 The Learning Ministry Team provides opportunities to grow in faith and lead lives
of worship, service and witness.
The team promotes lifelong learning
and uplifts the history and traditionsof the Lutheran Church and congregation.
How to contact your Ministry Team
Jill Gretzinger,
chairwoman gretzcjlcs@new.rr.com
Barry Hoff barry.hoff@prodigy.net
Pam Knaack,
Recorder
Kathie Kommers
Gloria Luebke
Sharon Orsted orsted_sa@prodigy.net
Peter Peregrine peregrinefam@sbcglobal.net
Staff Liaisons
Anita Damon adamon@felc.com
Donna Haberland dhaberland@felc.com
The Learning Ministry Team consists of seven to nine members, including three council members, who serve for three years. The team works with pastors and the Christian Education Coordinator to create meaningful programs of Christian education, including:
- Communion instruction
- Vacation Bible School
- Adult Education
- New Membership Sessions
- Children's Learning Hour
- Confirmation classes
The Learning Ministry Team also:
- Selects and provides the curriculum and materials for the Children's Learning Hour.
- Looks for ways to promote the educational value of the history and traditions of the Lutheran Church and First English.
- Makes recommendations regarding the facilities needed for educational programs.
- Assists the Christian Education Coordinator to recruit and train teachers
- Promotes and maintains the church libraries used by members.
- Submits annual reports to the Congregational Council.
- Submits budget recommendations.
Learning Ministry Team minutes
Last meeting: Sept. 9, 2008
Attendees:
Jill Gretzinger
Barry Hoff
Kathie Kommers
Gloria Luebke
Sharon Orsted
Peter Peregrine
Staff:
Anita Damon
Donna Haberland
Excused:
Pamela Knaack
Items that may require Council action: None
Items that may require budget/finance coordination: None.
Important items of information:
- A joint task force on new parent ministry” has been created with Congregational Life. They will be looking at ways to help new parents raise children in Christian hope and joy. As a first step, a new parent’s prayer series will be offered in October as part of Wednesday LIFT.
- Library Committee will be hosting a book fair again this fall; tentative dates are Oct. 18 and 25. Details will be included in the October FELC newsletter.
- Recruitment of teachers for Sunday school and confirmation is taking up too much of Anita and Donna’s time. They need help! The ministry team agreed to search the Internet and talk to other churches to come up with “best practices” resources for discussion at our October meeting.
- Mo requested we consider creating a standing subcommittee of the Learning Ministry Team to deal with confirmation. This will be decided next time after we determine the steps needed to create a subcommittee.
- Copies of the Youth and Children’s Ministry Handbook were distributed. Ministry Team members were asked to review it. There is a concern about what we do if we find people have been convicted of minor offenses. The current handbook says nothing, but the volunteer application implies that people may not be eligible to volunteer if they have been convicted of “felonies, misdemeanors and ordinance violations.” Several members of the ministry team will look into the issue and bring a recommendation to a future meeting.
- There is interest in adding a family VBS and perhaps a second session of regular VBS to next summer’s line-up of events. This will be added as a goal for next year.
- Ministry team goals for 2008 were distributed and reviewed. Goals for 2009 will be discussed at the next ministry team meeting.
Submitted by:
Peter N. Peregrine
Archived minutes:
September 2008
August 2008
June 2008
May 2008
April 2008
March 2008
February 2008
January 2008
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