Roles and Responsibilities of
EU Committee Members
All EU committee members are basically
spiritual leaders with a vision and motivation to serve the Lord. EU CM's need
to realise they are called by God and are servants of God. A servant should
reflect the moral character of his master who is holy and righteous. Samuel
Logan Brayle - a leader of the Salvation Army comments “Spiritual Leadership" It
is not won by promotion, but by many prayers and tears. It is attained by
confession of sins, and much heart searching and humbling before God, by
self-surrender, a courageous sacrifice of every idol, a bold, deathless,
uncompromising and uncomplaining embracing of the cross and by an eternal focus
on to Jesus crucified.
Characteristics of an EU Committee
Member
Prof. S.J. Kingsley enumerates the
following 13 characteristics as spiritual leader needs to posses, which are
exactly the ones a committee member needs.
Man of Vision:
Vision includes spiritual insight as well as foresight, " A vision without a
task makes a visionary. A task without vision is drudgery. A vision with a task
makes a missionary”.
Wisdom:
The faculty of making best use of
knowledge. Right application of knowledge in moral and spiritual matters in
meeting baffling situation.
Discipline:
CB Samuel says, "Discipleship and discipline go together for a Christian". A
committee member is has learnt to obey a discipline imposed on himself. A
vigorous discipline from within habits of food exercise rest, prayer, Bible
study, giving etc.
Decision Making:
Knowing the will of God and knowing God's mind in crisis situation as well as
for routine matter.
Humility:
God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble. Jesus practiced servant
leadership and served as an example to follow 'A good leader must respond
quickly and lovingly to every arising need". Not be served but to serve.
Inspired person:
The inspiration of a committee member is given by the Holy Spirit.
Courage:
It is the quality of the mind which
enables men to enumerate danger or difficulty without fear.
Friend of All:
Every committee member is a person of relationship
Executing Ability:
Committee members do not think that they are indispensable but their share there
responsibility with others.
Diplomacy:
committee members see each individual as God sees and deals with compassion
concern and makes them feel wanted.
Tolerance:
An EU committee member is tolerant towards other religious members, friends in
college, other committee members and members of other student organization.
Humour:
A committee member uses laughter as the best medicine when depression or
function is pulling him down. Solves problems humorously without hurting people.
Filled with the Spirit of God:
Every spiritual leader has to wait on the Lord and be filled constantly by
surrendering dark areas of their lives.
EU COMMITTEE
The committee works as a team under
the overall leadership of the President and with the advise of the Senior
Advisor. There are certain requirements that the committee has to recognise in
their work..
President and His /Her
Responsibilities:
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Is EU’s spiritual leader,
directing policy and controlling the EU committee and sub-committees.
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Is responsible for
interviews and interaction with other organizations, disagreeing with wrong
doctrinal stand.
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Chairs meetings with
preparation. He keeps the team on track and disciplines warmly.
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Makes meeting notes and
keeps track of action to be taken.
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Fosters balanced decision
and avoids hot arguments. He pauses for prayer to seek God's mind over
disagreement.
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Hears one another's report,
so that they can pray intelligently.
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Makes sure that the
committee meets frequently and regularly for prayer.
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Is the Chairman of most EU
meetings, welcoming and introducing speakers and guests.
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Calls for committee
meetings through the secretary.
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Is familiar with others
duties. He / She reminds and helps when needed.
Secretary and His / Her
Responsibilities:
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Must be familiar with the
constitution, as sometimes he has to decide and at without consulting the
committee
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Reads previous minutes for
a sense of direction and to learn from their mistakes.
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Is a man of prayer never
too busy to pray daily and depend on God.
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Is an exemplary soul
winner.
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Locates a suitable
successor and orientated him early in the role.
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Maintains up to date list
of speakers and prayer supporters. Prayer Secretary can also use it to send
circulars
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Keeps safely the minutes
book, membership register and EU records, only committee members, senior
advisors and staff workers can have access to minutes book
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Announces EU programs
briefly at public meetings.
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Calls for regular monthly
committee meetings with proper notice, consulting the president
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In consultation with the
president, prepares agenda in advance for EU committee meetings.
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Circulates the agenda to
committee members and senior advisors 2 full weeks before the committee so
that they can come mentally prepared
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Takes care to correspond in
good English / regional language and with clarity. If needed use expert help.
File copies must be kept. Letterheads must be made.
Treasurer and His / Her
Responsibilities:
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Teaches the members God-
approved attitude to money and UESI's financial policy.
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Keeps an honest accurate
and efficient account of all the money.
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Encourages the EU to
contribute to state/National UESI as well as to other missions.
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Acknowledges all monetary
gifts received.
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Advises the EU committee on
financial management, mainly how best to spend the money received.
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Maintains account books
The Prayer Secretary and his/her
responsibilities:
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Builds up strong prayer
life with EU.
