Our Nominations and Leadership Development Committee (NLD) met for just the second time on Monday evening. We are still in the process of determining how we can most effectively bless the life of the church by bringing the gifts of our community to light and helping them find their expression. There are three concrete steps we are taking in order to fulfill our purpose. All three fall under the general theme of “getting to know you:”
We are creating a list of all the ministries, programs, and behind the scenes tasks that take place at or on behalf of the church. If you do anything on behalf of the church (run a small group, consistently share Facebook posts, cook for Kairos, call to check on people regularly, or ANYthing else!) we’d love to hear about it. Over time, we’ll work to connect various similar efforts and to identify areas where there are gaps we need to fill. In the season of getting to know you, we simply want as much information as we can gather to get a sense of what’s already going on. Email jeremy@fumcbeaumont.org or contact an NLD member listed below to share what you’re up to at or on behalf of the church.
A new short term small group - it will be called - “Getting to Know You” - and it will be a 4 week small group especially designed to help our guests get to know the church. The group will be held during the Sunday School hour (9:45-10:45) the four Sundays in April and will be open to anyone who wants to come. Look for more information and details in March or email jeremy@fumcbeamont.org if you’d like to attend or assist.
Coffee conversations - members of the NLD will begin making phone calls to all of our members and long term guests for the purpose of (you guessed it) getting to know you. The goal is to find a time to meet for coffee (or lunch, a milkshake, or just to talk) and get to know our people better. Over time, we are aiming to have at least one conversation with everyone listed on any of our databases. If you want to jump to the front of the line and reach out to us, please email jeremy@fumcbeaumont.org and I’ll make sure someone reaches out soon to set up the conversation.
Thank you for helping us start moving forward on this vital work!
- Gene Soper, Melissa Wood, Chrissie Joyner, Cheryl Charlton, Mickey Rouse, Pat Whitmire, Robin Snoek (Leadership Board Chair), and Jeremy Wester (Pastor)