NEW TRIBE VALUES
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REHAB
IS IT RIPE?
Before taking action to implement something, ask:
Is It RIPE?
R - Relational
I - Intentional
P - Professional
E - Excellent
RIPE Fruit is worth waiting for.
Is It RIPE?
R - Relational
I - Intentional
P - Professional
E - Excellent
RIPE Fruit is worth waiting for.
Highlights from the most recent All-Team Meeting
*As you're having conversations, ask people where they're serving and/or what group they're in.
We're here to lead.
The most difficult thing about leadership is leading people.
You need to be leveraging your influence for involvement.
Leadership is a spiritual gift - there is an anointing on your life to leverage influence.
Everything that we love has a value relative to its cost - we always ask "is it worth it" because we're measuring that cost.
You feel the tension of the cost of leadership because you love ministry and see its value.
Put the value before God and let Him decide if it's worth it.
Things that are free are easily overlooked, but we pay close attention to the things that cost us.
"Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock." - Acts 20:28
Ask yourself: What has it (leadership/ministry) cost you and are you being honest about it?
"Ministry is a series of ungrieved losses." Carey Nieuwhof
What space have we created to grieve the losses?
When we bury pain alive, it doesn't die - it grows roots.
Major losses are easily identifiable, but micro losses can create chronic emotional stress overtime.
Micro losses that are ignored disenfranchise grief and accumulates overtime.
*Naming and expressing grief reduces your stress response which leads to: Healthier thinking & Better relationships.
Accumulated micro losses can have the same psychological impact as major losses if they are ignored.
*Ungrieved micro losses often result in overcooked micro management - they create an emotional debt and digs in to your trust equity, literally hoarding baggage.
Jesus said: Blessed are the poor in spirit, Blessed are those who mourn.
*In ministry we have often trained ourselves NOT to mourn, but just to move on.
Receive blessing for being poor in spirit and allow yourself to grieve in His presence.
We must learn to grieve well to be emotionally healthy enough for the next season at New Tribe.
We're here to lead.
The most difficult thing about leadership is leading people.
You need to be leveraging your influence for involvement.
Leadership is a spiritual gift - there is an anointing on your life to leverage influence.
Everything that we love has a value relative to its cost - we always ask "is it worth it" because we're measuring that cost.
You feel the tension of the cost of leadership because you love ministry and see its value.
Put the value before God and let Him decide if it's worth it.
Things that are free are easily overlooked, but we pay close attention to the things that cost us.
"Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock." - Acts 20:28
Ask yourself: What has it (leadership/ministry) cost you and are you being honest about it?
"Ministry is a series of ungrieved losses." Carey Nieuwhof
What space have we created to grieve the losses?
When we bury pain alive, it doesn't die - it grows roots.
Major losses are easily identifiable, but micro losses can create chronic emotional stress overtime.
Micro losses that are ignored disenfranchise grief and accumulates overtime.
*Naming and expressing grief reduces your stress response which leads to: Healthier thinking & Better relationships.
Accumulated micro losses can have the same psychological impact as major losses if they are ignored.
*Ungrieved micro losses often result in overcooked micro management - they create an emotional debt and digs in to your trust equity, literally hoarding baggage.
Jesus said: Blessed are the poor in spirit, Blessed are those who mourn.
*In ministry we have often trained ourselves NOT to mourn, but just to move on.
Receive blessing for being poor in spirit and allow yourself to grieve in His presence.
We must learn to grieve well to be emotionally healthy enough for the next season at New Tribe.
Notes from the most recent Leadership Development Meeting
Housekeeping:
-Give yourself an "All Aboard" Time about 5-10 minutes before you need to be in a meeting in order to honor your fellow staff members and not show up late consistently.
-Always ask yourself: Can this meeting be an email? And if so, make it an email.
-For that to work, that means you need to: Answer your email. Someone may be waiting on your to do their work, respond promptly to honor others and keep things moving.
-If you need an answer from Jarod for something you're planning, begin to utilize Kendall by emailing her the request with a deadline in the subject and she will help get answers from Jarod rather than having to set a meeting or grab him on the go.
