Background
LifeLine Ministries of Northern Kentucky was established after two years of intense prayer, education, discovery, evaluation, and guidance. Its founders sought to demonstrate the love, acceptance, and peace of Jesus Christ to those in need through relatively simple, yet genuine acts of support. By providing a mechanism to unify the local body of Christ, they believed that God’s power, purpose, and directive could be magnified to the benefit of the community.
Vision
To expose as many people as possible to Jesus Christ and his saving grace by creating and executing consistent, unique servant opportunities throughout Northern Kentucky.
Mission
To glorify Jesus Christ while meeting the physical and spiritual challenges of those in need within the Northern Kentucky community by providing an independent forum for ministry and outreach
Goals & Objectives
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Provide ministry outreach at Carenet Pregnancy Services of NKY by building and delivering gift baskets to clients seeking support due to unplanned pregnancy or testing to determine pregnancy. |
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Provide ministry outreach at New Hope Pregnancy Care Center by building and delivering gift baskets to clients seeking support due to unplanned pregnancy or testing to determine pregnancy. |
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Provide ministry outreach at St. Luke Hospital by building and delivering gift baskets to families in general and ICU waiting as well as care bags to patients on the 3rd and 4th floors of the East Unit in Fort Thomas and the West Unit in Florence.. In addition to the basket and care bag deliveries, the ministry volunteers provide spiritual guidance and support throughout the patient experience. |
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Providing care bags packed with personal hygiene items, fresh produce, bread, clothing and baby related items to the homeless and under- resourced in Covington, Kentucky each month through the Isaiah House Outreach. |
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Clothes Encounters Outreach receives gently used children’s clothing and baby equiptment from two local retail stores and distributes the items to individuals in need as well as supporting other outreach ministries with the supplies received including Master Provisions and Shoulder to Shoulder, Inc. |
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LifeLine Ministries operates a ministry center in Elsmere, Ky where volunteers meet with individuals and families in need of basic resources of groceries, clothing, furniture, household items and fresh produce. The ministry provides these items free of charge to be able to share Jesus Christ in the process of their visit. |
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Partner with other outreach organizations in the community by providing donations, volunteers, expertise, and support to their operation and clientele |
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Provide outreach and servant opportunities within the various elements of our ministry to community churches, organizations, and individuals |
Our Beliefs
We are an independent community ministry as we are not governed by an individual spiritual denomination. We select our own leadership personnel and they direct the affairs of the ministry through their faith, our collective beliefs, and the directives of the Holy Spirit. We believe the following:
| • | God |
| There is only one God, Creator, and Lord of everything, infinitely perfect, all powerful, all-knowing, and eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (The Trinity).
- Isaiah 43:10-11, Matthew 3:16-17, John 14:16, II Corinthians 13:14, Galatians 4:4 |
| • | Bible |
| The Bible is the inspired Word of God and is without error in the original writing. The Bible was given by God through chosen people, and thus reflects the backgrounds, styles, and vocabulary of human writers. The Bible is the full and final authority on all matters of faith and practice; there are no other writings similarly inspired by God.
- Luke 21:13, Romans 15:4, Hebrews 4:12, II Timothy 3:15-17, I Peter 1:25 |
| • | Jesus |
| Jesus Christ is the Son of God. He came to earth fully God and fully man through a miraculous conception and virgin birth. He lived a sinless life and voluntarily died on the cross in our place as full payment for the sins of all people. He arose bodily from the dead on the third day to demonstrate His power over sin and death. He ascended into heaven to the right hand of the Father where he is the only One who is able to provide access and reconciliation between God and people. He will return personally and visibly to earth and those who have believed in Him will be united with God eternally in Heaven. Those who have not believed in Him will be separated from God, and spend eternity in Hell because of their sin.
- Matthew 1: 18-23, Luke 24: 1-8, John 14:16, Romans 5:8-11, I Corinthians 15: 3-6,
II Corinthians 5:17-21, Hebrews, 4:14-16, Revelation 19:20 |
| • | Ministry |
| We should give the love and redemption of Jesus Christ away to a lost world through tangible acts of outward focused evangelism.
- Acts 4:32, Ephesians 5:2, Matthew 10:42, 1 Samuel 12:20, Romans 12:6-8 |
| • | Unity |
| Humbly serving side by side with Christ followers and Christ seekers of many different denominations to further the Kingdom of Christ.
- Acts 20:19, Colossians 3:15, Ephesians 4:3, Psalm 133:1, Romans 15:5 |
| • | Giving |
| God gave his only Son, Jesus, to pay our sin debt. As a result of this ultimate gift of sacrifice, we are called to give as generously as we can of ourselves and our resources that God allows us to use while here on earth. Dying was the most He could do, giving for him is the least we can do.
