Pastoral Care and Small Groups  Ministry Leader (Draft)

Brindabella Baptist Church Core Value

Recognise people matter to God and to us  – value people of all ages and backgrounds, providing the opportunity to find their wholeness in God.  More than anything, people matter to God and to us.

Relevant Scriptures

1 Thessalonians 2:7 (NIV)

As apostles of Christ we could have been a burden to you, but we were gentle among you, like a mother caring for her little children.

1 Peter 5:7

Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you.

Ephesians 5:29-30

After all, no one ever hated his own body, but he feeds and cares for it, just as Christ does the Church – for we are members of his body

John 10:13

The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep.

Nahum 1:7

The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble.  He cares for those that trust in Him.

Role of Pastoral Care Ministry at Brindabella Baptist Church

To respond to the pastoral care needs within the church community and to build up and strengthen the emotional and spiritual core of the body. Do this by forming a pastoral care team and developing a pastoral care network.

Role of the Pastoral Care Ministry Leader

·      Under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, seek God’s vision and plan for pastoral care at Brindabella Baptist Church.

·      Prayerfully develop strategies that build a caring ethos at Brindabella Baptist Church.

·      Identify people that have the spiritual gifts suitable for pastoral care, train them and build them into a team.

·      Cultivate a network for crisis care and recovery ministry support

 (for grief, sickness, emergencies, addiction).

·      Delegate the care of needs to the appropriate ministry area.

·      Co-ordinate, encourage the integration of newcomers.

·        Co-ordinate and undertake pastoral visitation.

·        Co-ordinate, build and maintain small groups within Brindabella Baptist Church.