Koinonia Group - Meets at least once a month in homes of group members
A fellowship/ study group composed of 10 – 12 persons who meet
at least once of month. The group provides mutual support as they
grow in faith together. Contact Person – Ken Cromwell
Community Concert Ministry -
Meets as needed Parlor
The ministry is responsible for the operation of the concert series.
This includes fundraising, budgeting, marketing, staging concerts
and holding post- concert receptions. Contact Person- David Smith
Nursery School - During the school week as needed. 2nd Floor education
wing
This small group is made up of persons who have an active interest
in the Nursery School mission, which is to provide a quality
learning experience in a Christian environment. The group includes
teachers,
volunteers, and parents. Contact Person – Beverly Haines
Prayer Shawl Ministry - 3rd Tuesday 10:00 a.m. Parlor
The purpose of this ministry is to make shawls to be given out
to those in need of comfort and healing. This ministry meets
once
a month to work on the shawls, pray over completed ones and
discuss who might be in need of a shawl. The ministry also provides
lap
robes for people in homeless shelters and woolen hats for children
on Indian reservations. Contact Person – Judy Smith
Hope Keepers - Meets at home of Janet Herschel, Warminster
or by internet connection.
A ministry that provides the hope, peace and purpose that can
only be found through Christ in supporting anyone with a chronic
illness
and/or chronic pain. Contact Person – Janet Herschel
Member Care Ministry - 4th Monday 7:30 p.m. Parlor
This ministry plans for and institutes programs to care for the people
of Good Shepherd .
The team also places emphasis on mutual support of one another in
the group. Come and join us in a ministry to insure that our Christian
fellowship is one where no person stands alone. Contact
Person – Jane
Fleming
Stewardship Ministry - 2nd Tuesday 7:30 p.m. Rooms 110/111
The Stewardship Ministry develops strategies to evoke and promote
discipleship to Jesus Christ in daily living and by teaching
the proper use of each individual’s time, talent, and resources.
The ministry meets monthly. Contact Person – David Smith
Confirmation Ministry Team - Meets 4/5 times per year Room 110/111
The purpose of the team is oversight of the Confirmation Program
as set forth in Continuing Resolution on Christian Formation.
The team guides the planning, implementation, and continued evaluation
of a two-year pastoral and educational Confirmation Ministry
program
that is grade-centered and gospel-centered. Team members are
actively involved in the on-going program and make recommendations
to the
Congregation Council for Affirmation of Baptism for those youth
that successfully fulfill the requirements of the program.
Contact Person – Barbara T. King
Church Growth Ministry Team - 1st Mondays 7:30 p.m. Parlor
This ministry is responsible for the outreach function of the
congregation. The team seeks to motivate and equip the congregation
for the
work of reaching others for Christ. Contact Person – Jim
Mullowney
Social Ministry Team - 1st Tuesday 7: 30 p.m. Parlor
The Social Ministry Team meets the 1st Tuesday of the month at
10:00 a.m. They seek to extend Christian compassion and helpfulness
to
people in need of physical or spiritual aid, striving to enlist
as many members of organizations of the congregation as possible
in such efforts. The team studies social conditions, especially
in the local community, in order to bring the light of Christian
truth to bear on critical issues. Contact Person – Judy
Smith
Wednesday Evening Bible Study -
7:30 – 9:30 p.m. Parlor
Interested persons gather together to study, learn, and grow in
their relationship with God. They accomplish this through the study
of
the Bible and the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The group
also gathers for fellowship, mutual support, and prayer. Contact
Person – Ellen Thompson
4H Group: Health, Healing, Wholeness, and Holiness Group – 3rd
Monday 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. Green Residence, Warminster.
. The group explores the wonderful gift God gave you yourself
. Discussions include family interaction, diet, meditation, stress,
emotions, and
relaxation. Each meeting includes devotional time and prayer.
Basically it’s a we care group. Come as you are for a night of fellowship
and connection. Contact Person – Melody Green
Wednesday Morning Bible Study-
10:00 – 11:30 a.m. Parlor
Each session begins with personal sharing and a prayer, then
engage in a study of Bible passages or themes, seeking the ways
in which the ancient Word is
alive for us today. The focus varies among selections of readings scheduled
to be heard at worship the following Sunday, readings clustered around
a theme (e.g., forgiveness), and specific books of the Bible.
Contact Person – Pastor
Michael Carlson
Fellowship Ministry Team - 3rd Tuesday 7:30 p.m. Parlor
This team coordinates Sunday morning coffee hour and works with other
ministry areas to coordinate events. Some of these events are:
game nights, Advent Dinner, walking in the park, camping, Church
Picnic, and Pie Fellowship. We are always looking for new ideas
and help for events and for Sunday mornings. Come share your gifts,
your ideas, your time, and your talents. Contact Person - Melody
Green