- Lots of Tribe Groups are using are building; if someone asks you to commit to something as a staff member, refer them to Courtney. Make zero promises or guarantees, because that means someone else will have to do it for you when you are not available. All building and calendar questions should be going to Courtney.
Notes from Teaching:
From XP Conference, Steve Carter teaching, author of The Thing Beneath the Thing
"The job of a leader is to define reality and bring hope."
-Do you ever wonder why people do what they do? Why you do what you do?
(Romans 7:15)
-The expectation for ministry leaders is that we have the emotional intelligence to always understand our motives, but sometimes we don't.
-We are people with a bunch of potholes, and not dealt with, they have the potential to become sinkholes.
-Sometimes it's easier not to deal with potholes, but we have to in order to do ministry well. We have to acknowledge the triggers and deal with the thing beneath the thing.
THING
Trigger (when triggered, people often respond in 1 of 4 ways:)
Hideout (idols, addictions, avoidance)
Insecurities (masks, over performing, destructive self-talk)
Narratives (false stories, avoiding/placing blame, gossip)
Grace (what we need when triggered is sanctifying grace).
Grace is opposed to earning, but not to effort.
Do you know what triggers your people?
Do you know where they go/how they respond when they're triggered?
Do you know what their triggers are actually about?
*Ask your team these questions (if/when it's appropriate)
What happens when life does what it does?
In the West, we are an up and to the right culture.
But other cultures, often recognize the majority of life is not so encouraging/easy.
The reality is that 10-15% of life is in Egypt, 10-15% is in the Promised Land.
The rest is learning to wander well in the desert.
Skipping the desert skips the formation we need for the Promised Land.
Not dealing with grief is stacking grievances until they tumble (and they will).
Grieving well is honoring what shows up when life changes.
You have to look at and hold your grief, searching for the sanctifying grace God has for you in that experience.
You cannot skip silent Saturday, jumping from Good Friday to Easter Sunday. We need the space of silent Saturday to properly grieve.
You can either: hate the wait, waste the wait, or win the wait.
After you experience Sunday, you will carry your grief differently.
But grief is a journey, always in one of these stages: Grieve (Friday/Egypt), breathe (Saturday/desert), receive (Sunday/Promised Land). It is not linear, you have to be able to identify where you are in the cycle.
Once you define reality, bring hope.
Hope is daring and is NOT uncertain.
Biblical hope looks at a situation and desires good, God's agenda, and sees it through the resurrection. What's harder, raising a man from the grave or solving ____ situation in the perfect way?
The resurrection brings certainty to our hope. Expect good is on its way.
Recognizing where people are in their grief cycle will help you have grace and not to take their responses to personal.
Learn how to process your pain so that you can be a helpful agent in someone else's.
In ministry, we cannot afford to leave our grief unprocessed or our triggers unresolved.
When you truly process things, you can tell the truth in love without your own baggage and triggers getting in the way.
Ask yourself, where are you in the cycle? What is tripping you up that needs to be dealt with?
-Give yourself an "All Aboard" Time about 5-10 minutes before you need to be in a meeting in order to honor your fellow staff members and not show up late consistently.
-Always ask yourself: Can this meeting be an email? And if so, make it an email.
-For that to work, that means you need to: Answer your email. Someone may be waiting on your to do their work, respond promptly to honor others and keep things moving.
-If you need an answer from Jarod for something you're planning, begin to utilize Kendall by emailing her the request with a deadline in the subject and she will help get answers from Jarod rather than having to set a meeting or grab him on the go.
- Lots of Tribe Groups are using are building; if someone asks you to commit to something as a staff member, refer them to Courtney. Make zero promises or guarantees, because that means someone else will have to do it for you when you are not available. All building and calendar questions should be going to Courtney.
Notes from Teaching:
From XP Conference, Steve Carter teaching, author of The Thing Beneath the Thing
"The job of a leader is to define reality and bring hope."
-Do you ever wonder why people do what they do? Why you do what you do?
(Romans 7:15)
-The expectation for ministry leaders is that we have the emotional intelligence to always understand our motives, but sometimes we don't.
-We are people with a bunch of potholes, and not dealt with, they have the potential to become sinkholes.
