Ministries

Mission & Ministries

Our Mission

Our mission as an assembly of people who belong to the Lord is explicitly spelled out in the following statements of Jesus:

37 Jesus replied:"'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'
Matthew 22

18 Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."
Matthew 28
Our mission is summed up in the following statement:
Northview exists to glorify God by helping people
KNOW Jesus,
GROW to be like Him, and
SHOW Him to the world.

All our ministries in some form or fashion are to support this mission. We are in the people business and seek to develop an environment where we can help one another know Jesus better, and encourage one another to be continually developing a Jesus style character, and thus influence the people around us for God.
We want to develop this environment that will be attractive
to the people of our community so we can assist them in coming
to know Jesus, growing to be like Him, and then they in turn
will show Him to their world.
May we work together united in this effort for the glory of
our God.

ASSEMBLY MANAGEMENT MINISTRY

Cliff Toothaker and Michael Hendershot

MISSION: To bring glory to God with organized and orderly
worship, and with the keeping of accurate
statistical information.
FUNCTIONS:

1. To secure or insure the selection of the participants at each
worship service; Prayer Leaders, Scripture Readers, and
those to serve the Lord's Supper and receive the offering.

2. To provide baptismal garments, towels and assign an
assistant to aid person doing baptizing.

3. To keep accurate weekly attendance records for members
and visitors, and provide a report to administration.

4. To arrange yearly training opportunities for men who lead
in worship.

5. To arrange for the weekly preparation of the Lord's
Supper, and ensure all supplies for communion are
provided.

AUDIO/VISUAL MINISTRY

Keith Gee

MISSION: To provide up to date audio/visual capabilities to
promote the most excellent worship service to God
possible for members and visitors.

FUNCTIONS:

1. To provide audio and video capabilities for worship and class
events.

2. To maintain tape library and tape distribution of lessons
presented.

BUILDING & GROUNDS MINISTRY

BUILDING DEACON:

GROUNDS DEACON: Chris Mitchell

MISSION: To maintain and service church owned buildings and equipment in such a manner as to facilitate church activities. Contribute to the dignity and appearance of the property, remembering we should take pride in the care of this major tool devoted to the Lord's work.
FUNCTIONS:

1. Maintain the walls, roof, floors, ceilings, doors and windows of the church owned buildings.

2. Service and maintain the baptistery on a regular basis.

3. Coordinate the planning, construction, alterations and other capital improvements to the buildings.

4. Manage appropriate janitorial service and building preparation prior to and after services.

5. Coordinate janitorial services with the preschool/day care.

6. Procure and maintain a stock of supplies.

7. Operate the building for all occasions including opening, lighting, heating and cooling, filling and heating the baptistery, closing and securing.

8. Mow and trim lawn.

9. Fertilize, lime and seed the grounds.

10. Replace dead flowers and shrubbery and trim shrubs.

11. Keep paper and other debris picked up.

12. Repair play ground equipment.

13. Maintain parking areas in good repair.

14. Keep ice and snow cleared from walks, steps, and parking area in a way that will not hinder use of the building for services and the preschool.

15. Help park cars when a large crowd is expected.

16. Check and maintain outside lighting.

THE CARPENTER'S KIDS

MINISTRY LEADER: Susan Holthouser

MISSION: We exist to glorify God by partnering with families and the
Master Builder to teach our children to know Jesus, grow to
be like Him and show Him to the world.
FUNCTIONS:

Provide to the church and community weekly child development and care for children ages 6 weeks to 3 years, using Christian-based curriculum.

Provide to the church and community weekly child development and care for children ages 3-5 in a preschool environment, using Christian-based curriculum.

Provide services listed as #1 & #2 to the church and community at a tuition cost which reflects ministry and outreach purposes.

Generate additional resources which may augment the church's financial burden for an expanded facility.

Offer preschool-aged children life and learning skills, combined with Christian-based principles as foundation for a life that will bring glory to God.

To provide Northview with another contact-outreach tool wherein members of the community may come to know Jesus Christ.

CHILDREN'S ACTIVITY MINISTRY

DEACON: John Phillips

MISSION: To facilitate a healthy environment and ample
activities for our children (6th Grade and below) to
build relationships and develop a sense of belonging
with their peers in the congregation.

FUNCTIONS:

1. To plan, at least quarterly activities for children and their
families.

2. To develop ways to encourage parental involvement in their
children's church and Bible school activities.

3. Work closely with the youth ministry to organize at least one
yearly activity when all the youth are together for a special
event.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH MINISTRY

DEACON: Mark McCurry

MISSION: To translate the love of God from the Bible into
everyday actions by meeting the needs of neighbors in
our surrounding communities through various social
programs including employment, literacy and
education, financial education, and health related
projects.

FUNCTIONS:

1. Assist families in our community through programs supporting
such issues as single parenting, divorce, and depression.

2. Organize contact efforts such as mailings for those in the
community who have experienced a major life event (birth,
marriage, death, military deployment, etc.)

