Professional Course
Certification for Ministry Assistants/
Secretaries
When: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 (God's Call and My Character)
Tuesday, September 14, 2010 (Leadership and Communication)
Tuesday, October 12, 2010 (Administration and Ministry)
Where: Deer Park Baptist Church
8875 University Blvd.
North Charleston SC
Conference Leader: Dianne Cockrell
Dianne is the team assistant for Communications & Mission Development Team, SC Baptist Convention, and a Ministry Multiplier for LIfeWay Church Resources, Nashville TN.
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Why take advantage of Professional Course Certification? Certification enables the ministry assistant/secretary of the church and other ministry offices:
- To understand the ministry role to which God has called them.
- To discover and apply professional methods and attitudes.
- To appropriately use their creativity and initiative in introducing innovative procedures and technology.
- To encourage professional development in ministry and office skills that will impact church and ministry growth.
The course is divided in six, 3-hour sections: God's Call, My Character, Leadership, Communication, Administration, and Ministry.
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Time: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. each day
Cost: $160 per person (includes all materials and lunch all three days.)
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How to register:
Register directly with Susan Harris, Screven Baptist Association, 1851 Daswon Branch Road, Summerville SC 29483; 843.871.2410, sharris@screvenassoc.org.
Make checks payable to Screven Baptist Association.
· God's Call
- Understanding the ministry of the church
- Understanding personal giftedness for office ministry
· My Character
- Displaying a ministry attitude
- Building relationships
- Pursuing professional growth
- Fostering spiritual formation and growth
- Maintaining balance
· Leadership
- Using initiative appropriately
- Assuming supervisory functions
- Managing multiple projects
- Discovering and using resources
· Communication
- Projecting a professional image
- Applying office etiquette
- Improving telephone skills
- Writing for business
- Updating ministry publications
· Administration
- Developing a realistic job description
- Setting up office policies and procedures
- Establishing information management processes
- Improving filing techniques
- Applying organizational skills
· Ministry
- Ministering to the staff
- Ministering to the church family
- Ministering to the unsaved and unchurched
- Ministering during personal crises
- Ministering during community crises
- Ministering to benevolence needs
- Ministering to difficult people
Certification Examination
An exam will be given at the end of certification. Participants who make a grade of 75 percent or more will earn a certificate signifying proficiency in fundamental ministry office skills.
