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A servant-based HELPS ministry to provide
quality home and automotive repair. Work priority is to
the elderly, widowed, single parents, and those who are strained
financially.
If you need help or wish to help, then let us know
Click HERE to send an Email or Call the Church Office at 323-2187.
(Our ability to help is TOTALLY dependent on availability of
helpers.) |
Description of Helping Hands Ministry
“And God hath set some in
the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers,
after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps,
governments, diversities of tongues.” 1 Corinthians 12:28
I: Purpose
His Handymen is a
servant-based helps ministry of Indian Springs Baptist
Church, Inc. (ISBC) committed to quality home and automotive repair
workmanship available to the local Body of Christ at ISBC. This
ministry, while not a business in the strictest sense, is about the
business of the Kingdom of God in assisting those of the household
of faith and reaching out to others who have needs. Since this
ministry is being done “as unto the Lord” (Colossians 3:23),
we will strive for quality in the results and being pleasing to our
“customers.”
II.
Eligibility
Those to whom we minister will be viewed and referred to as
“customers.” While we do not wish to limit this ministry, the
reality of finite resources will result in a prioritization of help
to the elderly, widowed, single parents, and those who are strained
financially. His Handymen will seek help from the Benevolence
Committee in setting priorities when there is an imbalance of
volunteer workers and customer needs. Since ours is a volunteer
ministry, patience and pre-planning will be needed from those to
whom we minister.
III. Volunteers
Experience and Skill Qualifications:
We will make an effort to match the job to be done with
volunteers with appropriate skills. We maintain a database of
volunteer workers, their availability and experience areas in order
to match the job need with the volunteer.
Within any group of volunteers there will be a
considerable range of experience and skill levels. His Handymen
Leadership will attempt to assign teams of volunteers so that
willing volunteers with limited experience can work with those with
more experience and skill so that the best quality workmanship can
be accomplished by this ministry. We will rely on volunteer input,
customer feedback and leadership observation to determine experience
and skill levels for making assignments.
Personal
Characteristics Qualifications:
a.
A servant’s heart
b.
No interest in personal glory
c.
Dedication to the job and its completion
d.
Willingness to take ownership in tasks
e.
Knowledgeable and awareness of building codes and safe practices
f.
Trustworthy
Availability Expectations:
Because emergencies do arise, we recognize the need for
having some volunteers “on call” on a rotational assignment basis.
Our hope and intent for this ministry is that most of the work will
be carried out with planning and a reasonable amount of lead time so
that emergencies are not the normal mode of operation.
Volunteers understand that the job or job portion that
he or she commits to do must be completed regardless of whether or
not the work time required falls outside of his or her “on call”
time.
IV. Initiation
Work will be initiated by a call to the church office or by an
email request to
helpinghands@isbc.org. A single contact point will be ensured.
A task will be matched to a volunteer based on experience, working
radius, and time availability. If a match cannot be found, the
customer will be notified accordingly. The customer has the option
of planning a new desired time of completion.
V.
Closure
When the customer and volunteer have decided the job is complete, a
customer feedback form will be obtained of the person who has been
helped. The ministry leadership will be responsible for attempting
to ensure safety and customer satisfaction within time and budget.
Additional volunteers may be dispatched for a given task.
VI.
Funding
The costs of all materials will be funded through the
Benevolence Committee. It is hoped that increased awareness of this
ministry will help to bring in additional funding to support the
increased financial load. Time, meals, mileage, and other
travel-related costs will not be considered for reimbursement.
VII.
Leadership
While His Handymen is an extension of the
Benevolence Ministry of our church, direction for this ministry will
be provided by the Handyman Leadership Team. This Team will consist
of a Chairman (proposed by the Committee on Committees and elected
by the church) and two assistants selected by the Chairman. One
assistant will be selected based on his or her knowledge and
experience in automotive repair and the other assistant selected
based on building maintenance and repair skills. The Minister of
Administration will be an ex officio member of the Handyman
Leadership Team. The Chairman of this Team will be an ex officio
member of the Benevolence Committee.
The Chairman will be responsible for maintaining the
database, obtaining customer feedback and ensuring a reliable
volunteer workforce. The Church Receptionist will have access to
the volunteer database and will attempt to match the need with a
volunteer. If no match is immediately found, then the need will be
referred to one of the two Leadership Team Assistants or to the
Minister of Administration.
It will be the responsibility of the volunteer
performing the work to keep track of the costs of materials and
submit these to the Chairman for approval so that reimbursements can
be made for materials purchased. For jobs that go beyond routine
repairs and maintenance, pre-approval should be obtained prior to
purchasing materials.
VIII. Liability
ISBC will not be held liable by the volunteer or
the property owner(s) in any way for the work performed through this
ministry. Before any work can begin, volunteers will be required to
sign a form that states he/she/they hold ISBC harmless from
claims arising from the work performed.
Also before any work can begin, the property owner(s)
will be required to sign two forms. The first form involves the
agreement between the volunteers and property owner(s) as to the
work expectations. The second form states that the owner(s) hold
ISBC and the volunteer(s) harmless from claims arising from the work
performed. It also guarantees the volunteer(s) a safe working
environment. (Copies of the forms will be provided as needed by
Helping Hands Ministries)
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