3. Organize regular personal contact efforts (door knocking and mailings).

4. Organize regular support of the local shelters and food banks.

5. Organize contact efforts (mailings, welcome baskets,etc.) for those new to the community by obtaining lists of new residents on a regular basis.

6. Provide yearly personal work training opportunities for the congregation to include video seminars or guest speakers.

7. Set up and conduct Bible studies - individuals and/or groups, keeping a up-to-date list of those who are willing to conduct these studies.

8. Regularly plan, budget, and conduct special outreach events and work
projects in the community.

9. Accept benevolent requests from the community and from congregation members and to provide for requested needs as appropriate.

10. Monitor and carry out the Adopt-A-Highway program for the
designated section of Amity Hill Road.

CONGREGATIONAL INVOLVEMENT MINISTRY

DEACON: Ed Sanford

MISSION: To ensure that each member has ample opportunity to
utilize their God given abilities in the work of
Northview while growing to be like Jesus and
showing Him to the world
FUNCTIONS:

To assist new members in becoming a working part of the congregation.

To provide a ministry packet to our new members that includes Spiritual gifts inventory , Worship assembly questionnaire, Membership directory, Ministry directory, etc.

To assist new members in finding a proper Bible class and small group to become a part of.

To analyze and encourage membership involvement in the ministries of Northview.

To arrange visitation or contact for those who have become
delinquent in their attendance at church.

DRAMA MINISTRY

DEACON: Rich White

MISSION: To organize and direct a drama team to
communicate God's truths through the drama
medium.
FUNCTIONS:

1. To provide a drama presentation on a quarterly basis
working closely with the worship ministry.

2. To provide drama presentations for special occasions
and events such as Christmas, YouthQuake, etc.

3. To seek outreach opportunities in the community though
drama.

FELLOWSHIP MINISTRY

DEACON: Mike ulton

MISSION: To plan and organize church wide fellowship
events.
FUNCTIONS:

1. Organize monthly fellowships, working around those annual
events which are hosted by other ministries.

2. Plan and organize at least two special congregational wide
fellowship events and others as leader determines. (For
example: talent show)

3. Keep paper goods available for each fellowship activity.
Organize kitchen duties and fellowship furniture.

FINANCE MINISTRY

DEACON: Ken Secrest

MISSION: To monitor and evaluate the financial condition of the church, to plan and prepare the annual budget for submission to the Elders, and to develop and maintain disbursement procedures that coincides with the budgeting and financial objectives for Northview church operations, as well as the construction of the new facilities on Amity Hill Rd.
FUNCTIONS:

1. Collect, count, verify and deposit the weekly contribution, as
well as other special contributions which may be received from
time to time

2. Post records of weekly contributions each Sunday on board in
the auditorium

3. Make prompt and accurate disbursements of funds as directed
by the Elders, whether the disbursements are recurring or non-
recurring

4. Develop and maintain accurate, up-to-date records of
expenditures by budget category on a monthly and a fiscal
year-to-date basis

5. Provide a monthly financial statement for distribution to the
congregation, including the weekly local contribution for the
fiscal year-to date

6. Provide a verbal and concise report to the congregation on a
quarterly basis, which shall be scheduled with the Deacon in
charge of Worship

7. To assimilate tentative budget figures of each ministry at the
beginning of the fourth quarter

8. To present a tentative budget for the elders approval prior to
presentation to the congregation in February of each year

9. To meet with Ministry Leader/Deacon yearly to review budget
expenditures

10. To prepare a yearly report of budget expenditures for the
Elders review and report to the congregation

11. To prepare and submit quarterly and annual tax returns on
earnings to the Internal Revenue Service

12. To prepare W-2's and 1099's for staff

13. To prepare semiannual application to the NC Department of
Revenue for the refund of sales taxes paid

GREETERS MINISTRY

DEACON: Lynn Baity

MISSION: To provide a warm friendly welcome and
assistance to all who attend our worship services.

FUNCTIONS:

1. To greet visitors and members at the door, and provide
assistance for those with special needs.

2. Provide usher assistance to all for auditorium seating.

3. Direct and escort visitors to their proper Bible classes.

4. Provide parking assistance as needed.

GUEST SERVICES MINISTRY

DEACON: Bob Underwood

MISSION: To impress our guests by showing/convincing them
that we are a church of loved and forgiven people
ready to love and forgive others and that sincere
relationships can be started on visit number one.
FUNCTIONS:

1. Strive to make a personal 'connection' with each guest,
especially during their first visit. Provide plenty of smiles and
be quick to 'go the extra mile'. Introduce guests to members
with the same family dynamic.

2. Be prepared to answer questions and provide various forms of
information pertaining to the church.

3. Acquire and document contact information at our services
and/or special events, and organize follow-up designed to show
love/concern/care and encourage future attendance/involvement.
Each guest should receive a visit, a telephone call, and/or
card to say "thank you" for attending our services and see if we
can serve them in any way.

