thus was looked up to as being an authoritative figure because of the leadership that he had in spiritual guidance. The others in the list also took on great leadership roles by directing in spiritual matters. This then leads to the next category that focuses more on relational aspects of leadership.
“Family directors” are a third category that could be possibly made of leaders found in the Bible. Of this, it seems that Joseph, James the brother of Jesus, Aaron, and Isaac could all be placed into this category. These were people that guided by help influence the main leader who were often their family member. Thus Aaron was a great leader that many look up to for guidance, but in all reality he was helping to by giving aid to Moses. In a similar way Isaac takes on responsibility that is handed down to him by his father. Thus he becomes a leader of main through the fact that he was the son of someone that was a great leader.
A forth type of leader category that seems extremely prevalent in the biblical text is the “stately magistrates.” This would include Ruth, Samson, and Deborah, along with many others. These were the judges that took leadership responsibility for a short time over certain people while a leader was desperately needed. These people did not necessarily have an in to the leadership role because of their family connections, but God called them to a specific season on leadership for a time when the people of God needed them greatly.
The fifth and final category is the “kingly masters.” This would include David, Saul, Jeroboam, Solomon, and others that had kingly leadership of large people groups in the biblical text. These people, mostly men in the biblical text, would have been appointed as a leader is a legal sense more than any of the other groups that have been mentioned previously. These would have been the highest authority in the land other that God and the occasional prophet or two, but nonetheless, these would have been in charge of hundreds of people and would have given rules and regulations that would effect how everyone and everything functioned in the land.
In conclusion, one can see that a leader is indeed one that takes on the responsibilities of guiding and directing others. This can manifest itself in many ways; however, it can be seen in specific ways throughout the biblical text. God appoints some to lead people in a king-like authoritative manor and others to lead the people spiritually. Thus it can be seen that leaders take on many roles and responsibilities, and can be used for different lengths of time. God calls only a select few to leadership roles, but when they are called, they carry with them heavy responsibilities.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Week 1- Church Budget - Anton
The Church Budget
Lakeview Wesleyan Church
I interviewed Waneta, who is our business supervisor on Jan 13th, at 11:00 a.m. until 11:25.
The Break down of the financial budget;
53% Ministers and Staff
24% Facilities
9% Programs
14% Denomination support & Missions
Three observations from the data we assessed;
1) The budget is difficult to divide into one of these four areas in some ways. There were some things that did not seem to fit in any of the categories that had been given. However along with this it was interesting how many did seem to fit into programming even though they receive the smallest of the percent of the total budget.
2) The Pastors and staff do receive the largest section or percent of the budget, and they also had the least number of lines in the actual budget.
3) It was neat to see what amount of the budget went toward missions. Although Lakeview has a separate amount for missions, for the purpose of the assignment we added it into the total amount budget. In all reality though, the church has a separate dedicated account for missions that is dependent on the number of missionaries that the church is currently supporting, and thus bases that separate budget accordingly.
Lakeview Wesleyan Church
I interviewed Waneta, who is our business supervisor on Jan 13th, at 11:00 a.m. until 11:25.
The Break down of the financial budget;
53% Ministers and Staff
24% Facilities
9% Programs
14% Denomination support & Missions
Three observations from the data we assessed;
1) The budget is difficult to divide into one of these four areas in some ways. There were some things that did not seem to fit in any of the categories that had been given. However along with this it was interesting how many did seem to fit into programming even though they receive the smallest of the percent of the total budget.
2) The Pastors and staff do receive the largest section or percent of the budget, and they also had the least number of lines in the actual budget.
3) It was neat to see what amount of the budget went toward missions. Although Lakeview has a separate amount for missions, for the purpose of the assignment we added it into the total amount budget. In all reality though, the church has a separate dedicated account for missions that is dependent on the number of missionaries that the church is currently supporting, and thus bases that separate budget accordingly.
Week 1 - Tues. - Josh
Lakeview Wesleyan Church
Waneta 11:00-11:25
53% Ministers and Staff
24% Facilities
9% Programs
14% Denomination Support and Missions
1) Ministers and Staff to receive a bulk of the budget (as Drury predicted)
2) Missions support was not include in the general income or expense lines, but stood alone as a
dedicated item
3) A lot of money is spent on small things (e.g. bulletins, photocopies, lamination, etc)
Waneta 11:00-11:25
53% Ministers and Staff
24% Facilities
9% Programs
14% Denomination Support and Missions
1) Ministers and Staff to receive a bulk of the budget (as Drury predicted)
2) Missions support was not include in the general income or expense lines, but stood alone as a
dedicated item
3) A lot of money is spent on small things (e.g. bulletins, photocopies, lamination, etc)
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Thanks Man
Hey Trent, thank you for getting this setup so quickly. It is greatly appreciated. I am excited for what the semester holds for all of us. Each of you will be in my prayers daily. Thanks again and have a great day!
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