Zion United Methodist Church

                 Seaford, Virginia

 

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The objectives of the Discipleship Council are to:

Strengthen church discipleship across members in four key areas - 

spiritual growth, mission, evangelism, and fellowship

Encourage participation and involvement of more members in the life,

programs, and ministry of the church

Maximize Zion's full potential as a church in our community and

 the world around us.

 

But how is this all going to work?  That’s where you come in. 

The success of this effort relies on congregational involvement.  The more folks

we get involved, the more ideas we can generated and the more things we can

accomplish.  If you have always thought we need a stronger youth program,

then come get involved.  If you have always thought we need to do more to reach

out to our community in mission and evangelism, then come get involved

 

Join a Discipleship Team!

 

MORE opportunities for MORE church members to get MORE involved in the life of

the church, and growth MORE as a disciple of Christ.

 

                                               

            Matt Needy                                                           Linnea Carlson

Discipleship Council Chairperson                      Staff Support Person

886-0056                                                                      898-7417

Mattneedy@cox.net                                                    carlsonl1@verizon.net

 

 

There are three Laity Teams centered around the three different age groups of the church: children, youth, and adults. The primary purpose of each of the Laity Teams is to select which opportunities would best meet the needs of their respective age group, and then plan and execute that opportunity for the respective church member.

                                           

There are four Discipleship Teams: spiritual growth, mission, evangelism, and fellowship.  The primary purpose of each of these coordinating groups is to help ensure that Zion members of all age groups are presented with plenty of opportunities to growth closer to Christ in each of the four discipleship areas.

 

 

C:\Users\Larry\Pictures\Zion Church\DC_CouncilPics\Larry & Debbie Shaw.JPGThe Communications Team advertises the events, activities & missions planned by the Discipleship Council, utilizing all means at our disposal to ensure that our congregation and the general public (when appropriate) are fully informed.  We also strive to promote teamwork within the council and minimize conflict and duplication of effort by maximizing intra-council communication.

 

Contacts: Larry & Debbie Shaw

 898-6375 postcoastie@cox.net

 

          

The Children’s Team will expand on the great things we are already doing and get more of the congregation involved in helping to nurture our children to grow in the Spirit of Christ. 

 

   The Youth Team will plan, support, and lead a program for youth grades 6-12 that is balanced across all four discipleship areas - mission, spiritual growth, evangelism and fellowship. 

 

Contact:

Pam Turk 989-5669 turk@jlab.org, turkstack@cox.net 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our Adult Team will plan and execute new ideas that will continue to grow and expand our already active adult programs here at Zion.

 

 

 

                                                  

Contact:

George and Janet Hamm                                                                Alan Pritchard

898-6447 jphamm@cox.net                                    890-2697 japcoach@cox.net

 

 

Missions Coordinators will evaluate new mission opportunities, both in our local community and beyond, and present them to the laity team for sponsorship and execution.

Contact:

Nancy and Brian Wroten

898-5317 nwroten@hewv.com

 

                            Sharon and Bill Jones

          369-1795 sissoy1@hotmail.com

 

 

 

 

Spirituality Coordinators will identify new spiritual growth ideas and events and offer them to the laity teams so that we all continue to grow closer to Christ. 

 

Contact:  

Beverley Wicks                Rhonda Mills

254-7440                             594-0127 

                        Rhonda.l.mills@nasa.gov

 

 

 

 

Fellowship Coordinators will continue to look for new and exciting fellowship ideas to get more of our congregation together and increase our bonds as a church family.

Contact:

Barbara James 898-6461

bjames306@aol.com

 

     Jeff and Kathy Moore 898-6413

           kpmoore@seafordtransfer.com

           jfmoore@seafordtransfer.com

 

 

Evangelism Coordinators will explore ways for more of the laity groups to become involved in helping to make Zion a more welcoming place in this community. 

 

Contact:

Wendy Jones 234-4327  Barry-wendy@juno.com

Mary Knox (804) 642-5105  knoxme@verizon.net

 

 

 

 

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