Parish Council has
taken time to consider what we need in terms of support staff and the typical
job description of a Parish Administrator didn’t seem to fit. So, we
prayerfully considered alternatives.
First, we realized
that we don’t need a fulltime receptionist or secretary. Very few people call
the office anymore, usually communications are initiated by email. However, we
hope that people will volunteer to be in the office Monday through Friday to
greet people and attend to other tasks. We hope that there is someone willing
to work with the Parish Activity Coordinator as a volunteer coordinator to
assist with the development and maintenance of volunteer rosters, and with the
training that goes along with these various ministries.
Secondly, there is
significant usage of the hall and church-building and this means there’s a need
to be attentive to managing rentals, making sure the space is ready and being
sure that parishioners are skilled in helping to host the activities. It is our
hope that a Church and Hall Coordination Team can be put in place. This will be
a small group of parishioners who will assist the Parish Activity Coordinator
in matters related to usage of the property.
We know that there
is a desire in the parish to grow and this will mean an increased use of social
media. So, our hope is that the Parish Activity Coordinator has skills that
will help us proclaim the Good News in ways that put the message before a lot
of people.
For this new missional ministry to be effective we need our
parishioners to be as enthusiastic about this as we were about the 250 for 250
capital campaign. I dare say however, it might mean learning to interact with
the office differently. Rather than, for example, asking for 200 printed copies
of something, someone can be shown how to print copies. It’s by working
together that we will be able to continue to be a vital, life-giving community.
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