Membership, Growth, and Spiritual Gifts (MGSG) Ministry

The mission of MGSG is to reach out to the community and provide an invitation to Holy Trinity; to purposely involve members in the life of the congregation through service and participation by matching their gifts and interests with the programs and tasks of the church in order that the mission of the church may be fulfilled; to work toward the incorporation of new members; and to encourage the participation of new and inactive members.

The MGSG Ministry serves the congregation in three areas: Membership, Growth and Spiritual Gifts. The major ministry activities are:

Membership

• Visitor Follow up - Welcome visitors, invite them to provide contact information and stay in touch with them to determine how Holy Trinity’s ministries might serve them.
• New Members’ Orientation - We assist the pastors in inviting folks to new members’ orientation and help in the planning and implementation of these classes.
• New Members Sunday – We take part in the planning of the special Sunday worship service and party for the reception of the new members.
• Pictorial Directory – We arrange for a periodical, updated pictorial directory of the congregational family.

Growth

Main Street Festival – the second Saturday of May, this is a major opportunity for Holy Trinity to share the Good News with the Laurel community. A booth with information materials is provided.

• Information and Publications – Through distribution of the church information pamphlet, the daily devotional "Christ in our Home," and "The Lutheran" monthly magazine, visitors and members receive information about our congregation, services times, and special services, as well as the devotions and information about the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) of which we are affiliated.

Spiritual Gifts

• Discover your Spiritual Gifts – During the New Members' orientation, we use a spiritual gifts questionnaire to help each baptized person realize he or she is a gifted child of God…and to discover what his/her gifts might be.
• Work with other Holy Trinity Ministries – We offer help to members and ministries in order to enable people to fine ways in which they want to serve. Christians are called to serve, and this ministry exists to support people in their service.

If we can help you in any way, or if you would like to join us in our MGSG work, please call the church office.