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| Weekly Newsgram – October 5th, 2016 |
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A New Volunteer Opportunity
We seek to support this growing ministry through volunteer “Regional Coaches“. Our fist RC is the Rev. Dr. Orea Jones-Wells, a retired VA chaplain who remains active in rural North Carolina. She volunteered for this position after being in touch with congregations seeking to do better by their veterans but not knowing how. Dr. Jones-Wells is now in touch with two clusters of congregations seeking to introduce the ministry to them and then assist as they implement it.
You may find a working job description of the position here. We have another volunteer seeking approval and are looking for at least six more so the ministry can continue to expand. VMFC is designed as a bottom up ministry – that is a congregation must have a dedicated lay team to implement the ministry with the approval and support of the leaders of the assembly. The Pastor is certainly involved but the majority of the work comes from the core team. With this being the case, the RC is the advocate who comes along side new teams to inform, train, and encourage as they begin the process. As congregations implement their individual ministries our goal is to develop lead congregations in each geographic cluster area with the RC serving as a resource. At the national level we hope for this network of RCs to collaborate on a regular basis via electronic media to share best practices and provide insights and suggestions on the way forward in a variety of settings. This expertise will continue to renew as more and more veterans, actively serving military, and their families find loving, informed, and caring congregations which they can call home. Looking for the opportunity to continue to make a difference in the lives of our heroes? Then contact the MCA office and volunteer to be a Regional Coach. I hope to hear from you soon. After all, we are “Chaplains for LIfe.” Lyman Smith Executive Director
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