Church Manual

"How well do we know our care group/ church"

Multiple Choice

What type of Congregation is Suratthani SDA Caregroup?

• 'Church'

• Small group/Company

• Home church

• Center

"where a number of isolated believers reside near one another, they belong to a small group...a company of believers for fellowship...it should be approved by the conference and under the care of a mother church. --SDA Church Manual

Company Status

SDA Church Manual categorizes us as a

Suratthani is not a Church..yet

We only recieved a yellow certificate of recognition from TAM not a blue church certificate like in NST or Chumphon SDA Church

Multiple Choice

How many Main Offices (Official) in a Company/Caregroup?

• 7

  (elders, deacons, treasurer, clerk, sabbath school, AY, children's, women's)

• 3

  (Group Leader, Clerk, treasurer)

• 5

  (Elder, deacon, treasurer, clerk, sabbath school)

Only 3 Main Offices

(Leader, Clerk & Treasurer)

The Group Leader can be an elder or appointed but DOES NOT have to be Ordained to have authority.

Clerk- secretary Reports all activities, meetings and coordinates the outreach ministries

Treasurer- keep Records of money and reports to the conference treasurer

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Multiple Choice

How many years are the terms of office for leaders, elders or any office?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• indefinite

They can serve for up to 2 years when voted by the church members in a business meeting

They maybe Reelected but is NOT advisable for them to serve indefinitely

Terms of Service- Only 1 year

Who are your church Elders and when were they ordained? Bro. John and Bro. Ed got ordained last March 14, 2021

Multiple Select

Which is TRUE about church elders (Select ALL that Applies):

• Has to be voted by the conference l

• has to be ordained by the local ordained pastors

• has to be nominated and voted by members

• elders has the authority to Remove or Remove church members

• elders can baptize/give wedding blessing when given permission by the conference

-remove or receive members

-officiate a wedding

-be granted by the conference by vote

-serve another church unless given permission by conference

Cannot:

-conduct local church services

-conduct communion services (approved by conference)

​-officiate a baptism (with permission from the conference)

-may give wedding blessing, prayer or sermonette

Can:

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Multiple Choice

How long should the sermon be in a Prayer meeting (ideally according to church manual)?

• 60 minutes

• 15-20 minutes

• 30-45 minutes

• more than 1 hour

Prayer meeting/forms of service

"The sabbath morning service has 2 main divisions, not necessarily sabbath school and divine, but: (1) Praise and adoration (songs, prayers, & gifts) (2) message from the Word of God)...There is NO Set form or order of public worship. A short order is usually better. Long preliminaries should be avoided.

-Church Manual, pp179-180

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What should we change in our Church Service parts of the program?

Multiple Choice

How many members are necessary for a core group (care group)?

• must be 120 members in 3 years

• at least 12 (all Adventist)

• at least 20 members

• 6-9 members (with room for at least 3 non-Adventist members)

Follow Jesus, start with 3-4 members then there should be a maximum if 9 church members in the core group, and there must be room for at least 3 non-Adventist members.

-The General conference Small group ministry manual

Is our number enough for an organized church or for a care-group/company?

Form Core groups of 6-9 members

Multiple Choice

How long should a small group meeting be (Ideally according to General conference handbook for small groups)?

• 60 minutes

  (15 minutes adoration + 45 minutes sermon)

• 90 minutes

  (15 mins sharing, 60 mins bible study, 15 mins prayer)

• 120 minutes

  (60 mins sabbath school + 60 mins divine service)

• 24 hours

Multiple Choice

What should be the arrangement of chairs in a Care group/Small group?

Multiple Choice

How should we discipline church members?

• discipline by ex-communication

• discipline by transfer of membership

• discipline by censure and disciple by removal of membership

• discipline by removal of membership

Multiple Choice

How long should a member be disciplined by censure?

• 12 months

• 1 month

• 6 months

• indefinitely

Multiple Choice

Reasons for Discipline: Which member should be Disciplined by the church?

• a member who was seen in a movie ticket booth

• a member who colored her hair

• a member was playing cellphone game

• Sabbath breaking

Multiple Choice

Reasons for Discipline: Which member should be Disciplined by the church?

• a member who has 2 boyfriends

• a married member who committed adultery

• members who are holding hands at church

• a member who was a former criminal

Multiple Choice

Reasons for Discipline: Which member should be Disciplined by the church?

• remarriage of a divorced person

• getting rebaptized

• coming to church late

• leaving the church too early

Multiple Choice

Reasons for Discipline: Which member should be Disciplined by the church?

• not giving tithes

• Scamming/fraud

• using phone at church

• bringing medicine in the church

Multiple Choice

Reasons for Discipline: Which member should be Disciplined by the church?

• making or joining a group that creates division at church

• attending other religion's service (not regularly)

• singing at another religion's church or party

• wearing a ring or earings

​SDA Church Manual page 62

​SDA Church Manual page 62