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Principles are the reasons you do
things. Mercy ministry often leads us
to recurring or similar types of situations that are presented to us as
unique problems. We can develop
policies and guidelines to help us.
These need to be based on some set of principles that will help us to
be consistent, and that are in line with our congregation’s beliefs,
standards, and welfare.
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We shouldn’t have to face each new
situation with panic and subjective emotional response. We shouldn’t have to keep responding to
requests as if we were starting from scratch.
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Methods are the strategies and organization we can develop to
solve problems. This moves us to
pro-active or programmatic solutions.
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Skills are what we need to develop in our officers and members
so they can help people effectively, and not burn themselves out, or leave
them feeling frustrated. There are
spiritual gifts which are God given, but training and practice can make us
become more and more effective in ministry.
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