• Time & Talent Survey

    Time & Talent Survey

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  • Our congregation has many members and as many talents as members. In order for us to help match your specific talents and interests with the events and organizations happening at church we need to refresh our information on those interests. Please take the time to fill out this survey for each confirmand in your household. Thank you.

     

    ** Please note that the majority of Leadership positions are elected positions for male members 18 years of age and in good standing with the church as per the Peace Lutheran Constitution and By-Laws.

     

  • Musical Skills

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    Musical Skills
    • Singing
      • Adult Choir - Enhances worship services with choral music.
      • Peace Lutheran Children's Choir - Choir for any child between ages 8 – 13 that is a member.
      • Solo or Group (singing) - Enhancing worship services with music as a cantor/soloist or member of a group.
    • Playing Instruments
      • Adult Handbell Choir - Enhances worship services with the ringing of bells.
      • Solo or Group (instrumental) - Playing an instrument as a soloist or in a group (i.e. brass choir, duet, trio, etc…) to enhance worship services.

  • Working w/ Young Children and/or Older Children

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    Working w/ Young Children and/or Older Children
    • Instructing children
      • Sunday School - Every Sunday from September through May in between Sunday morning services. Teaching and Volunteering/Chaperoning opportunities available.
      • Boy Pioneers - An organization that teaches useful skills for living in God’s Word, provides a program of interest for adolescent youth, develops knowledge of God’s creation and Christian leadership skills, and encourages fellowship and serving the Lord by serving our fellow man both in our church and our community.
      • Girl Pioneers - An organization that provides supervised and constructive recreation that prepares members in the way of good citizenship with the motto “Loyal to Christ” ever before them.
      • Teens of Peace - An organization that is open to members that are confirmed through the 12th grade that provides faith enrichment activities in Bible studies, service opportunities, and social outings.
    • Chaperoning children
      • Child Care Supervisor/Volunteer - Most common application is childcare provided during 8:45am Sunday Bible Study and Peace Through Jesus classes offered during the week in the evening for potential new members. Caring for and monitoring younger children in a child care room stocked with books, toys, and movies.
      • Boy Pioneers - See description above.
      • Girl Pioneers - See description above.
      • Teens of Peace - See description above.
    • Supporting the instruction of children
      • Vacation Bible School - 2-4 days event over the summer. Teaching and Volunteering/Chaperoning opportunities.
      • Child Care Supervisor/Volunteer - See description above.
      • Peace Lutheran School Volunteer - Opportunities in all age groups for multiple situations from class projects to field trips and occasionally consist hour(s) and days depending on the size of the class.
      • Teens of Peace - See description above.
    • Leadership Service with youth focus
      • Board of Youth and Family
      • Board of Child Discipleship
      • Parent Teacher Association
      • Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School Delegate

  • Cleaning & Maintenance

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    Cleaning & Maintenance
    • Building maintenance (changing filters, painting, setup/takedown for events at church or school)
      • Maintenance Committee - This organization is a part of the Board of Properties and helps take care of the physical buildings on the Peace Lutheran campus by performing preventative maintenance, repairs, and general upkeep of the Peace campus buildings.
      • Occasional Volunteer - Experience and/or talent in this area? Desire to learn? Volunteer occasionally through the Maintenance Committee!
    • Landscape maintenance
      • Arbor Day Volunteer - Once a year this day is used to help keep the Peace Lutheran campus looking it’s best. It includes tree and shrub trimming as well as general maintenance of the Peace Lutheran campus grounds.
      • Garden Club - This is an organization that helps maintain the flowers and shrubs around the church and school grounds that beautifies the Peace Lutheran campus.
    • Mechanical maintenance
      • Maintenance Committee and/or Board of Properties - See description above for the Maintenance Committee and below for the Board of Properties.
      • Occasional Volunteer - Experience and/or talent in this area? Desire to learn? Volunteer occasionally through the Maintenance Committee!
    • Leadership
      • Board of Properties - Assist members of the congregation by helping oversee the general maintenance and upkeep of the Peace Lutheran campus buildings by organizing and finding volunteers to help perform the maintenance tasks as well as propose and keep the congregation informed of major maintenance and repairs.

  • Skilled Maintenance & Repairs

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    Skilled Maintenance & Repairs
    • Plumbing/Electrical/Drywall/Masonry/Construction
      • Maintenance Committee and/or Board of Properties - See description under Cleaning & Maintenance.
      • Occasional Volunteer - Experience and/or talent in this area? Desire to learn? Volunteer occasionally through the Maintenance Committee!