-Sometimes it's easier not to deal with potholes, but we have to in order to do ministry well. We have to acknowledge the triggers and deal with the thing beneath the thing.
THING
Trigger (when triggered, people often respond in 1 of 4 ways:)
Hideout (idols, addictions, avoidance)
Insecurities (masks, over performing, destructive self-talk)
Narratives (false stories, avoiding/placing blame, gossip)
Grace (what we need when triggered is sanctifying grace).
Grace is opposed to earning, but not to effort.
Do you know what triggers your people?
Do you know where they go/how they respond when they're triggered?
Do you know what their triggers are actually about?
*Ask your team these questions (if/when it's appropriate)
What happens when life does what it does?
In the West, we are an up and to the right culture.
But other cultures, often recognize the majority of life is not so encouraging/easy.
The reality is that 10-15% of life is in Egypt, 10-15% is in the Promised Land.
The rest is learning to wander well in the desert.
Skipping the desert skips the formation we need for the Promised Land.
Not dealing with grief is stacking grievances until they tumble (and they will).
Grieving well is honoring what shows up when life changes.
You have to look at and hold your grief, searching for the sanctifying grace God has for you in that experience.
You cannot skip silent Saturday, jumping from Good Friday to Easter Sunday. We need the space of silent Saturday to properly grieve.
You can either: hate the wait, waste the wait, or win the wait.
After you experience Sunday, you will carry your grief differently.
But grief is a journey, always in one of these stages: Grieve (Friday/Egypt), breathe (Saturday/desert), receive (Sunday/Promised Land). It is not linear, you have to be able to identify where you are in the cycle.
Once you define reality, bring hope.
Hope is daring and is NOT uncertain.
Biblical hope looks at a situation and desires good, God's agenda, and sees it through the resurrection. What's harder, raising a man from the grave or solving ____ situation in the perfect way?
The resurrection brings certainty to our hope. Expect good is on its way.
Recognizing where people are in their grief cycle will help you have grace and not to take their responses to personal.
Learn how to process your pain so that you can be a helpful agent in someone else's.
In ministry, we cannot afford to leave our grief unprocessed or our triggers unresolved.
When you truly process things, you can tell the truth in love without your own baggage and triggers getting in the way.
Ask yourself, where are you in the cycle? What is tripping you up that needs to be dealt with?
Online Alternatives
*please do not provide non-staff with the link to this page, but click on the desired resource and send them only that link
REQUEST FORMS
All Church Wide Event Requests must be approved by the Operations & Communications Departments. These are all events you want on the event page of the website, or announced to the church in any capacity - including social media, or limited text/email audiences. Please request 2-3 months in advance.
All communications requests such as for a ministry specific video or graphic must be approved and scheduled by the Communications Department.
All Space & Facilities Requests must be approved by the Operations Department. These would be requests for team gatherings in a church space, or a facility need, or an off-site event you'd like to be on the calendar for staff/planning awareness.
DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC RESOURCES
CARE
COMMUNICATIONS
CONNECTIONS
FAMILY LIFE
OPERATIONS
WORSHIP
MISC. POLICIES
Merch
- With the arrival of new merch, each staff member and contractor may have 1 free item. This will be tracked by The Communications Dept.
- With the arrival of new merch, each staff member and contractor may have 1 free item. This will be tracked by The Communications Dept.
- Staff & Contractors can enjoy purchasing other items for themselves or their families at cost by appointment or during appointed staff store hours.
- The at cost discount will NOT be available on weekends and cannot be used by anyone other than staff or contractors.
- Free items, and the staff discount are NOT available without The Merch Assistant (Dawn) or The Communications Director (Lydia) present for proper tracking.
- Merch cannot be held or reserved for anyone for any reason at any time, unless deemed necessary by The Communications Director.
- Staff may not under any circumstances “help themselves” to merch, “just pay later”, ring themselves up, or purchase merch without The Merch Assistant or The Communications Director present.
To acquire free items and purchase at cost, choose one of the following:
- Visit the store during dedicated staff store hours (these will be set and sent out to everyone with the arrival of new merch).
- Email Lydia to make an appointment.
