Leadership at Grace Chapel

Hebrews 13:6-8 says, "Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith."

It goes on to say "obey your leaders and submit to their authority. They keep watch over you as men who must give an account. Obey them so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no advantage to you." (Hebrews 13:16-18)

As Christians, we are all part of God's household (Ephesians 2:19) called to function, participate, and minister in a particular place within the body of Christ. A healthy body requires that each member do its part and at the same time, it takes leaders to help coordinate, facilitate, direct, and serve the different teams of people. For this reason, Grace Chapel holds its leaders in high regard.

God, in His sovereignty, placed us in this city, among these people, in this century, for a reason (Acts 17:26–27). Grace Chapel leaders are men and women “on mission” who live, eat, and breathe the climate of the Boise metro everyday, and who are placed in the culture to emulate Jesus. These leaders also serve within the church: during Sunday services, as Small Group leaders, as teachers, team coordinators, on prayer teams, offering support to the sick and needy, showing hospitality, and on and on.

Leaders at Grace Chapel are called to a higher degree of responsibility and service. At the same time, the pastors and ministry overseers at Grace Chapel are commissioned to assist these leaders first and foremost, to love and lead, provide counsel and aid, as well as to pray for, teach, and guide.

Executive Team:
Grace Chapel's general ministries are led by a four member executive team. This team nurtures ministry philosophy, mission, vision, and values.

Advisory Council:
There is an elected Church Council that serves as a ways-and-means work group to the Senior Pastor. The Church Council members serve terms of two years and are eligible for election to an additional two-year term.

Ministry Coordinators:
Ministries are led by department coordinators who help guide the activity, communication, and alignment of each ministry. There are five major categories of ministries in our church: Sunday Experience, Children, Youth, Groups & Seminars, and Extension. All the ministries at Grace fall under one of those areas.

LEADER	TEAM	CO)RDINATOR	CONTACT
Carmen Escalera	Children	Nursery	375-5515
Shannon Pape	Children	Children	375-5515
Tyson Smith	Youth	Students	375-5515
Staycee Petso	Groups & Seminars	Adult Education	375-5515
Darin Gere	Extension	Counseling	375-5515
Pam Spoolstra	Extension	Nepali Coordinator	375-5515
Vic LaPorte	Extension	Food Pantry	375-5515
Cherie LaPorte	Extension	Food Pantry	375-5515
James Escalera	Extension	Hospitality	375-5515
Mary Meade	Sunday Experience	Worship	375-5515
Adriana Bolanos	Sunday Experience	Connections & Facility	375-5515
Steve Carlson	Sunday Experience	Media & Technology	375-5515
Sue Jackson	Sunday Experience	Coffee	375-5515
Jon Hughes	Sunday Experience	Prayer	375-5515
Sapiel Bolanos	Sunday Experience	Security	375-5515

Team Leaders & Assistants:
The size of each ministry depends on the function of that ministry. Within each ministry there are different teams. Different functions require different sized teams.

Each team is led by various team leaders and assistants. Every team has a leader and every leader has has a team. Because we value doing church as a team, Grace Chapel is a volunteer driven church.

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Volunteer & Leadership Application

Leadership Guidelines - 1 Timothy 3

LEADER	TEAM	POSITION	CONTACT
Christopher Meade	AC Team	Lead Pastor	375-5515
Tony SanNicolas	AC Team	Council Member	375-5515
John Teel	AC Team	Council Member	375-5515