  • Adult Discipleship

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    Adult Discipleship
    • Helping others with Financial Planning
      • Financial Stewardship Committee (Volunteer or Member) - Any member interested in encouraging and educating members on personal and ministry minded financial stewardship is welcome. No qualifications of any kind required.
    • Church Library
      • Volunteer - Organization and record keeping with books, promotion of new materials in print, collection of donated items, and inventory of materials.
    • Communications Coordinator/Committee
      • Volunteer - Review of prepared material for print or publication, comparative shopping and decision making with publishing options, and establishing relationships with community communication contacts.
    • Leadership
      • Board of Adult Discipleship - Assist members of the congregation by helping oversee the development, planning, and executing of programs relating to stewardship, Bible classes, spiritual growth/development for adult members, and fellowship.

  • Clerical/Office Help

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    Clerical/Office Help
    • Bulletin & Newsletter assembling
      • Volunteer - Folding, stapling, and stacking printed materials for worship and communication.
    • Data Entry
      • Volunteer - Typing, copying, cutting, pasting, and navigating common word publishing programs and excel files. Transferring data from one source to another.
    • Mailing Preparation
      • Volunteer - Folding, stapling, stuffing, and sealing envelops and other printed materials.
    • Church Council Secretary
      • Elected Position - Record accurately the activities of the Coordinating Council, Executive Board, and the congregation during meetings.

  • Fellowship

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    Fellowship
    • Church fellowship suppers
      • Volunteer - Advent and Lenten meals are the most common. Plan, prepare, and serve members prior to evening weekday services. Work on a team of members volunteering and executing the meals. Enjoy all or only one aspect of volunteering in this way? No problem. Team approach every meal.
    • Sunday Morning Bible Study Coffee and Snacks
      • Volunteer - Volunteer members signing up in small groups on Sunday’s prior to provide snacks each week. The group prepares coffee with all supplies provided in the church kitchen.
    • Other fellowship opportunities
      • Other fellowship opportunities occur at church and school throughout the year but are not listed here. They are typically listed in the Church and/or School newsletter or weekly bulletin insert when they occur.

  • Outreach/Evangelism

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    Outreach/Evangelism
    • New resident visitors
      • Volunteer - In person visits to new residents. Executed solo or in team format. Welcome to community and invitation to services and events at Peace are offered.
    • Worship Greeters
      • Volunteer - Volunteer solo or partner/buddy up to greet members as they arrive to church with a smile and a handshake. Answer easy questions about coat hanging, restroom direction, and Cry Room use.
    • Lutheran Women’s Missionary Society
      • Visitor/Member/Volunteer - Participate by supporting and promoting WELS missions both in our congregation and synod-wide.
    • New Member Visits
      • Volunteer - Visit new members and act as a guide/mentor to membership at Peace. Stay in contact with new members offering your assistance through phone, email, or in person. Connect new members to service opportunities and fellowship events.
    • New Member Assimilation
      • Volunteer - Greet and visit with new members. Check in through phone, email, or in person to be assistance to any questions or guidance needed for new members.
    • Board of Outreach
      • Board Member - Assist members of the congregation by helping oversee the development, planning, and executing of programs relating to evangelism, assimilation of new members, and support for WELS home and world missions.

  • Showing Mercy/Giving Encouragement

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    Showing Mercy/ Giving Encouragement
    • Shut-in visits
      • Volunteer - Work solo or partnered with a pastor or member. Spend time with members unable to physically make it to church regularly. Show Christian love and encouragement to those members not able to connect to Peace in the way they had become accustomed to.
    • Assist people in need
      • Volunteer - Whether through changing light bulbs, shoveling snow, watering plants, providing financial assistance, or simply befriending and checking in on members in need in a variety of ways, this service to the Lord is valuable.
    • Reaching out to straying members
      • Encouragement Caller - This program reaches out to members who have “recently” strayed from their pattern of worship with the intent to encourage them to return to church to receive the benefits of community worship and growth in their spiritual life.
    • Leadership
      • Board of Elders Member - Assist members of the congregation by helping oversee the development, planning, and executing of programs relating to worship, doctrine and practice, called worker care, and the spiritual needs/welfare of the members of the congregation.

