CMC Meeting
Celebrating 20 Years
Saturday August 16
Love INC Office Conference Room
Agenda
Welcome and Prayer
Upcoming Events
 Building Dedication and Open House, Sat 9/13 1-3pm
 Dedication at 1p, open house until 3pm. Light refreshments will be served.
 Gala Dinner and Auction, Fri 10/17 (Sue Needles and Carol Cook)
 Gather donations of silent auction items
 Promotion and selling: $65 per person or $500.00 for table of 8
 Promotional materials are available on the CMC portal
 Theme: “Refresh, Restore, Rejoice” based on Philippians 4:4
Gap Ministry Update & Ministry Needs – see reverse side
Breakout Discussion: The Defining Difference Six Core Principles
Next Steps
 PRAY for the Ministry
 Continued support for the students that completed our Mange Your Resources class
 Financial support for our new ministry space
 A consistent supply of servants to share the love of Christ to those in need
 RECRUIT servants for the Back-to-School clothing distribution
 PROMOTE the upcoming Gala and Open House fellowship opportunities
 SCHEDULE meetings & informational sessions to get folks energized & involved
 Love INC Sundays
 Presentations to leadership
 Presentations to Mission boards
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 ATTEND the next CMC meeting on Saturday, Oct 25
Closing Prayer
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Ministry Update
Celebrating 20 Years
God works in amazing ways!
Gap Ministry Metrics
Key Ministries
Delivered/Served
in 2013
Delivered/Served
In 2014, as of 8/12
Outstanding
as of 8/13/2014
Beds
501
206
390
Dressers
294
173
298
Kitchen Tables
129
62
127
Starter Kits
245
131
87
Clothing
221
66
Car Repair
11
5
63
5
Home Services/Repair
Thanksgiving/Christmas
Includes MHP & Immanuel projects
111
n/a
134
Next distribution in Aug
10
36
Includes Many Hands Project
n/a
Ministry Growth
We moved in 6 weeks because of you! About 70 people served over 400 hours to get us packed
up, moved to Waukegan, painted the new space, set up our computer network & office furniture,
and more! From signing the lease on 5/15 to the phones on & ringing by 6/30, God blessed us
immensely.
Many Hands Project youth mission event served over 30 homeowners (many seniors) during one
week in July. They raked leaves, mowed lawns &, most importantly, connected with the families
they served. So many were blessed by their efforts!
Current Ministry Needs
Back-to-School clothing distribution Aug 25-29 (serving clients 27-29). Servants are needed to help
move & set up clothing, be personal shoppers for our client families, and bring the bins back at the
end of the week. Please share this opportunity within your church groups.
Reinvigorate the delivery teams Now that we are in our new space, we need to start getting
inventory out the door & into homes where it can be loved and well used! See the On-going
Ministry Needs sheet for more info.
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On-going Ministry Needs
We need your help!
Celebrating 20 Years
Clearinghouse / Help Center Office Support
 Phone Ministers
o Call clients during Help Center hours 10a-1p to complete their intake interview,
understand their needs and pray with them, as needed.
o Servants are currently needed on all weekdays
 Sorting Team
o Sort clothing & household donations and prepare to share with our families in need
o Pack household starter kits for our delivery teams (or deliver them too!)
 Times are flexible, based on servant availability.
Expand the Furniture Ministry: 5-4-1 Plan
 Teams of 5 hours + 4 people + 1 time each month serve delivering furniture
 Our servants have been dwindling, but the need is still growing!
o We need additional people & churches to say “Send me!” and commit to an ongoing furniture team one Saturday per month
 Use the flyer to help you recruit! Share this through your congregations, men’s ministries
(although we are not limited to just guys!), youth groups, etc.
Household Starter Kit Ministry: 4-3-1 Plan
 Teams of 4 people + 3 hours + 1 time each month serve delivering starter kits
 Delivery household starter kits (packed by weekly ministry room servants) to our clients in
need on any day that works best for your team!
Board Member
 Leadership and ability to cast vision for Love INC to the community, church, and businesses
 Provide oversight of the ministry
 Willingness to invest both with finances and time to expand the Kingdom work of Love INC
 Commitment level about 15 hours a month, including the board meeting on the 2nd
Thursday of the month from 6:45 to 9pm
Contact Spark for more information - [email protected] or 847-782-8630
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