Deacon
Job Description
  1. Deacons are to be servants, following Jesus’s example of servanthood in word and deed. In their roles, they serve Christ, the church, and the world.
  2. Deacons lead the church in ministries of justice, mercy, and compassion.
    • They help recruit, coordinate and cast vision for service projects, programs, and events to ensure that the BLVD is caring for and loving our neighborhood and community.
  1. The primary responsibilities of deacons fall into these main categories
    • The use of the mobilization resources
      • Mobilization budget
      • Benevolence budget
      • Evangelism budget
    • Mission involvement by developing and maintaining missional partnerships
    • Disaster response and volunteer service opportunities
    • Hunger advocacy and relief efforts
    • Special individual and family concerns
    • Caring for creation and living simply.
    • Management of the offering
      • Develop, maintain, and follow a schedule for collecting, counting and depositing Sunday offering (including drop boxes)
  1. Deacons will meet at minimum quarterly
    • Additional quarterly meetings including entire leadership (BOD, Elders, Deacons, and staff)