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Builds up prayer support
outside the collage but who are aware of the strategic importance of student
witness.
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A prayer circular is sent
out monthly/quarterly and can used privately and in groups
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He/she locates and
mobilizes prayer for EU work by inquiring and collecting names/needs and
publishes Prayer Bulletin. The Prayer bulletins feed them with current
information for praise and prayer. He could exchange newsletters with other EU
's, so that all can "pray for one another".
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Organizes prayer
conference's, daily of prayer, chain of prayer etc., for EU camps .
The Missions Secretary and
his/her responsibilities:
The fourth aim of UESI is to present
God's missionary command and to be prepared for missions at home and in a
cross-cultural situation. The missions secretary passes the missionary vision of
UESI. The Mission secretary enhances the committee and initiates the following
activities.
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First of all he /she must
be convinced of the missionary command in Matt. 28
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Mission retreats and
seminary may be organized.
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Mission talks and
missionary Biographers and shared in discipleship and leadership training
camps.
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Mission magazines and
prayer bulletins like outreach, friends focus and Indian Missions are passed
to other committee member and Bible study members.
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Contacts the missionaries
in field and collects prayer requests. Invites them to speak at EU meeting.
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Mission Vision prayer cell
for particular state of India are formed.
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Missionary Biographies and
mission books are kept in the EU library.
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Motivates members to pray
and participate in state level mission programmes.
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Enables EU members to have
mission exposure trips.
The Follow-up Secretary and
his/her responsibilities:
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All evangelistic efforts
may be in vain if follow up is not properly planned.
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The follow-up secretary:
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Collects the addresses of
the participants of evangelistic retreats and camps.
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Sends follow-up material on
Christian growth
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Keeps regular
correspondence.
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Informs and brings them to
Discipleship camps.
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Organizes follow-up
meetings / retreats after Evangelistic camps.
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Follows up new committed
Christian and invites them for training camps.
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Collects the final year
student's addresses and sends them prayer letters.
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Invites ex-EU students for
annual conference and triennial conference of UESI.
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Sends Xmas cards or
Birthday cards to make EU STUDENTS FEEL THAT THEY ARE STILL NEEDED.
The Outreach Secretary and
his/her responsibilities:
The first aim of UESI is to present
the claims of Christ. It is not to your own friends in your campus but also to
other campuses when there is no Christian witness.
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Takes statistics of the
town / city colleges and information about the campuses and about existing any
Prayer / Bible study cells.
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Plans for literature
distribution to campuses (unreached) or at times to colleges in next town.
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Organize retreats for
unreached campuses.
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Meets with students and
does personal evangelism.
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Invites students of
unreached campuses for evangelistic camps.
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Encourages other committee
members to involve in evangelism.
The Girls' Secretary and his/her
responsibilities:
She occupies an important portfolio.
She does a bit of all the secretary's job among the girls side.
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Attends the committee
meeting representing the girl's colleges in the town/city.
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Has a good knowledge of the
girls colleges, their representatives or contacts.
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Informs the college prayer
Bible study cell leaders the activities of EU.
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Does lot of correspondence.
So need to be organized with addresses of students and contacts.
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Meets with senior advisor
lady secretary of EGF as well as lady graduates and discusses girls work.
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Visits her contacts and
encourages them to attend Bible studies and camps.
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Orients parents of the new
students where the EU is and almost the various activities.
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Collects information about
articles of various girls colleges and passes to EU committee.
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Forms a girl’s
sub-committee to plan separate girls programmes.
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Organizes girls camp with
help of a sub-committee.
The Literature Secretary and
his/her responsibilities:
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He or she is a one who
loves books and one who is good in expressing ideas.
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Collects spiritual books
which are in accordance with UESI doctrinal basis. (Books from ELS, GLS, IVP
and Zondervan)
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Organises an EU library if
there it is not existing. Maintains record of books.
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Introduces books according
to the theme of the camp / retreat. (Ex-Discipleship camp- Books on special
growth, biographies etc).
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Publishes the EU newsletter
and post them. Gets the newsletter of UESI and other.
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Encourages other EU
committee members and others to read books.
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In-charge of the bookstall
in camps and retreats.
Cell Development Secretary and
his / her responsibilities:
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He / She gives the periodic
report to the committee.
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Maintains data files of
information about various cells.
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Organises and coordinates
Cell Development Programmes.
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Mobilises resources for the
growth of the cells.
Music Secretary:
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He / She has to lead
singing.
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Has to prepare song sheets
by choosing the right songs.
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In-charge of musical
instruments.
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Composes thematic songs.
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Forms choir for local and
state programmes.
Conclusion:
There may be other roles
and responsibilities which each committee member may have to play according to
the need of situations. It is not necessary that all portfolios should be
present in every EU. But remember committee members are the ones who represent
and take the organization forward.
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