4. Coordinate with other ministries to assure that our guests'
physical, emotional and spiritual needs are being met to the
best of our collective ability.

5. Encourage guests who have visited several times to become
involved in Bible classes designed especially for them, small
groups, personal Bible study, and/or areas of service.

MEN'S MINISTRY

Deacon: Michael Hendershot
email Michael

MISSION: To provide opportunities for the men of Northview to
be encouraged and challenged to grow as Christian
men fulfilling their duty to be the spiritual leaders of
their homes and our congregation.
FUNCTIONS:

1. To plan and conduct church-wide men's retreats or similar
activities.

2. To provide and promote Bible study opportunities on a
regular basis for the men of the congregation, to encourage
spiritual growth and camaraderie.

3. To provide opportunities for the men of Northview to learn
and practice leadership skills needed for the family and the
congregation.

4. To conduct service projects as able, to aid individuals and the
congregation as a whole, including providing care for widows
and shut-ins.

MISSIONS MINISTRY

DEACON: Ernie Ulmer

MISSION: To enlarge the borders of the Lord's Kingdom in
foreign countries and the United States.
FUNCTIONS:

1. To select appropriate missions and missionaries to support
in spreading the gospel of Christ.

2. To provide quarterly written reports to the congregation with
up-to-date information from the mission efforts.

To communicate regularly with those supported by Northview.

MULTIMEDIA MINISTRY

DEACON: Keith Gee/Leslie Gee

MISSION: To promote the church and activities with ongoing
advertisement through newspapers, TV, radio,
billboards, web page, etc.
FUNCTIONS:

1. To keep an up-to-date web page.

2. To develop and arrange monthly advertisements promoting
Northview Church of Christ.

PRAYER MINISTRY

DEACON: Gary Huey

MISSION: To promote, encourage, and lead Northview to be
more and more a prayer-driven congregation.
FUNCTIONS:

1. To arrange for weekly prayer meetings focused solely on our
efforts to have and teach visitors.

2. To provide yearly classes to encourage, practice, and teach the
discipline of prayer.

3. To organize special prayer vigils as needed by the
circumstances of the church.

4. To lead and organize a prayer warrior ministry for daily prayers
for special needs of members and visitors.

PUPPET MINISTRY

DEACON: Norm Patterson

MISSION: To provide an alternate & entertaining teaching
method to reach young children.
FUNCTIONS:

1. To arrange for weekly puppet shows with a biblical teaching.

2. To provide yearly classes for those interested in puppets.

3. To offer adults an opportunity to use talents they may have.

4. To encourage and uplift the children in our local hospitals.

5. To entertain the residents at Statesville Place.

WOMEN'S MINISTRY

MINISTRY LEADERS: Melanie Griffin

MISSION: To teach and encourage every woman at Northview
to realize her God-given talents and how to use them to
accomplish the ministry given to her by God, and to
reach out to other women in our community.
FUNCTIONS:

1. Conduct interest and talents surveys to assist the women of the
congregation in exercising their gifts.

2. Organize congregational and outreach activities that will utilize
the talents and gifts of our women. (Examples: food ministry,
new member involvement, Bible studies, exercise classes, etc.)

3. Provide mentoring programs for women.

4. Set up support groups for specialized needs. (Example: single-
mother support, etc.)

5. Organize ongoing special events to help women know Jesus,
grow to be like Him, and show Him to the world.

WORSHIP PLANNING

DEACON: Keith Boan

MISSION: To organize and plan the structure of our assemblies
to promote the most excellent, heartfelt, and Biblical
worship we can possibly have to the glory of God.
FUNCTIONS:

1. Utilize available technical equipment to promote continuity and
clarity and to allow worshippers to lift their hearts to God with-
out unnecessary distraction.

2. Organize and implement a praise team to encourage active
worship from all in attendance at our corporate worship
services.

3. Actively plan and evaluate worship to maintain God focus.

4. Provide an order of worship print out for our weekly worship
leaders.

5. Work closely with Multimedia ministry and Assembly
Management ministry to utilize our web site to communicate
scheduling for weekly worship leaders and the worship team.

STEWARDSHIPS

Stewardship of the Word
Assembly Mgmt. - John Weed
Audio/Visual - Keith Gee
Greeters - Lynn Baity
Guest Services - Bob Underwood
Worship Planning - Keith Boan
Coordinating Minister - Dan Waller

Stewardship of Church Life

Men's Ministry - Michael Hendershot
Missions - Ernie Ulmer
New Members- Mark Vogel
Outreach - Mark McCurry
Prayer - Gary Huey
Women's Ministry - Susan Holthouser
Coordinating Minister - Jim Smith

Stewardship of Administration, Finance and Youth
Building -
Children's Ministry - Mike Fulton
Drama - Rich White
Finance - Ken Secrest
Grounds - Chris Mitchell
Multimedia/Puppet Ministry - Tony Henderson
Youth Ministry - Ryan Russell
Coordinating Minister - Joey Griffin