2005 MCC Laity Awards Announcement

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2005 MCC Laity awards to be presented at General Conference in Calgary. 

Please send your nominations via email, fax, or regular mail to:
Charles Tigard at MCC headquarters no later than May 1, 2005.

In 2001 the Leadership Award was presented to Sharon Lindenbaum, the Service Award to Gerry Wright, and the Leadership award to Len Shelton.  In 2003 the Faithfulness Award was presented Estella "ET" Thomas; the Leadership Award to Elder Mel Johnson; the Mutuality in Ministry Award to Reverend Wanda Floyd; and the Service Award to MDC Team of Jude Litzenberger, Ken Gale, Heather McNally, and Dale Burkholder.

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Criteria for MCC Laity Awards

All nominees should be members in good standing with their local church

Faithfulness Award -
Presented to the lay person or lay ministry team that has shown a dedication to God and MCC in a noticeable or concrete way.  Through their commitment and passion and the giving of their time, energy, talents and/or resources to a project or projects, they have made Christ visible and tangible in their community.  In addition to being an ambassador for Christ, they have been an outstanding representative of MCC outside of the worship facility walls by either furthering the cause of MCC or by working with other denominational groups as partners in ministry thereby bridging the gap that has been placed between the two. 

Examples of categories under the Faithfulness Award are:

Music Ministry
Children's Ministry
Youth Ministry
Elderly Care Ministry
Deaf Ministry
Women's Ministry
Men's Ministry
Transgendered Ministry
People of Color Ministry
HIV/AIDS Ministry
Board of Directors
Other: ____________________

There are so many wonderful ministries in our churches around the world.  If you have one not listed here, please list it so that we may first know what other ministries are happening and effective and also so that we may consider them for this award.

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Service Award -
Presented to the lay person or lay ministry team that has enabled people to access the Good News of God's inclusive love in ways that were previously unavailable to them. Through their innovative efforts they have provided a way for people, who otherwise would not have had an opportunity to do so, to connect to God, grow spiritually, connect to the local church community (or Fellowship as a whole) or the community at large. They saw a need, reached out with compassion and selflessly loved others as themselves. 

Examples of categories for the Service Award are:

Multi-National/Multi-Cultural
Web Page Development
Multi Media
HIV/AIDS
Elderly Care
Persons with Physical Challenges
Prison Ministry
Hospice Care/Eucharistic Ministry
Other: ____________________

There are so many wonderful ministries in our churches around the world.  If you have one not listed here, please list it so that we may first know what other ministries are happening and effective and also so that we may consider them for this award.

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Leadership Award: 
Presented to the lay person or lay ministry team that has been in the forefront of laity leadership.  This person or team has spent countless hours furthering the cause of Christ in various areas in their local community.  They have given interviews with newspapers, stood at courthouse steps, petitioned or spoke out against those who would undermine God's love for all people.  This person or team do not necessarily hold an official ministry or title within the local church, region, or Fellowship, but they have led by example and have lived out the Great Commission. 

Examples of categories for the Leadership Award are:

Social Justice, Social Action
Education, Reconciliation
Church Growth, Church Plant
Evangelism
Other: ____________________

There are so many wonderful ministries in our churches around the world.  If you have one not listed here, please list it so that we may first know what other ministries are happening and effective and also so that we may consider them for this award.

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Mutuality in Ministry Award:  
Presented to an ordained clergy person who has partnered with a lay person(s) to establish or expand a ministry that changes the lives of people in ways that would not have happened without the support of clergy in a local church, region, or at the fellowship level.  Through mentoring, spiritual guidance, and the encouragement of lay ministries such as lay education, feeding programs, translation of materials, music, transporting the disabled, or outreach to the homeless the clergy person has embraced a shared vision of ministry together.  The clergy person honored has held high the principle and shown in their actions, their belief that we are all indeed a priesthood of all believers.

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Please complete the nomination form and send it by May 1, 2005.
You can email, fax, or post it to the address at the end of the form.
Please copy and distribute this to people who do not have Internet access.

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2005 MCC Laity Awards Nomination Form

(one person/team per form please) 

Nominee's Name(s): __________________________________

Address: (or at least city and state/ province/country) _________________________________________________________
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Nominee's Home Church, Pastor and Region: _________________

Length of Ministry/Activity/Program/Service being nominated _______________________

I am nominating this person or ministry team for the
__ Faithfulness Award
__ Service Award
__ Leadership Award
__ Mutuality in Ministry Award

Why are you nominating this person? How do they fit the criteria outlined for this award? (you are not limited to this space, use extra pages or supporting materials if needed)

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Tell us a little about yourself, so we can contact you if we have any questions.

Name:

Address:

Email:

Phone: (voice/mobile/fax)

Email this form to: CharlesTigard@mccchurch.org
Or Fax it to: 310-360-8680   (attention Charles)
Or Mail it to: MCC Laity Awards, 8704 Santa Monica Blvd, 2nd Floor, West Hollywood, CA  90069