"Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. We have different gifts, according to the grace given us. If a man's gift is prophesying, let him use it in proportion to his faith. If it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach; if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is contributing to the needs of others, let him give generously; if it is leadership, let him govern diligently; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully" Romans 12:4-8
At Downtown, we want each member to use their gifts for the Lord. We encourage you to look at the list below, find the areas that match the talents God has given you, then contact the person listed for that ministry. Contact our support staff at the office if you need help contacting someone. (More info on our ministry system)
Please also fill out our involvement survey so we can help you find ministries that match your spiritual gifts.
ADMINISTRATIVE MINISTRIES
Team Leader and Deacon: Mike Britton; Shepherd Liaison: Mark Davis, Jimmy Moss
COMPUTER SYSTEMS – SAM SHORES - Provides software support, programming support, problem solving, and assistance relating to office computer needs.
FINANCE – MIKE BRITTON - Provides assistance and support with accounting services, and developing budgets and plans from year to year.
INSURANCE- DON EUDALY - Assures proper coverage on liability, property & vehicles.
NEW MINISTRIES – LOWELL MYERS - Works with individuals and groups in their desire to start a new ministry at Downtown church that supports the congregational mission statement. Assistance in developing a ministry action plan and necessary resources will be provided.
STRATEGIC TEAM - LOWELL MYERS -
The Strategic Team is responsible to carry out the Downtown Vision and Master Plan. It will serve in the administrative and operative management role for the Downtown church family. It will provide planning, organization, oversight of activities, supervision, motivation and communication to attain the objectives and produce results of the vision.
CHAIR SET-UP - SCOTT VALENTINE - Responsible for setting up chairs, stages, etc. for worship services held in the Family Life Center.
BACKGROUND CHECKS - TODD MILLER AND PHIL MCKINNEY- Responsible for conducting background checks on all individuals for all areas that involve interaction and contact with children, and those special needs children, attending Downtown classes and activities.
BODY LIFE MINISTRIES
Team Leader and Deacon: David Underwood; Shepherd Liaisons: Pat Garner, Terry Kernodle
FAMILY COUNSELING – VANN RACKLEY - Coordinates marital, individual and supportive Christian counseling to Downtown members
FAMILY DYNAMICS - LEE FOUTS - Family support groups lead by facilitators that take proactive steps in transforming bad marriages, increase intimacy in good ones, save the future of children involved in hurting homes, and bring new families into our church family.
FELLOWSHIP – Organizes, implements and provides regular opportunities for fellowships and ministry encouragement.
HOSPITALITY/VISITATION - GLEN AND JUDY SHIPMAN - Worship assembly greeting and welcome centers workers. Calling newcomers to the area or visiting first-time visitors to Downtown to welcome them and extend an invitation for another visit.
INVOLVEMENT - TOM MARTIN - Assimilation of new and current members into the congregational family and its ministries.
MEN’S MINISTRY – DAVID UNDERWOOD - Provides opportunities for fellowships, accountability groups, special projects and seminars for men.
SINGLES – SHANNON SEVERE AND JENNY BARRETTE- Provides activities ranging from Bible classes, retreats, seminars, luncheons, trips, and special events.
PRAYER – TOM AND LISA CARR - Promotes congregational and individual prayer life providing hope, comfort and healing through intercessory prayer warriors.
TWENTIES - J.P. WORNOCK AND TOM MARTIN- Bible study, fellowship and encouragement for those under 30 and not married.
WOMEN’S MINISTRY – JUDY HOGGARD, BETH COX, BELINDA CURTIS, BONNIE DILLARD- Provides an opportunity for the women of Downtown to grow spiritually through service, fellowship, personal study and outreach.
COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRIES
Team Leader and Deacon: Todd Wolfe; Shepherd Liaisons: Brian Mayhall, Albert Green
COMMUNICATION - OFFICE, DENA HAMILTON - Communicating congregational information and activities through publications (the weekly Happenings bulletin and e-notes) and public announcements.
PUBLIC RELATIONS – JACK SHOCK - Development of brochures, ads, articles & information for advertising events and activities. Also includes the graphics design team.
AUDIO/VIDEO EQUIPMENT & SERVICES – TODD WOLFE- Operation and production of audio / video systems for all worship services, weddings and other congregational events.
WEBSITE – WENDY NEILL- Maintains, updates and enhances our church web site on a regular basis.
MEDICAL CRISIS CONTACT PERSON - KIM PEARSON - Create CaringBridge websites for families who are in a medical crisis.
PHOTOGRAPHY - LAURA SHIELDS- Regularly takes candid pictures of congregational life and events, and coordinates updates to the online pictorial directory.
EDUCATION MINISTRIES
Team Leader and Deacon- J.D. Yingling; Shepherd Liaisons: Jerry Bowling, Phil Hoggard, Gary Ross
ADULT EDUCATION & DISCIPLESHIP – JERRY BOWLING - Equipping adults through Bible study and fellowship.
ATTENDANCE COUNTING – NEIL BOYCE- Gathers class attendance information (Sundays and Wednesdays) and supplies information to church office.
CHILDREN – TODD H. MILLER AND KAMI HORTON- Equipping Birth – 6th grade in the areas of teaching, teacher assistance, nursery and the Resource Center.
JR. HIGH YOUTH – JEREMY SHELBY - Equipping 7th –8th grades in areas of teaching and coordinating activities.
LIBRARY – JESSE HARMON - Purchases, organizes and maintains Christian books, periodicals, and other materials for education, personal growth and study.
UNIVERSITY – MONTE COX & ANDREW FAISER- Equipping University students through Bible study and fellowship.
SR. HIGH YOUTH – PHIL MCKINNEY -
Equipping 9 th –12th grades in areas of teaching and coordinating activities.
