Volunteering Opportunity Descriptions
Greeters:
As a greeter, you would be volunteering to spend time in
the chat room during a specific time and day of the week.
Your responsibility would be to welcome everyone who comes
into the room by name, and if a new visitor, ask a few
questions to be sure they are comfortable with how to use
the room. You would we expected to ask those coming in
how they are doing and if there is anything they would like
prayer for today -- and if so, to offer a short prayer at
that time. You would make a note of any 'new visitors'
as well as any concerns during your time in the room.
You should be familiar with how to use the chat room
features as well as be comfortable using the Private Message
feature if needed. If others come into the room and
are not familiar with how to use the room, you would be
expected to give them some basic pointers (i.e. choosing an
avatar, how to use private chat, colors, or bold text,
sounds and status options). If you are interested in
greeting but do not know how to do these things, speak with
Shep and she will teach you how to do these things.
(Volunteers will be required to
have spent some time at Shepherd of
Hope Chat before becoming a greeter in order to demonstrate
their ability to carry out these responsibilities -- ask Shep if you are
interested, but don't know how to do some of it -- she will
be happy to help you learn!)
Prayer Warrior:
As a prayer warrior, you would be expected to
pray on the days/times that you have agreed to pray for
Shepherd of Hope and all of the prayer needs that it has.
You would also be expected to visit the Prayer and Praise
page as often as possible (daily if possible) to see any
updated prayers and praises have been added. You would
be expected to keep the information sent to you private as
many of the needs of the room as not things that are spoken
of outside of the 'board room' of the site. There is a
form to complete and return to Shep if you are interested in
being one of those who goes to the Throne of Grace on behalf
of Shepherd of Hope Ministry -- We need prayer warriors --
without prayers, we are unable to know the will and
direction of the Lord for this ministry!
(Everyone can pray for the ministry,
and we hope that you will, however to become a Prayer
Warrior, you will need to be a part of Shepherd of Hope
Ministry long enough to have an idea of our direction and
goals. We count on our Prayer Warriors to take many
things to the Lord in prayer, so you can understand why we
are cautious in choosing them - YOU can feel confident that
if you post a request, our Prayer Warrior Team is praying --
so we cautiously and prayerfully select those who will be a
part of this team for the good of all!
Donors:
We are in need of finances in order to keep this room
open and running. Shep and her husband are
committed to keeping it going, but we need YOUR
help! You can click on the donation link at the top of
the page to make a pay pal or credit card donation.
You can also contact Shep if you would like to send a check.
If you would like to make a donation in HONOR or in MEMORY
of a loved one, please let Shep know the details and a
personal card will be sent to theh one you request letting
them or the family know of your gift in their honor or
memory! Another way you can help with donations is to encourage those
who would benefit from this site to come here and
join in the many chats and activities that are offered --
and encourage those who are able to make a financial
donation. If you cannot give financially, perhaps you can
take on a volunteer position but at least, most
importantly, you can PRAY!
Donor Chairperson:
Shepherd of Hope operates on private funds. We need
someone who can help to creatively find donors -- as many of
the people who use the room are financially burdened, perhaps some outside organizations or individuals would be
interested in keeping us operating. Many who use the
chat room are able to make small donations -- and we are
trying to find at least 20 people who will commit to making
a monthly donation in order to offset the costs of running
this site. If you have ideas or an interest in doing
some 'fund-raising' please contact Shep.
Chat Hosts: As
a chat host, you would be volunteering to prepare a short
devotional or time of purposeful conversation --it may be
something you have read, something you have prepared
yourself, or it may be sharing a scripture verse and a few
thoughts on it. Chat sessions last one hour and should
include an opening prayer, a time of sharing, scripture, a time of sharing prayer requests and
then a closing prayer. You can do as much as you
are comfortable doing within the guidelines of our statement
of purpose, faith and beliefs on healing, or as little as
asking a couple of questions to generate interaction between
the people in the room. Some examples are "What is
your favorite Scripture and why?", "What has God done in
your life this week?" and questions of that nature.
You are not expected to give a full Bible study, and unless
you have been approved to do so, you are asked to refrain
from doing so. There are many faiths represented here
and even some who do not yet know the Lord, so we need to be
sure that when we have a Bible Study, it has been passed
through the 'board' to be certain it doesn't contain any
teachings that could offend a particular faith -- our goal
is to make Hosted Chats a time of positive and encouraging
Christian conversation! (Hosts
will need to be able to do the things a Greeter does, and a
bit more - you would need to demonstrate a knowledge of the
Word of God as you would be leading the chat and would be
expected to use the Word as your guide. It is also
important that you have been an active part of Shepherd of
Hope for a period of time before taking on a Host position.
Speak to Shep if you have been here a while and are
interested in doing a Hosting position)
Sunday Praise and
Worship Leader: As a Sunday Praise and
Worship leader, you would be expected to open and close in
prayer, to encourage testimonies and sharing of what the
Lord is doing in the guests lives. It is also a time
to share hymns or song lyrics,
poetry, and anything that would be considered
Praising or Worshipping the Lord! This is a one hour
period of time. (See
requirements for a Host -- these will be similar)
Prayer & Praise Leader:
As a Prayer & Praise leader, you would be responsible to
open in a short prayer and then ask the guests
for prayer requests and praises. (Encourage them to
post these on the Prayer and Praise Page in
the form at the bottom of the page at the end of the hour).
You would hopefully be writing these down as they are being
typed to the chat window. After a time of sharing and perhaps
some time of empathizing and encouraging as appropriate, you would be
expected to close in a prayer acknowledging each of the
requests as praises as you are able to.
(See requirements for a
Host -- these will be similar)
Pray-ers:
There is no requirement to be a pray-er for Shepherd of Hope
Ministry - you are encouraged to go to the Prayer and Praise
page and read the prayers and praises that are posted there
daily and to lift them to the Lord in prayer! Everyone who comes here is able to lift this
room in thanks and praise as we are blessed to have this
place, blessed to have the Lord's blessing upon us, and most
of us already know what an encouraging thing it is to have
someplace to go when you need to be encouraged, as well as
when you are able to encourage others! You don't even
need to complete a volunteer form to pray for this site, but
if you have decided to be a "pray-er" for this site -- let
Shep know -- it is encouraging to hear that we are being
lifted in prayers!
Read more suggestions
below -- pray and ask the Lord to direct you in how you can
give to
Shepherd of Hope Ministry in time, talents, or
resources!
Shepherd of Hope Christian Chat and Chronic Illness Support
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a financial donation to this *ministry,
you may do so by clicking on the button to
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