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The Boards of Atonement Lutheran Church of Missoula, Montana
The Board for Youth Ministry
The purpose of the Board for Youth Ministry is to plan and conduct a ministry with our young people and their families. This ministry's goal is to provide an opportunity for the young people entrusted to our care be drawn into a deeper more meaningful relationship with our Lord and with the members of the community of faith at Atonement.
The Board for Education
The purpose of the Board of Education is to plan and implement the educational programs and activities of the congregation and advise other boards, organizations, and individuals involved in education, so that knowledge of the Holy Scriptures and the Christian Faith as taught by the Lutheran Church might be strengthened and deepened among Atonement's members of all ages.
The Board for Fellowship
The purpose of the Board for Fellowship is to create and encourage opportunities for Christian fellowship so that Atonement's members experience the unity they share in Christ, new members are properly welcomed into the community of faith, and visitors experience the warm hospitality that ought to characterize our congregation.
The Board for Care of Membership
The purpose of the Board for Care of Membership is to enhance Atonement's ministry to the stranger and visitor, the new member, the inactive, those who have moved without transferring membership, and to assist the Pastoral Staff in caring for those in need; so that our Community of Faith might be mutually beneficial and supportive to all in their journey of faith.
The Board for Worship and Music
The purpose of the Board for Worship and Music is to assist the Pastor(s) plan, guide, and conduct the worship life of Atonement Lutheran Church in such a way that the stranger and visitor are warmly welcomed, the worshippers of all ages are edified, and God is glorified.
The Board for Property and Maintenance
The purpose of the Board for Property and Maintenance is to properly care for the buildings, furnishings, and grounds belonging to Atonement Lutheran Church through routine inspection, custodial care & upkeep, repair, and improvement so that a safe, warm,comfortable, beautiful facility is maintained for use by the congregation for welcoming the stranger and for worship, learning,planning, and fellowship.
The Board for Stewardship Education
The purpose of the Board for Stewardship Education is to educate the congregational members, defining the Christian life as a daily exercise of stewardship in which we are responsible to God for the proper care and use of the gifts he entrusts to each of us as individuals, as citizens of this earth, and as a Christian congregation. The Board seeks to identify and use the gifts of congregational members in the worship, learning, serving, outreach, and administrative areas of the work and ministry of Atonement congregation
The Board for Church in Society
The purpose of the Board for Church in Society is to conduct Christian ministry within the society in which we reside in such a way that the church addresses issues of human injustice and suffering and stands side by side with those who are the victims of poverty, ignorance, violence, addiction, and prejudice.
The Board for Personnel
The purpose of the Board for Personnel is to oversee this congregation's relationships with its employees so that proper, accepted, and fair procedures are followed in all phases of that relationship from hiring to termination, and all applicable Federal and State laws regulating the employer-employee relationship are observed.
The Board of Directors for Preschool
The purpose of the Board of Directors for Preschool is to work with the Preschool Teacher in preserving the high quality of Atonement's Preschool as a learning center which provides a safe haven where each enrolled child is accepted as he/she is and where each child's social, spiritual, and educational development is enhanced.
The Board of Directors for the Endowment and Memorial Funds
The purpose of the Board of Directors of the Endowment and Memorial Funds is to enhance the benevolent mission of Atonement Lutheran Church beyond what is possible through regular giving of the congregation. For this purpose the Board in consultation with the Congregation Council will manage these two funds and shall inform and advise the members of the Atonement regarding alternative ways of gifting not only from current income but also from accumulated assets.
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