MANAGING YOUR CHAPTER

1. MANAGING YOUR CHAPTER (BASIC CHAPTER OPERATIONS 02) NATIONAL OUTREACH DIRECTORATE

2. MANAGING THE CHAPTER • REGULAR EXECUTIVE/BOARD MEETINGS • REGULAR WEEKLY & OUTREACH MEETINGS • CHAPTER REVIEW/EVALUATION MEETINGS • CHAPTER BUSINESS MEETINGS • FUNCTIONAL COMMITTEES • ANNUAL ELECTIONS • HARMONY WITH NATIONAL OFFICERS

3. Must be held within one week after Meeting. • To ensure objectives for meeting were achieved. • To ensure planned programme was on track. • To ensure performers delivered to standards. • Send a ‘Thank You’ letter or Card to Main Speaker. • Please note to give the Speaker reasonable (preferably generous) honorarium • immediately after the Meeting. 1. CHAPTER REVIEW/EVALUATION MEETING:-

4. Chapter Review/Evaluation Meeting Actions to take include: • Evaluate the Main Speaker • Counseling Director to coordinate discipleship class • Membership Director to review and report on members who were absent for follow-up action including planned visits to the sick and ‘submarine’ members • Prayer Director to review and report on prayer requests and direct prayer action • Treasurer to give an Income & Expenditure statement on the Meeting • Treasurer confirms payment of all bills and tithe to National Office or issue checks in settlement

5. 2. Chapter Business Meeting Attended by registered members only The Agenda must include: • Report from Sector Field Representative, who must be present at least once a quarter, on International, National and Sector matters and developments • Review Report from the Chapter President on Chapter performance against set targets • Report from Vice-President on Training and Seminars • Reports from Directors or Chairmen of Committees • Report, supported by Financial Statement, by the Treasurer • General Discussion and Resolutions

6. NECESSARY ANNUAL ACTIONS • GOAL SETTING • ACTION PLANS • ANNUAL BUDGETS • ANNUAL ELECTIONS (OCTOBER) • APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS OR CHAIRMEN OF COMMITTEES • STRIVE HARD TO MEET NATIONAL OBLIGATIONS

7. ESSENTIAL COMMITTEES • Prayer • Counselling – (New members & Follow up) • Membership – (Visitation/Welfare) • Meals • Ushering • Protocol & Publicity2/Hospitality • Voice & Literature • Outreach • Business

8. DISCIPLESPLESHIP/NEW MEMBERS CLASSES • This must be taken very seriously • Each new Member must be given a copy of “Now that You have Received Christ” by the chapter • Use that booklet “Now that You Have Received Christ” for the Discipleship/New Membership classes • Teach them the Vision, Mission and Mandate of the fellowship before they are registered • Teach them also “who a FGBMFI member is” • Before registration each person must be taught and baptised in the Holy Spirit • Each new member must be made to acquire a copies of “Super ALTS II” and “ The Happiest People on Earth”

9. ELECTION OF OFFICERS (CHAPTER LEVEL) • Elections are held annually – October each year • The Sector F/R supervises these elections • November and December are used to prepare the New Executives to take office in January the following year • The elections are based solely on prayer and the guidance of the Holy Spirit • Ladies do not vote or hold any executive positions presently • Ordained ministers also do not hold any executive positions • Only registered members (men) for that year can vote • All members qualify to stand for any office of their choice except new believers  • National Office must be furnished with the details of the elected Executives by the middle of November

10. SAMPLE CHAPTER ELECTIONS NOMINATION FORM • POSITIONNOMINEE • PRESIDENT -------------------------------------------------------- • VICE PRESIDENT (S) -------------------------------------------------------- • SECRETARY -------------------------------------------------------- • TREASURER -------------------------------------------------------- • MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR -------------------------------------------------------- • VOICE DIRECTOR ---------------------------------------------------------

11. A CHAPTER’S DUTY IS ALWAYS TO: • RECRUIT • EQUIP • & • DEPLOY

12. TOOLS FOR STABILITY AND GROWTH • FERVENT PRAYER • ACTIVE COUNSELING COMMITTEE • FOLLOW-UP & EFFECTIVE DISCIPLESHIP CLASSES • ATTRACTIVE AND VALUE-ADDING WEEKLY SEMINARS • MARKETPLACE & FIRE TEAM OUTREACHES (MPOs, FTOs ETC)

13. continued • BUSSINESS-LIKE MEETINGS • VOICE DISTRIBUTION – targeted groups or institutions • RICH MONTHLY OUTREACHES • REGULAR CHEERFUL GIVING • REGULAR HOLY SPIRIT BAPTISM FOR NEW MEMBERS • REGULAR TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING

14. MAJOR CHALLENGES • UNSTABLE & INEFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP • INEFFECTIVE DISCIPLESHIP CLASSES • UNATTRACTIVE WEEKLY SEMINARS • INEFFECTIVE FOLLOW UP • IMPROPER FELLOWSHIP • MEMBERS UNWILLING TO GIVE • NO REGULAR HOLY SPIRIT BAPTISM

15. Your Call to Duty! “Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the Master has put in charge of the servants in His household to give them their food at the proper time?” Mt 24:45

16. HIS BANNER OVER US IS LOVE GOD RICHLY BLESS YOU

17. Managing the Chapter:- • Spiritually ready and punctual. • Sensitive to the Holy Spirit and not carried away by emotions and personalities. • Extremely professional, Alert and maintains • orderliness throughout the Meeting. • In tune with the speaker -must make time to • meet him before the Meeting. • Ready to intervene when problems arise. The Emcee: