TERMINOLOGY
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We have defined the following terms to help clarify the Leadership Team model.
Pastoral Liaison – designated by the Senior Pastor to manage and oversee Leadership Teams within their designated department. They are responsible to build trusting relationships with their respective Team Leaders and provide accountability and direction.
Leadership Team Leader – serves as chair to a designated Leadership Team and is appointed by the Senior Pastor. Their primary responsibility is to provide direction to the Leadership Team and ministry volunteers within their respective ministry. They are responsible to ensure that their respective ministry stays within the overall vision of the church. They are directly accountable to their respective Pastoral Liaison.
Leadership Team – team made up of 5-12 people whose responsibilities are to direct and lead their respective ministry while remaining within the overall vision of the church. These teams are directly accountable to their respective Pastoral Liaison and guided by their Team Leader.
- Five team members are required to start new teams and the Executive Pastor must approve all new teams.
- The Executive Pastor will determine whether or not a team can exceed the twelve-member limit.
Ministry Volunteer – those who serve within a given ministry and are not currently on a Leadership Team. These people are directly accountable to their respective Leadership Team. Volunteers do not have the authority to make decisions based on the future of their ministry. However, they are encouraged to bring concerns, ideas and recommendations to the Leadership Team for discussion and possible implementation.
Team Meetings – these are generally once a month meetings attended by the team members and the Team Leader. These meetings are scheduled by the Leadership Team themselves and can be held on any day of the week and at any place. At these meetings, teams will…
- Discuss what is and isn’t working within their area of ministry
- Discuss ideas of how to make their ministry function better
- Work towards implementing new ideas
- Plan for ministry events
Quarterly Leadership Training – these are meetings held once every 3-4 months where ALL leadership teams come together for a time of fellowship and training. These training seminars are mandatory for all Leadership Team members. In case of scheduling conflicts, notification must be made to your team leader or department head that you will not be attending. Repeated absences from these leadership-training seminars could result in your termination from your respective team