FACILITIES MINISTRIES
Team Leader and Deacon: Jeff Shipman; Shepherd Liaisons: Mike Taylor
BUILDINGS & GROUNDS - FLOYD JOHNSON AND LARRY OLIVER - Works with maintenance staff for lawn care, landscape and grounds maintenance, along with maintenance and light repairs in and around the church facilities.
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE - Q HITE- Overseeing development of a master plan and construction projects for Downtown.
KITCHEN – DEB JOHNSON - Responsible for purchase and ongoing care and use of kitchen equipment and items.
PARKING – MIKE GIBBS - Responsible for parking lot layout and traffic control.
VAN DRIVERS – PHIL BOSTICK (JEFF SHIPMAN- contact)- Oversees transportation (church van) for elderly members to worship services.
VEHICLES – CURTIS ANDERSON - Assures proper maintenance, repairs and use of church vans & buses.
MISSIONS MINISTRIES
Team Leader and Deacon: Bill Richardson; Shepherd Liaisons: David Hatfield, Jim Woodell, Marvin Crowson
FOREIGN AND NEW MISSIONS – BILL RICHARDSON - Coordinates both short- and long-term mission efforts. Consideration of a mission field(s) to send a future team of missionaries.
AMERICAN DOMESTIC MISSIONS (through Harding University) - JON HITE- Building teams of Harding University students to take interest in reaching the lost through outreach methods of team church planting and team church growing in major US cities.
LOCAL SPANISH MISSIONS – JULIO COIZMAN- Outreach to the Hispanic population of Searcy, including University students.
MEDICAL MISSIONS - BILL RICHARDSON - Medical campaigns to Mexico three times a year (through 2007).
MISSION EDUCATION - BILL RICHARDSON - Educating our congregation about missions from kindergarten through adults
WORLD BIBLE SCHOOL – RON COBLE - WBS lessons, World English lessons are prepared and graded each week.
OUTREACH MINISTRIES
Team Leader and Deacon: Ray Griffin; Shepherd Liaisons: Michael Lincoln, Danny Isom
BENEVOLENCE/LOAVES AND FISHES – RAY GRIFFIN AND TANYA LECKIE- Provides assistance to those in need, both from congregation and community.
BIBLE CORRESPONDENCE – DAVID DOMINISKI - Coordinates Bible correspondence material for individuals seeking studies and information.
CELEBRATE RECOVERY - MILTON HARRIS - Provides a Christ-centered recovery program designed to help people address a variety of hurts, habits and hang-ups. Weekly format includes worship, teaching and personal recovery experiences and small group interaction.
CHRISTIAN CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS - TIM CURTIS - Providing camp scholarships to those needing assistance in order to have a quality Christian camp experience.
CHRISTIAN HEALTH MINISTRY – RON BAKER - Provides physical, emotional and spiritual care to the medically disadvantaged of White County.
SMALL GROUPS – TIM CURTIS - Coordinates groups that provide spiritual growth, fellowship and community.
JAIL MINISTRY - JIM GALYAN - Works with the jail chaplain in providing assemblies (separate men’s and women’s services) and personal contact through the local jail.
NEXUS - TIM CURTIS - Interactive praise and worship Wednesday evening Bible class held in the Family Life Center.
OUTREACH EVENTS – TIM CURTIS- Plans and coordinates special events and speakers to reach out to the community.
SEARCY CHILDREN’S HOMES – RON BAKER - Group home providing care, shelter and spiritual ministry to children, troubled youth in need.
SPORTS OUTREACH - BRIAN MILLER - Using athletics to reach the lost through events such as sports banquets, sporting events, camps, and clinics. The Arkansas Martial Arts Academy is currently meeting, daily during the week, at the Downtown building in order to provide an outreach to those children and families desiring this type of class and discipline.
STUDENT MINISTRIES
Team Leader and Deacon: Scott Smith (also see Education Ministry above); Shepherd Liaisons: Bobby Churchman, Dan Stockstill
BIBLES FOR BABIES - KRISTEN DAVIDSON - providing Bibles to newborns through visitation opportunities while still in the local hospital.
CHILDREN – TIM JONES- Children’s Committee Chairman - Serving children and families of birth through sixth grade through education, edification and fellowship.
YOUTH – BILL AND CAMILLE REEVES- Youth Committee Chairman- Serving teens and their families in Bible study, fellowship, areas of service, missions and activities.
UNIVERSITY – MARTY AND GLENDA SPEARS-University Committee Chairpersons. Serving University students through involvement in Downtown ministries, adopt a student program and small group program.
WORSHIP MINISTRIES
Team Leader and Deacon: Donnie Miller; Shepherd Liaisons: Ken Neller, Monte Cox
Opportunities to serve in worship assemblies: announcements, attendance counters, communion servers, communion talks, computer operators, door greeters, prayer leaders, sound technicians & ushers:
- AUDITORIUM – JERRY WELLS
- 5:00 PM AUDITORIUM - DAVID MATHEWS
- FLC (Family Life Center) – 8:15 JIM DAVIDSON ; 11:00 DENNIS KELLEY
- 8:30 PM - SAM SHULTZ & PAT GARNER
- WEDNESDAY - JERRY BOWLING
COMMUNION TO SHUT-INS – CHARLES CANNON - Takes communion to local shut-ins and those in local hospitals on Sundays.
COMMUNION PREP & CLEAN-UP - JOHN "Q" HITE - Coordinates volunteers to prepare and clean up communion for worship assemblies each week
PREACHING ROTATION COMMITTEE - TERRY KERNODLE- Responsible for themes, content and coordination of preaching responsibilities in Downtown assemblies
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