- Have a fellow staff member purchase or pick up for you during staff store hours if you are not available to do so.
Help remind your teams of the above!
- The at cost discount will NOT be available on weekends and cannot be used by anyone other than staff or contractors.
- Free items, and the staff discount are NOT available without The Merch Assistant (Dawn) or The Communications Director (Lydia) present for proper tracking.
- Merch cannot be held or reserved for anyone for any reason at any time, unless deemed necessary by The Communications Director.
- Staff may not under any circumstances “help themselves” to merch, “just pay later”, ring themselves up, or purchase merch without The Merch Assistant or The Communications Director present.
To acquire free items and purchase at cost, choose one of the following:
- Visit the store during dedicated staff store hours (these will be set and sent out to everyone with the arrival of new merch).
- Email Lydia to make an appointment.
- Have a fellow staff member purchase or pick up for you during staff store hours if you are not available to do so.
Help remind your teams of the above!
Pets/Service Animals
- All people regardless of age, ethnicity, race, gender, or disability are absolutely welcome and encouraged to our place of worship.
- Due to the risk of allergens, liability, and/or child safety, pets/service animals of any kind will not be allowed to accompany any person into our place of worship.
- To remedy this inconvenience, upon request, we will offer personal assistance to accompany anyone who has a special need, medical risk, or disability to ensure their safety and comfort here in our place of worship.
- All people regardless of age, ethnicity, race, gender, or disability are absolutely welcome and encouraged to our place of worship.
- Due to the risk of allergens, liability, and/or child safety, pets/service animals of any kind will not be allowed to accompany any person into our place of worship.
- To remedy this inconvenience, upon request, we will offer personal assistance to accompany anyone who has a special need, medical risk, or disability to ensure their safety and comfort here in our place of worship.
Accounts Receivable
Preferred Giving Method:
The preferred method for contributing to New Tribe Church is electronic, either through our secure online platform or via the church's designated mobile app. This convenient and secure option allows members and supporters to give with ease and ensures timely processing of donations.
Policy for Receiving Cash or Check Gifts:
Cash or check gifts should be placed in one of the four secure/locked boxes available within the church building. These boxes are in easily accessible and monitored areas to ensure the safety and security of donations. Alternatively, checks may be sent to the church via mail. However, cash should not be mailed under any circumstances.
It is imperative to note that under no circumstances should a check or cash donation be handed directly to a pastor or church staff member. This policy is in place to maintain transparency, accountability, and to prevent any potential mismanagement or mishandling of funds.
Policy for Receiving Non-Cash Gifts (In-Kind Gifts):
New Tribe Church gratefully accepts non-cash gifts, also known as in-kind gifts, which may include tangible items such as furniture, equipment, or supplies that can be used to further the church's mission and ministries.
Donors interested in making in-kind contributions are encouraged to contact the church office to discuss the proposed gift. The church will evaluate the practicality and suitability of accepting such gifts based on factors such as relevance to the church's needs, condition of the item(s), and potential associated costs.
If a non-cash gift cannot be put to immediate use within the church, it will be liquidated and the proceeds deposited into the church's designated bank account. This ensures efficient processing and utilization of the gift for the benefit of the church's ministries and operations.
Gifts of property such as vehicles or real estate are considered significant contributions and will be presented to the board of directors for guidance and approval. The board will evaluate the practicality and potential impact of accepting such gifts, considering factors such as maintenance costs, legal implications, and the alignment with the church's mission and vision.
Upon acceptance, the church will provide appropriate acknowledgment and documentation for tax purposes in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
Policy for Receiving Endowments, Trusts, or Donor-Advised Funds:
New Tribe Church welcomes endowments, trusts, or donor-advised funds as significant contributions to support the long-term sustainability and growth of our ministries.
Donors interested in establishing endowments, trusts, or donor-advised funds are encouraged to consult with the church's leadership or finance committee to discuss their intentions and preferences. The church will work collaboratively with donors and their advisors to ensure that contributions are used in alignment with the donor's wishes and the church's mission.
All endowments, trusts, or donor-advised funds will be managed and invested in accordance with applicable legal and fiduciary standards, with oversight from the church's designated committee or board of directors.
