Notes from our July Team Huddle

Hello team! I wanted to thank those of you who were able to attend our 2nd team huddle this year! Saturday, July 24th was a great time of sharing, caring, and voting :)


Members in attendance were: Mellisa Pressley, Amy Zimmerman, Chris Harris, Susan Michels, Holly Maples, and guest presenters from Family Bridge



Secondary Team Reports:

Funeral Ministry - We are still in need of a funeral ministry coordinator

Community Resources - We have a new coordinator, Chris Harris, who will be meeting with community groups in which we want to partner with for various ministry efforts. She will also be maintaining our new community resource center located in the church office. This is an area where many types of resources and information is located for anyone needing assistance.




Care Coordinator Items:

The main thing we introduced was a free online system designed to help organize meals for someone who needs help. This is an amazing tool for the people in your life group. It can eliminate many calls and streamline multiple groups of people to meet one need.










Check out their website: http://www.takethemameal.com/ethemameal.com/



View a video about the impact this website has made: http://www.takethemameal.com/video.php





Ministry Team Items:

We were blessed to have Annie Heart present our team with information about Family Bridge.


Family Bridge is a homeless shelter for families with children in Hillsboro that faith communities have chosen to adopt as their outreach mission to serve homeless families. The support network is called an Interfaith Hospitality Network.





For much more information, visit their website: http://www.family-bridge.org/




After the presentation, we and the members of the Evangelism Team voted to participate in this homeless outreach. This would be in place of our previous involvement with the S.O.S. Shelter and would require us to feed dinner and host 3 families overnight for 1 week 4-5 times per year.

Chris Harris will act as the Brookwood Family Bridge coordinator and with further meet with Annie for scheduling and further steps.






Mark Your Calendars!!

• Summer Lunch Program "Shadywood Outpost" is still running until August 20th from 11:30-1:30 pm
• Summer Bible Festival is this week after the Outpost until 2:30 pm
• SBF Family Fun Service and BBQ is August 1st
• Packed with love event is August 28th at Harvest Community Church
• Brookwood Revival is scheduled for Sept. 19-26th
• Next Team Huddle is November 6th 4-7 pm

Community Training for You!

Faith Community
First Contact Trainings
What happens when someone calls/comes to your faith community for help?


Basic Information and Referral Skills: Calls for Assistance
Wednesday April 14, 2010- 11:30am-1:30pm- Food provided
Calvary Lutheran Church 937 NE Jackson School Rd. Hillsboro, OR
 Debunking myths of poverty
 Client Rights
 Basic Information and Referral
 Social Safety Net Programs Q & A and networking: DHS, HUD, DAVS

Protocols and Guidelines:Visitors Seeking Assistance
Wednesday April 21st, 2010— 11:30am-1:15pm- Food provided
Hillsboro United Methodist 168 NE 8th Ave. Hillsboro, OR
 Gathering Info
 What can your faith community provide?
 Writing a Plan
 Community Resource Document
Presenter for Protocols and Guidelines: Annie Heart, Executive Director of the Family Bridge Inter-faith Hospitality Network Program, holds a Masters in Specialized Ministry (Justice & Peace Studies and Pastoral Care & Counseling). Annie has worked with faith communites for over 20 years as Church Ad-ministrator, as Conference Director of Peace and justice Ministries, as a missionary, Interim pastor, and Director of Outreach Ministries.


For more information/to RSVP contact:
Lindsay Badillo-Nelson Community Action
(503) 906-6485
lbadillonelson@caowash.org

Annie Heart
Family Bridge
(503) 844-2919
familybridge@gmail.com

Care Coordinator Meeting Coming in April!

Are you interested in being a part of a team of persons giving care and encouragement to others?

Please Join Us!
April 17th at Brookwood Baptist Church
4 pm - 5:15 pm

After our meeting, join us for a dinner with friends in your Life Group!

This is a potluck meeting designed to network, train, and build each other for care. Do not miss this training, even if you do not know whether you are going to be a part of the Ministry team or not.

Hope to see YOU there!

February Life Group Training in the Northwest Postponed to April

The NWBC has postponed the Life Group Training in the Northwest in order to allow for more churches to participate.  The schedule as we know it is listed above.

Care Coordinator Job Description

Life Group Care Coordinator
Job Description

The LIFE GROUP Care Coordinator is responsible for coordinating ministry for Life Group members who may have a family crisis, such as a death, divorce, illness, hospitalization etc. The Care Coordinator might be asked to coordinate meals, coordinate help with short-term financial needs or arrange hospital visits for members. The Care Coordinator works directly with the Life Group Coordinator.

THE CARE COORDINATOR WILL:

Greet guests in the LIFE GROUP each week. Encourage them to join.
Contact group members a minimum of once a month.
Identify and contact those not regularly attending LIFE GROUP each week.
Coordinate care for group members in time of crisis and need.
Encourage and support an atmosphere for support and awareness of spiritual struggles.
Attend scheduled Team Huddles that include:
Meet with P-Ministry Team
Meet with Life Group Planning Team
Handle personal information with confidentiality and discretion.

SPIRITUAL GIFTS:
Mercy, Service/Helps, Leadership, Administration, Discernment, Exhortation

Character traits include:
Listener, person of confidentiality, observant, and friendliness

Our Purpose

Provide for one another’s needs.
• Spiritually (encouragement, companionship, and prayer)
• Physically (food, shelter, finances)
• Emotionally (support, mentorship)