Who is responsible for the team’s ministry?
BHM can assist a congregation in forming a team, but it is the congregation itself which accepts responsibility for the recruiting and supervising the team. The congregation takes ownership of this expression of lay ministry. The governing body of the congregation will embrace the boarding home visits as part of its overall Christian witness, and so the visits to the home are treated in the same way as youth events, church school classes, Bible studies and other congregational activities. The governing body will screen team members to insure that they meet the very high standards required for the proper care of vulnerable people. The congregation will help provide funds necessary for the team’s seasonal meals, activities and for other ongoing expenses.
