Janie and David’s Epistle!
For some time we have been feeling the strain of everything that has sprung up
over the last 4 years or so. Our home has become overloaded with gear; our finances have often been stretched because we don’t always get paid on time; and we have become irritated (old turkeys aren’t we?!) when we are doing a multitude of activities all at once. We have realised that DNA is not structured effectively so as to support and facilitate all that is going on. Our light structures were fine when we started off; now they need to be strengthened.
The Acts 6 story
When the Apostles became overloaded with too much caring, some people were left out
and disadvantaged (see Acts 6). The Apostles called the people together and the people chose 7 deacons to ensure that everybody was catered for adequately. Then the Apostles concentrated on the Word of God and prayer. Tri Nguyen has helped us see that we need to do something similar here in DNA. We therefore want to create 7 Servant Teams to take care of many areas we do badly, or sometimes not at all. These are the teams we imagine and a brief description of their responsibilities.
Seven Servant Teams
Administrative/secretarial: typing, photocopying, telephoning, filing, packing boxes, keeping the office in order, updating address lists etc.
Finance: paying in offerings to the bank, bookkeeping, reporting on income and expenditure, paying bills, promoting the ministry of giving in the community
Communication: sending emails, maintaining and developing the website, producing newsletters, publicising activities
Equipment: maintaining and managing all equipment (PA, audio-visual, computers, photocopier, minibus etc.) rota for PA operators, recommending purchases when things need to be replaced
Hospitality at worship events: welcoming, setting up, making coffee, rota for providing refreshments, packing up on Sundays and other major events on Sundays and other major events
