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Leader:
Drew Kizer

Mission Statement:
Provide short-term financial and other emergency assistance to individuals and families with short-term needs.

1. Make food, clothing, and other resources available to individuals and families in need on a case-by-case basis.
2. Create a Portable Soup Kitchen to deliver meals to families in need.
3. Organize an effort to provide food and clothing to families in our community during the holidays.
4. Use benevolent work as a means towards evangelizing the lost.

Leader:
Terry Turner

Mission Statement:
Keep our building in top working condition and seek ways to improve it in both operation and appearance.

1. Keep our building in proper working order.
2. Make repairs as they become necessary—seek professional help if required.
3. Maintain the aesthetics of building.
4. Organize individual involvement for periodic workdays or significant projects.
5. Keep first aid kits replenished.

Leader:
Steve Wilkerson

Mission Statement:
Maintain bulletin boards to reflect the life and work of the Lord’s church at Ashville Road.

1. Provide a warm welcome to our visitors.
2. Provide encouragement and inspirational messages for members and visitors.
3. Provide information about missionaries we support and their work.

Leader:
Jason Pulliam

Mission Statement:
To provide for preparation of communion on a weekly basis for the members of Ashville Road.

1. Provide opportunities for people to prepare communion on Sunday morning.
2. Keep a ready supply of cups, juice, and bread.

Leader:
Tim Layton

Mission Statement:
Provide effective Bible-centered classes for all ages that inspire both members and visitors to engage in more personal study of God’s Word. Across the age groups of our Bible students, we will strive to:

• Provide lessons for children that will create lasting memories of Bible characters and Christian principles and a desire to serve God and continue learning.
• Provide thought provoking lessons for young people that will contribute to their decision to become a Christian and remain faithful in service to God.
• Provide an ongoing Bible education for adults that will encourage active participation, outside study, spiritual growth, and invitation of friends and neighbors.

1. Maintain a curriculum for our youth which will ensure coverage of a broad base of scripture and topics over their years in Ashville Road Bible classes.
2. Ensure that the course of study for our adults covers a broad range of topics and is not overly repetitive—provide a mix of textual and topical studies for our adults.
3. Conduct a Vacation Bible School each year that will accomplish the following:
   1. Serve as an effective outreach to the community.
   2. Effectively teach principles of God’s Word.
   3. Excite young people about the idea of living for and serving God.
   4. Encourage active participation for Christians of all ages at Ashville Road.
   5. Provide Bible class materials including curriculum, bulletin boards, visual aids, idea books, and other resources in an effective and organized manner through the Teachers Workroom.
4. Provide assistance to teachers that will enable them to be more effective in presenting Bible lessons to our students.  This assistance will come through areas such as Teachers Workshops and services to assist them in the creation of class materials.
5. Establish a group of people who can serve the Ashville Road Bible classes outside of the classroom by developing class materials for teachers, such as bulletin boards and visual aids.
6. Consistently encourage Bible class teachers through Teachers Appreciation Banquets and other acts to thank them for their investment of time and effort.
7. Provide opportunities for younger and/or newer Christians to become involved in teaching through assisting in Bible classes, VBS assignments, and creating class materials for teachers.

Mission Statement:
Encourage unity and growth in love as we share common meals together.

1. Coordinate activities and/or meals in the fellowship hall with other events on the calendar.
2. Provide environment for visitors to feel welcome who attend our local activities.
3. Grow closer to each other as brothers and sisters in Christ.

Leader:
Thomas Greenway

Mission Statement:
Collect, protect, invest, and wisely distribute the Lord's money under the oversight of the Elders.

1. Collect the Lord's money via weekly and special contributions and deposit funds.
2. Protect the Lord's money by maintaining controls and processes over collections, disbursements, and record keeping.
3. Protect the Lord's money by providing monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and annual reports showing actual spending versus budget allowance on all accounts.
4. Invest available funds to grow the Lord's money.
5. Distribute the Lord's money for necessary expenditures and elder, deacon, or minister authorized reimbursements.

Leader:
Ken Wilkerson

Mission Statement:
Greet every member and visitor who enters the church building, creating a warm and friendly atmosphere to worship while ensuring that our visitors feel at home.

1. Train greeters so that everyone provides consistent service.
2. Assign teenagers to work with the greeters.
3. Give all members the opportunity to serve.
4. Ensure all visitors are welcomed.

Leader:
Rodney Denson

Mission Statement:
Keep the property looking neat, safe, and well maintained in a way that will make all members proud when they drive into the parking lot.

1. Keep the grass cut and trimmed.
2. Keep trash picked up.
3. Make sure outdoor lighting is working properly.

Leader:
Richard Box

Mission Statement:
Encourage spiritual growth, through involvement, of all who attend Ashville Road.

1. Have each member involved in some way with the ministries at Ashville Road.
2. Encourage visitors to place membership at Ashville Road.
3. Make volunteer information readily available to those over the ministries.

