Annual Report 2012 – compressed - York St Church of Christ

MINISTRY SUPPORT REPORTROLEWell my brothers /sisters and friendshere at York StreetChurch of Christ, myrole as the MinistrySupport staff worker isone that is of greatchallenge and rewardto me personally. We are members of a church that isgrowing and very dynamic and we seem to be alwaysunder resourced when it comes to congregationmembers that have a servant heart and are able toserve in kingdom business. I guess that this is normal inthe western church and this is a constant challenge forme in my areas of responsibility here at York St.Current Ministry Support activities performed on behalfof the Senior Pastor are as follows: Coordination of Pastoral Care for congregationmembers and those associated with York StreetChurch of Christ, Emergency Service Ministry activities with theVictorian Council of Churches EmergenciesMinistry (VCC EM) and the Country Fire Authority(CFA).Each of the aforementioned ministry activities is eitheressential to our well being or necessary to fulfill ourbecome like Him; and be equipped to impact the localis on a Mission!Although my position here at York Street Church ofChrist is a Volunteer Staff role, nevertheless, it is aposition that requires competence, capacity, spiritualgifting and the ability to be a team player. It is myprivilege and honor to serve in the Kingdom through thelocal church, which I believe is part of the actualcoalface of Christendom.The following is a summary of my activity since the lastAGM in November 2011.PASTORAL CAREThe MinistryThe Pastoral Care Ministry hastwo elements of service, theyare; Visitation and Welcomers.Both of these areas of serviceand ministry are vital to ourcontinued growth and sustainment as a large regional. It cannot be stressedenough that without consistent believing and passionateservice, these ministry activities could not be sustained.Praise God for the servants of Christ who not onlymaintain this ministry but grow this ministry within YorkStreet Church of Christ.The TeamsWe are blessed to have teams of believers who serveweekly and who often go unnoticed by our large churchfamily. Neither pastoral care ministry activities, Visitationand Welcomers, could happen without these teams ofbelievers being lead by passionate servant leaders. Forthose of us who have responsibility in the pastoral area ofYork Street Church of Christ, not only appreciate theseservants of the King, we support them in every way wecan.Visitationsuch a large church family, pastoral care cannot beperformed successfully by two pastors and a couple ofElders. Our church family can be approximately 400 to500 attendees on any Sunday and extended toapproximately 700 people for those connected to YorkStreet Church of Christ. What a ministry challenge forYork Street. We Praise God! For He is supplying thegifted servants to meet the need.development of the Pastoral Care Visitation Team lead bythe Visitation Coordinator Heather Gordon. Throughleadership the Pastoral Care Visitation team has not onlygrown in servant numbers but has seen growth inpastoral care contacts and follow up activity. Anotherpart of this success story is the commencement ofmonthly church services at Kirralee Retirement Homeand regular communion services at the Messer Hostel,both conducted by the Visitation Team. A snap shot ofthis ministry activity can be appreciated when you reviewHours and days worked at York St = 815 hours, or days at 7.5 hours per day = 108.6 days (normalweek is three working days).Eureka Men – ‘Wild at Heart’ monthly sessions = eight (total session hours = approx 28 hours).Emergency Service Ministry = 96 hours to date (includes regular role and call out).20