Kingdom Partnership
The
church is a group of people who are on God's mission together. Membership
implies privileges; whereas, partnership communicates doing things together.
That is why we have chosen "partnership" as the word that expresses what we
desire to take place between people in the church.
God brings together people to be family, friends, and team members in the great enterprise called the Kingdom of God. He has given to each person special callings, gifts, and abilities that fit into the plan God has for Liberty Church to impact Alamance County and the world. We are looking for people who are willing to love and be loved, who want to be part of the solution rather than for just pointing out what is wrong, and who wish to invest their lives in something important.
Six-Months Policy
It is the policy of Liberty Church to wait a minimum of six months before allowing new persons to serve in the nursery or in children's ministry. The purpose of this policy is two-fold. First, it provides new people with a "get to know you" period free from ministry pressures. It takes time to truly know a person or a church. Paul wrote Timothy: "But you know what I teach, Timothy, and how I live, and what my purpose in life is. You know my faith and how long I have suffered. You know my love and my patient endurance." [2 Timothy 3:10 (NLT)] Such knowledge is imparted over time. Let's not be in too much of a rush to make commitments or enter into ministry.
The second reason we have this policy is to protect our children and people
from those who may not have good intentions. Research has shown that
molesters are seldom if ever willing to remain at a church for six months to
get a crack at the kids. We have put into place a variety of safeguards to
do our best to insure we have a safe and wholesome environment for our
children.
Exceptions:
If a new person is from another church with whom we have a strong ministry relationship, and it is possible to receive a good reference from that church's pastor, we may waive the six-month policy based on that endorsement. If a person is already known to the pastor or another leader, we may waive the time restriction as well. Sometimes a newer person may be allowed to work in child care under the supervision of another adult member.