Overseers: Servant Leaders
Section Overseers are the servants of those who serve. They are men and women who are passionate about SMBS and its potential to make and multiply disciples. Their primary role is to minister to the front line leaders of a SMBS class, primarily SMBS teachers and directors. They are to cover them in prayer, listen to their needs, equip and encourage them. The married adult Bible study program is divided into sections of six to eight classes. Each of these sections has a person or couple ready to help the individual groups accomplish the goals of a healthy SMBS.
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| EXPECTATIONS FOR SECTION OVERSEERS |
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1. Be a fully devoted follower of Christ
- Exalt God’s Greatness in Worship
- Have a daily time with God & His Word
- Regularly attend Sunday morning worship
- Evangelize God’s World
- Regularly pray for lost people in your sphere of influence
- Share your story and the gospel with them whenever possible
- Equip God’s People: Use your calling, spiritual gifts, passions, and resources to serve the church
- Be a regular and sacrificial contributor to GABC of time, talent & treasure
- Express God’s Love: Minister to others
2. Have a passion for Sunday Morning Bible Study (SMBS)
See it as the primary strategy of the church to reach and equip adults as disciples.
3. Agree on the following principles of SMBS
- Power of God’s Word, prayer and the Holy Spirit
- The open group concept
- The Bible will be taught so that learners’ lives are changed and so that they can learn to handle the scriptures for themselves (i.e. interactive Bible study)
- Multiplication minded
- Intentional follow-up and relational evangelism
- Equipping saved members to become effective ministers
- Mid-sized groups of small groups
4. Have an openly positive attitude about Green Acres and the SMBS strategy and share it with others often
5. Have a humble, teachable spirit
6. Complete Leadership Application
7. Serve with excellence as working for the Lord
8. Commit to serving your section for at least one year
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| BASIC DUTIES OF AN OVERSEER |
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1. Administrative (be Divisional Director) 20%
- Help make sure things go well on Sunday morning in your section
- Be a servant to those teachers and directors on Sunday morning
- Be a conduit of information to the leaders in your section
- Help recruit, train, and sustain the class teachers and directors in your section
2. Shepherding SMBS Teachers & Directors 40%
- Pray weekly for the teachers and directors in your section
- Contact the teachers & directors in your section weekly
- Invite each teacher in your section to a social event twice a year
3. Serve as an “Elder Board” for Tim as he works with the SMBS organization 40%
- Help shape the SMBS organizational purposes, policies and plans.
- Provide formal approval of all new teachers
- Jointly, with their respective teacher, approve all new directors in your section
- Provide personal accountability for Tim
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