  • Technology

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    Technology
    • Network Administration
      • Volunteer - On occasion there is need for upgrading and maintenance of the church and school computer networks. Individuals with networking experience could be contacted to assist with such projects.
    • Audio/Video Support
      • Volunteer - Every church service utilizes the audio/visual technology we have installed. Weekly volunteers are scheduled to be at one service to help with PowerPoint slideshow projection, monitoring the sound board, and recording on DVD one of the worship services each week (these recordings are given to the Gardens of Hartford for the residents to view and then copies are made to be distributed to our shut-in members). Other occasions such as weddings, the Peace Lutheran School Christmas services, and special concerts also have a volunteer from this committee assisting with the audio/visual support to ensure a good worship/attendance experience.
    • Social Media Promotions
      • Volunteer - Transfer, format, present, and schedule social media promotions on Facebook currently and multiple platforms possibly in the future. Regular and consistent activity keeps social media connected members active and engaged.
    • Technology Committee
      • Member or Volunteer - This group of volunteers assist with the planning, organizing, and implementation of all the technology used across the Peace Lutheran Campus (i.e. both Church and School).

  • Financial Management

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    Financial Management
    • Offering Counting Team
      • Volunteer - Would be part of a five person team that opens the offering envelopes, counts the contents, and balances the total of cash, checks, and coin to the amounts written on the offering envelopes. Then the amounts are entered into the current software for tracking gift giving.
    • Financial Stewardship Committee
      • Volunteer or Member - See description under Adult Discipleship
    • Financial Advisory Committee
      • Volunteer or Member - Assist the congregation by helping to plan for the current and long range financial needs of the congregation, manage the Peace Investment Program (PIP), manage the Peace Endowment Fund (used to help support congregation members that are currently attending Martin Luther College or Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary), and arrange for borrowing of funds if required by the congregation.
    • Financial Auditing
      • Volunteer - Assist the congregation by performing internal audits of the congregation’s financial records and verifying the accuracy of the information contained in the congregation’s financial reports.
    • Financial Secretary
      • Elected Position - Assist members of the congregation by receiving, depositing, and recording all contributions to the congregation and provide statements of contribution for members of the congregation.
    • Church Treasurer
      • Elected Position - Assist members of the congregation by receiving and disbursing the congregation’s funds as directed by the Coordinating Council and the congregation assembly and maintain custody of the congregation’s funds.

  • Worship Support

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    Worship Support
    • Alter Guild
      • Volunteer - Assist the congregation by preparing and beautifying the altar, chancel, and church for worship services, celebration of Holy Communion, and baptisms.
    • Usher Team
      • Volunteer - Scheduled for services in consistent teams. Provides members with bulletins and a greeting upon arrival to church. Guides and directs members when they have questions and ensures every member is seated satisfactorily. Provides direction and guidance for offerings, Holy Communion, and post service exit.
    • Financial Advisory Committee
      • Volunteer or Member - Assist the congregation by helping to plan for the current and long range financial needs of the congregation, manage the Peace Investment Program (PIP), manage the Peace Endowment Fund (used to help support congregation members that are currently attending Martin Luther College or Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary), and arrange for borrowing of funds if required by the congregation.
    • Worship Greeters
      • Volunteer - See description above under Outreach/Evangelism.
    • Communion Assistant
      • Volunteer - Scheduled in advance. Provide pastoral staff with assistance in administering Holy Communion. Mostly commonly providing individual cups of wine to members while Pastor administers communion.
    • Board of Elders
      • Member - See description above under Showing Mercy/Giving Encouragement.

  • Leadership

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    Leadership
    • Church President
      • Elected Position - Assist the congregation by coordinating the work of all elected and selected officers, boards, and committees of the congregation, preside as chairman of all business session of the congregation, executive board, and coordinating council, ensure implementation of all resolutions of the congregation, and make certain that all boards and committees are functioning and carrying out their responsibilities according to the by-laws of the congregation.
    • Church Vice President
      • Elected Position - Assist the congregation by assisting the president in all of his duties, assume all of the duties and obligations of the president in the absence of the president, and assist the financial secretary in all the duties and responsibilities of that position.
    • Chairman of Church Boards
      • Elected Position - Assist the congregation by leading the members of the board in the duties assigned to the board and participating as a member of the coordinating council. The church boards are as follows:
        • Board of Adult Discipleship
        • Board of Child Discipleship
        • Board of Elders
        • Board of Outreach
        • Board of Properties
        • Board of Youth and Family
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