What Are the Duties of a Missionary Secretary?
The missionary secretary has enjoyed a long and influential tradition inside church membership. Chosen by the church council to handle duties tied directly to missionary activities, the missionary secretary closely follows directives from the council and also from guidelines that can date back more than a half century. A closer look at the various duties of missionary secretaries reveals the scope of their influence on maintaining the goodwill activities of their churches.
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Training Activities
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Perhaps the principal duty for missionary secretaries is their training and handling of church missionary workers, a tradition that's been ongoing for more than 100 years. In a 1908 article written by T.G. Gibson for "The Northern Union Reaper," the author explains how missionary secretaries use their own missionary experience to issue directives to missionary workers on pamphlet distribution, the collection of donations -- and ultimately reinforce in workers the church's vision as a whole.
Communication Duties
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Communication is a key aspect of a missionary secretary's regular routine. As the key point of contact for local missionary workers and those overseas, the missionary secretary communicates continually with them through letters. Additionally, missionary secretaries often share regular dialogue with children sponsored by the church. The details of all of these communications are shared by the missionary secretary at regular church meetings to update members on missionary activities.
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Missionary Activity Support
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Missionary secretaries are also responsible for setting up events and activities to specifically benefit the work of church missionaries. At the Far Forest Baptist Church in Great Britain, activities organized by the missionary secretary often include drives for canned food, holiday gifts and postage-material donations. From there, the donated items are sent off directly to missionaries, who then pass them along to children.
Financial Management Tasks
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Missionary secretaries can also have a hand in financial matters of the church, either in partnership with the church treasurer or as an active treasurer themselves. At the Cavalry Assembly of God Church in Wilmington, Delaware, the missionary secretary manages funds given to the church and puts them toward continuing missions and people that the church supports. Additionally, mission secretaries prepare statements of financial activities approved at regular church meetings.
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