Northumberland Presbytery Resource Center Mission Statement
The Worship and Nurture Committee of the Presbytery of Northumberland believes that one of the main purposes of the Presbytery is to provide opportunities for continuing education and the necessary resources to provide that education. Therefore we propose the following Mission statement for the Northumberland Presbytery Resource Center.
Our Resource Centers’ Unique Ministry:
· To provide materials: books, curriculum, videos/DVDs, equipment, etc. for loan at low or no cost to congregations.
· To provide easy access to these materials through individual assistance by our resource manager or self-service through a search engine available on site or through the internet.
· To provide resources that will support and equip pastors, elders, deacons, Christian education teachers, in developing their spiritual gifts and ministries for the building up of the Body of Christ.
Our Resource Center Demonstrates Good Stewardship:
· By sharing resources among churches and providing the more expensive resources that are beyond the reach of most local congregations.
· By investing in high quality, state-of-the-art audio-visual equipment and materials thus encouraging and enabling church transformation.
· By researching and providing the best currently available resources for the
support of congregational ministry as fewer congregations have the time or finances to do this for themselves.
Our Resource Center is a Networking Link:
· Thorough personal contact with pastors, educators, and other leaders in the
church, the Resource Center is often the initial link between the
Presbytery and the local congregation.
· Through contact with local congregations, the Resource Center manager becomes the link between resources (materials, persons, information) available from various sources within the presbytery.
· Through contact with other Resource Center personnel, Resource Center staff becomes the link between resources available within the Synod, the Presbytery of Huntingdon.