Leader:
Stan Mann

Mission Statement:
Provide a Bible-based youth leadership program for students from kindergarten through college.

1. To equip our young people with the knowledge and skills to become Bible school teachers, personal workers, worship leaders, and effective speakers.

Leader:
Richard Box

Mission Statement:
Gather relevant information about each member of Ashville Road and make it readily available to elders, ministers, deacons, coordinators, and members.

1. Provide contact information such as names, addresses, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses of each member.
2. Create and maintain membership database.
3. Produce and print pictorial directory.

Leader:
Jason Pulliam

Mission Statement:
Promote spiritual growth, leadership, and fellowship among the men of Ashville Road through regular interaction with other men of the congregation.

1. Conduct a yearly men's retreat.
2. Provide for quarterly men's breakfast and devotional.
3. Provide service projects as needed throughout the year.
4. Host special prayer meetings.

Leader:
Richard Box

Mission Statement:
Continue Ashville Road's efforts to be sowers of the seed by overseeing mission efforts of the congregation stateside and overseas.

1. Grow and encourage existing mission efforts.
2. Plan and implement “local mission” efforts.
3. Involve every possible member of Ashville Road in our mission efforts, including our young people.
4. Inform our elders and the congregation of mission opportunities and issues.
5. Communicate regularly with all missionaries supported by Ashville Road.

Leader:
Drew Kizer

Mission Statement:
Reach the local community with the gospel through teaching, encouragement, and good works.

1. Train members to do personal evangelism.
2. Market the church to the community.
3. Coordinate gospel meetings, lecture series, and Friends and Family Day.
4. Coordinate the church’s evangelistic programs.
5. Make transportation available to church services.

Leader:
Ken Wilkerson

Mission Statement:
Provide security of parking lot while Bible classes or worship services are in progress.

1. One usher will arrive 20 to 30 minutes early to open the building, verifying all utilities are functioning, and the building is ready for use. A second usher will stay 30 to 45 minutes after services to close, lock, and secure the building until the next service.
2. Ushers will be responsible for periodically checking that the parking lots are safe and secure during Bible classes and worship services. They are to assist anyone arriving late for class or worship when needed.
3. Ushers will assist in serving the Lord’s Supper to the attendants and mothers in the nursery, then carry the trays to the kitchen for later cleanup.

Leader:
Richard Box

Mission Statement:
Utilize our technology assets to enhance our worship services, facilitate office operation, aid our teachers, and make information resources available to all who need access.

1. Manage control room operation and equipment.
2. Manage our website, arcoc.com, as a central place for news and information concerning our congregation.
3. Ensure workroom and office equipment is in correct operating order and accessible to those who need it.
4. Keep our technology equipment and software current.

Leader:
Jason Pulliam

Mission Statement:
Monitor the spiritual, emotional, and physical needs of the congregation and address each need in an appropriate manner.

1. Make visits to the sick and comfort them in any way we can.
2. Monitor attendance to see if any members have been missing for long periods of time.
3. Detect special needs as they arise.
4. Improve overall involvement in the congregation.
5. Organize the congregation into "Care Groups" to expedite church-wide projects.
6. Register visitors so that we can follow up in an appropriate manner.

Leader:
Ken Wilkerson

Mission Statement:
To introduce Ashville Road to new members and families.

1. Call and visit new homeowners and visitors when needed.
2. Hand out welcome baskets to all new members.
3. Give tours of our church building to visitors.
4. Help newcomers better learn our community.

Leader:
Steve Wilkerson

Mission Statement:
Organize the fellowship and service of women in our congregation.

1. Work to build camaraderie among our sisters in the Lord.
2. Open communication among women of all ages at Ashville Road.
3. Make opportunities for individual spiritual growth.
4. Encourage and embrace new ways or ideas to be better servants in our changing society.
5. Nurture young women and mothers as they grow in Christ.
6. Send cards to visitors, those who need encouragement, or others in need.

Leader:
Rodney Denson

Mission Statement:
Conduct an orderly worship service with men who are qualified and have the desire to serve the Lord.

1. Make sure services start on time.
2. Make sure all who are willing have the opportunity to serve.
3. Host area-wide singings.

Leader:
Neil Hillis

Mission Statement:
To promote spiritual growth within individual members of the youth as a youth group, as a part of the congregation of believers who meet at Ashville Road, and as a congregation of the Lord's Church.

1. Develop a mission minded group beginning with the individual.
2. Spur spiritual growth within the individual.
3. Develop a sense of cohesiveness and unity within the group, within the congregation, and within the church as a whole.
4. Serve the community and the church.
5. Develop a sense of urgency in relation to ministering to the world.
6. Develop the closest possible relationship with God through prayer, worship, service, and fellowship.
7. Conduct maintenance on the church van.