Acknowledgment and Record Keeping:
All donations, regardless of the form in which they are received, will be promptly acknowledged and recorded by the church's finance department. Donors will receive acknowledgment of their contribution for tax purposes in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
Proper record-keeping procedures will be maintained to ensure accurate tracking and reporting of all donations received by the church.
Stewardship and Transparency:
The church is committed to stewarding all donations with integrity, transparency, and accountability. Regular financial reports will be made available to church members and stakeholders to provide visibility into the allocation and utilization of funds.
Confidentiality:
The confidentiality of donors and their contributions will be strictly maintained by the church. Donor information will be kept confidential and will only be used for the purpose of processing donations and providing necessary acknowledgments and communications.
Compliance:
This accounts receivable policy is designed to ensure compliance with relevant legal and regulatory requirements governing charitable organizations, including but not limited to tax laws and regulations.
Preferred Giving Method:
The preferred method for contributing to New Tribe Church is electronic, either through our secure online platform or via the church's designated mobile app. This convenient and secure option allows members and supporters to give with ease and ensures timely processing of donations.
Policy for Receiving Cash or Check Gifts:
Cash or check gifts should be placed in one of the four secure/locked boxes available within the church building. These boxes are in easily accessible and monitored areas to ensure the safety and security of donations. Alternatively, checks may be sent to the church via mail. However, cash should not be mailed under any circumstances.
It is imperative to note that under no circumstances should a check or cash donation be handed directly to a pastor or church staff member. This policy is in place to maintain transparency, accountability, and to prevent any potential mismanagement or mishandling of funds.
Policy for Receiving Non-Cash Gifts (In-Kind Gifts):
New Tribe Church gratefully accepts non-cash gifts, also known as in-kind gifts, which may include tangible items such as furniture, equipment, or supplies that can be used to further the church's mission and ministries.
Donors interested in making in-kind contributions are encouraged to contact the church office to discuss the proposed gift. The church will evaluate the practicality and suitability of accepting such gifts based on factors such as relevance to the church's needs, condition of the item(s), and potential associated costs.
If a non-cash gift cannot be put to immediate use within the church, it will be liquidated and the proceeds deposited into the church's designated bank account. This ensures efficient processing and utilization of the gift for the benefit of the church's ministries and operations.
Gifts of property such as vehicles or real estate are considered significant contributions and will be presented to the board of directors for guidance and approval. The board will evaluate the practicality and potential impact of accepting such gifts, considering factors such as maintenance costs, legal implications, and the alignment with the church's mission and vision.
Upon acceptance, the church will provide appropriate acknowledgment and documentation for tax purposes in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
Policy for Receiving Endowments, Trusts, or Donor-Advised Funds:
New Tribe Church welcomes endowments, trusts, or donor-advised funds as significant contributions to support the long-term sustainability and growth of our ministries.
Donors interested in establishing endowments, trusts, or donor-advised funds are encouraged to consult with the church's leadership or finance committee to discuss their intentions and preferences. The church will work collaboratively with donors and their advisors to ensure that contributions are used in alignment with the donor's wishes and the church's mission.
All endowments, trusts, or donor-advised funds will be managed and invested in accordance with applicable legal and fiduciary standards, with oversight from the church's designated committee or board of directors.
Acknowledgment and Record Keeping:
All donations, regardless of the form in which they are received, will be promptly acknowledged and recorded by the church's finance department. Donors will receive acknowledgment of their contribution for tax purposes in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
Proper record-keeping procedures will be maintained to ensure accurate tracking and reporting of all donations received by the church.
Stewardship and Transparency:
The church is committed to stewarding all donations with integrity, transparency, and accountability. Regular financial reports will be made available to church members and stakeholders to provide visibility into the allocation and utilization of funds.
Confidentiality:
The confidentiality of donors and their contributions will be strictly maintained by the church. Donor information will be kept confidential and will only be used for the purpose of processing donations and providing necessary acknowledgments and communications.
Compliance:
This accounts receivable policy is designed to ensure compliance with relevant legal and regulatory requirements governing charitable organizations, including but not limited to tax laws and regulations.