For those who have been keen on following what’s happening @ Pemuda, praise God that He first invited us to be in fellowship with Him, that by His grace we may also extend on our fellowship with one another. If it ever comes to your mind why you should continue on reading, or wonder why these things are being shared to you, good on you, keep on reading, you are next in finding out why. Three things as reasons, without any intentions to be exhaustive as you read on further:

1. so that you may help us to not to overlook what may seem to be trivial, yet too pitiful to be overlooked. By any chances, we can be slacked sometimes, time to remind us gently, give us feedbacks and lay us your hands.

2. so that you may make them your efforts as you pray and being supportive with things happening @ Pemuda.

3. so that you may be reminded that you are a part of Pemuda, and absolutely also a part in the body of His church.

The A to Z of Pemuda (March 2004)

Announcements
o selective on contents, need to be foretold in order to announce.
o for outside training opportunities, good to be encouraged, yet still better to be able to look at needs and choose which ones to announce (in order not to over kill people with too many trainings). this year has been excellent to see people’s enthusiasm in joining trainings and conventions.
o announcers’ efforts to be more prepared of what to announce.

Bible Study
o a coordinator has been appointed to help out.
o coordinator’s checklist: directions for bs activity (first point of contact, plan on which book to study, getting bs activity to start each semester), update and follow up with bs leaders regularly for semester’s progress.
o tks God for bs leaders! most hard working team that Pemuda will always lie heavily on.

Dinner
o two people to look after, part of announcement.

Easter (Youth)
o regular service on Sat, 10.04.04. talk by rev. joe mock on “the death of death in the death of Christ”.
o church service will include a drama if people are targeting on something special.
o invite a friend to church and youth service as a challenge to both yourself and your friend.

Getting To Know You
o two people to look after, part of announcement.
o twice a month, particularly better if being done not on luke’s exposition occasions due to timing constraints.

Library
o follow up with former and current (new) coordinator for future directions and current procedures.
o choice of resources not to be overlooked.
o book reviews can be more regular, once in a month if possible.

Luke’s Expositions
o more time for talk, hopefully will help. limit songs being sung repetitively. absolutely a dilemma, longer talk doesn’t mean an effective one and may be over killed toward audiences, yet may help speakers to be more effective in exposing the narrative. a lesson to learn, exposition on a big chunk of passage is to be avoided at best!
o need bs leaders to help in preparing on questions for some occasions with regard to set passages that may need further studies.

Outreach
o have budgets.
o hopefully more confident to see it happening with om joe’s assistance.

Prayer Meetings
o start @ 4.30 pm before service.
o take heart to join to make it regular and happening.

Regeneration
o several names to be kept praying for.
o further plans to smooth transition next year.

Song Leading
o heaps to be improved on.
o lack of resources, something to be prayed for. no training available as well.
o not just leading in singing, but worship, connect each part of service together (to high an expectation, yet can hope for better), some points have been shared by a former a song leader @ Pemuda:
o introduce songs
o lead in prayers
o know what is happening @ Pemuda and use the opportunity to address on important things. e.g. mission, talks (what is being talked about, brief summary on previous or future talks), program kerja.
o choice of songs, to prepare people in worship, absolutely a form of gospel telling as well (www.emu.mu), good if songs can be related to talk.
o bible reading is to be encouraged before talks.
o song leaders need to be necessarily and regularly updated with details.
o time keeper. e.g. sharing time, people need to learn not to be selfish, share on what you’ve learned, without being too exhaustive in details, give opportunity to others who might also want to share.
o song leaders will meet soon.

Ushering and Consumption
o summary of attendance and offering to be listed by weekly coordinator on board.
o u‘ve done a good job, mike!

Visitation
o have a coordinator.
o to be worked on further with bs leaders, for suggestions of members to be visited.
o need more supports to continue.