Mission Statement:
The Recreation Committee will ensure that the recreation programs of Christ United Methodist Church glorify Christ through positive activity and Christian fellowship for all CUMC members and the community at large

Purpose Statement:
The Recreation Committee will:
• Support the Director of Recreational Ministries and the staff of the Christian Life Center by providing direction, input, and support of recreation programs in scheduling, organization, and implementation.
• The Recreation Committee will assist in the recruitment of volunteers, evaluate current programs, and identify ideas for new programs.
• Encourage collaboration between various recreation and non-recreation ministries to help bridge the gap between recreation involvement and worship/education.
• Develop ownership of the program among participants and attempt to involve more people in planning, implementation, and participation.

Vision Statement:
The recreation committee exists to utilize the Christian Life Center and the Recreation program of CUMC to change lives in the name of Jesus Christ.

Roles of Committee Members:
The Recreation Committee will be built upon the Chair and Vice Chair principle. The Chair agrees to a one year commitment and is the primary contact. The Vice Chair supports the Chair, learns the program, and agrees to a two year commitment. Upon completion of the first year, the Chair steps down and the Vice Chair becomes the new Chair. It is the responsibility of the Chair to identify and recruit the Vice Chair.

Committee Chair: The Committee Chair is not tied to a specific program but should have a working knowledge and understanding of the majority of recreation programs. The Committee Chair will work closely with the Director of Recreational Ministries and the CLC staff to:

• Organize and lead committee meetings
  
• Keep and publish the minutes
  
• Be a liaison between the various chairs and the Recreations Staff
  
• Assist in filling any vacant seats
  
• Keep track of Chair and Vice Chair terms
  
• Make sure other Chair members are doing their jobs
• Determine meeting dates
  
  

Vice Committee Chair: Assist and learn from the Chair

Program Chair: Each program chair will be highly involved in the development and management of their represented program including but not limited to assisting with:
Setting dates

• Registration process
  
• Determining format
  
• Evaluating the rules and enforcement of the rules
  
• Evaluating previous events/season
  
• Marketing development
  
• Volunteer recruitment and training
  
• Logistics
  

Vice Program Chair: Assist and learn from the Chair

Leadership Institute Representative: Represent the needs and be the voice of the Recreation program in the development and management of the Leadership Institute.

CLC Council Representative: Represent the needs and be the voice of the Recreation program during CLC Council meetings. The CLC Council is the policy setting committee of the Christian Life Center and determines facility usage guidelines.

Basic Agenda of Each Meeting

1. Prayer and opening remarks from Committee Chair and/or Director of Recreational Ministries

2. Brief report from each program on what is currently happening and what is going to happen.

3. Featured Program Report: Work a current program (s). Max of 3

• Set the important Dates
  
• Discuss and determine marketing plan
  
• Identify what worked last time
  
• How can we improve?
  
• Identify what did not work last time
  
• Why did this not work?
  
• What can we do instead?
  
• What synergies exist? How can we involve other programs?
  
• Assign action items for continued planning or implementation
  

4. Share success stories.

Guidelines for Meetings:

All meetings will:

• Start and end on time
  
• Follow an agenda
  
• Have refreshments
  
• Be once a quarter
  
• Last a maximum of 2 hours
  
• Stay on topic by:
  
• Offering solutions only when asked for
  
• Work one problem at a time
  
• Offer program ideas only when that is the topic
  
• Each program will have the opportunity to work their program, although it may not be at every meeting.