Phil Krauss I of Brooklyn, Mich., is a past district president for Michigan LLL and has attended meetings where is was recently disclosed how all LLLers can become active in various ways.
One of the basic duties for any member would be to educate their local (and neighboring) pastors and congregational members about LLL and get them motivate to support the league. The board should promote Lutheran Hour Ministries Sunday as much as possible to district congregations. All board members should continue to promote LHM wherever and whenever possible.
Ambassadors: In working with St. Louis, the district needs to continue to do what it can to make sure existing ambassadors in our district are informed and active. The president, through other board members, should make sure the process is continuing. Where possible, board members should try to find potential ambassadors at other nearby churches and coordinate their activities through St. Louis.
It is essential that members of the board from all across the district are made aware of who the ambassadors are in their area and which churches do not have ambassadors. The president and or his board rep who is supervising ambassadors needs to make sure that on a regular basis, this information is being distributed to those district LLLers who want to make sure LLL work is being done in various churches.
All work needs to be communicated with St. Louis in conjunction with the ambassadors work it is doing already in particular areas of our district.
Ambassadors should be invited to all zone and district meetings and conventions and encouraged to participate.
Resources: Through the district and zone boards and ambassadors, resources that are available (Lenten and Advent booklets, etc.) should be made known to churches and other members.
Men’s network: District should strike an association with men’s network so we can have a relationship with those that are affiliated and perhaps year or bi-yearly have a gathering of men’s network groups to share ideas, discuss goals, etc.
District convention committee: Would help the president in various aspects of putting on a convention.
Communications committee: Would help president in publicizing district, zone and local activities in Michigan.
Men’s Network committee: Would encourage congregations to have men’s network and, along with St. Louis, would help Men’s Network groups become and stay active.
Evangelism committee: Would encourage zones, churches, to utilize LHM tools, resources for fair booths, Mission U, five14 and other ministries for outreach.
Nominations committee: Would put ballots together for district officers for conventions and recommend to president members for the other committees.
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