Back (L to R): John Ruoff, Art Kurteff, Sr. Pastor Jeff Mitchell, Tom Dorraugh, Nolan Steele
Middle: Bob Brayshaw, Nadine Ruoff, Diane Leal, Mary Jean Anderson, Marlene Ballestrasse, Mary Gallagher, Ann Kurteff.
Front: Rita Anderson, Stephen Leal
The Good Samaritan
Lay Pastor Ministry Program is designed to complement the other church ministries by extending
personal pastoral care and support. We have been concerned about being able to
extend personal pastoral care to all of our growing church family. Our current
ministries to the children, youth and adults are strong, supported by many
dedicated members, and we are very grateful for every one of them. This program
extends the ministry gifts of our own members to our brothers and sisters in
Christ.
Our Lay Pastor Ministry can be described through four
responsibilities:
· Prayer – To pray daily for each assigned
family.
· Availability – To be available to come
alongside to share burdens and prayer requests as appropriate.
· Contact – To exhibit concern for each
family by maintaining regular contact, possibly beginning with a home visit.
· Example – To strive to model the way of
living the Christian life.
A lay pastor is not: an ordained minister; a preacher
(although some may have the skills to preach and teach); a theologian (as the
lay pastors come from a variety of backgrounds and represent only the love and
the sacrifice of Christ for our salvation); a psychologist; nor a marriage or
family counselor.
Lay pastors are volunteers who commit themselves to be
sources of support and encouragement to their brothers and sisters in Christ.
They do this in an organized way under the pastoral direction of Pastor Jeff
and the leaders of Good Samaritan Church.