- John 3:16, Matthew 25:35, Proverbs 18:16, Proverbs 21:26, Romans 12:13 |
| • | Reconciliation |
| We are all broken and hopeless without Christ Jesus in our lives. God provides opportunities for ministry through life's unexpected trials, enabling reconciliation to occur for His purpose.
- 2 Corinthians 5:18, Romans 5:15, 2 Corinthians 5:20, |
Core Values & Principles
| 1. | The love and power of Christ can be demonstrated in simple and authentic ways. |
| 2. | All believers are commanded to conduct ministry to further the body of Christ. |
| 3. | All individuals are bestowed with unique skills and capabilities meant for ministry. |
| 4. | Outreach activities can greatly impact and benefit the local community. |
| 5. | The community can witness the love and acceptance of Christ through outreach. |
| 6. | The local body of Christ is more powerful and effective when unified. |
| 7. | The depth and breadth of our faith can increase through independent ministry forums. |
| 8. | Ministry and Outreach activities are most effective when conducted in teams. |
| 9. | Ministry honors God and inspires people. |
| 10. | Ministry is a lifestyle, not an event or a program. |
Operations
LifeLine is a volunteer organization that seeks to provide servant opportunities to leverage individual and organizational capabilities within the community. The ministry is largely self-funded, though it does receive financial donations from individual and organizational contributors. LifeLine also raises financial support through the annual LifeLinks Golf Outing. The ministry utilizes a small leadership team whose responsibilities include defining and executing strategic directives, building and nurturing support partnerships with individuals and organizations, identifying and coordinating servant opportunities, identifying and utilizing individual and organizational volunteers, and managing all facets of ministry administration.
The leadership team will evolve according to the needs of the ministry and currently includes the following individuals:
| • | Chris Caddell – Lead Servant |
| • | Eleni Caddell – Support Servant |
Basket/Care Bag Packing Team Leaders:
Carenet Pregnancy Services & New Hope Pregnancy Care Outreach—Jerry Meyer, St. Barbara Church
St. Luke Hospital Outreach--Holly & Tim Deaton, Next Chapter Church and Charlie & Lavera Sizemore, 1st Baptist Church Walton, Ky
Isaiah House Outreach—Steve & Laura Woods, Crossways Community Church
Outreach Opportunities Provided by LifeLine Ministries of NKY
LifeLine strives to meet both facets of community need which includes 1) resource identification and reception and 2) resource and support delivery. We plan to accomplish this objective by supporting the following organizations and outreach events:
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St. Luke Hospital – West Unit, Florence, Kentucky & East Unit, Fort Thomas, Kentucky |
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Carenet Pregnancy Services of NKY |
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New Hope Pregnancy Care Center |
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Isaiah House Ministries |
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Clothes Encounters Outreach |
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LifeLine Ministry Center Elsmere, Kentucky |
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Christmas Eve Caravan |
Support and Ministry Opportunities
LifeLine provides the following opportunities for individuals and organizations within the community to support those in need and further the Body of Christ:
• Volunteers
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— Gift Basket Packing |
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— Gift Basket Delivery & Spiritual Guidance |
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— Outreach Event Participation & Support |
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— Pickup of donated goods |
• Donations
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–Donated items continually needed for basket contents, offering opportunities for individuals, organizations and churches to conduct donation drives in an effort to gather the following items continually used by the ministry: |
**Candy Bars
**Peanut Butter Crackers
**Granola/Cereal Bars
**Boxes of raisins
**Mentos
**Ind. Packs of Chips
**Ind. Packs of Cookies
**Chapstick
**Toothpaste
**Dental Floss
**Tooth Brushes
**Crossword Books
**New Testament Copies
**Ind. Packs of Tissue
**Hand Lotion
**Decks of Playing Cards
Ministry Accomplishments
**Since ministry inception in December 2004, LifeLine Ministries of Northern Ky has packed and delivered more than 18,000 care bags & baskets through the various outreach opportunities that God provides through the ministry. We estimate that by the end of the 2008 calender year, total distribution will stand in excess of 20,000 families and individuals reached for Jesus Christ through this ministry vehicle.
**In May of 2007, LifeLine Ministries of NKY sponsored a Christian Skateboard Demo to reach unchurched skaters in the Northern Kentucky area. The Reliance Skateboard Team from Phoenix, Arizona came to Burlington, Kentucky to perform. More than 250 kids attended and 37 of those precious kids accepted Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord.
**LifeLine Ministries also led a battery outreach. A group of teen believers walked door to door in four Boone County Subdivisions distributing smoke detector batteries and the message of God’s love to 750 households on time change weekend.
**Each Christmas Eve, LifeLine Ministries leads a Christmas Eve Caravan throughout Northern Kentucky distributing Christmas baskets to people travelling and/or working on Christmas Eve. This past Christmas Eve, 85 volunteers from many churches in the area came together to distribute 500 baskets at 25 locations throughout the area, including Waffle House Restaurants, Truckstops, Convenience Stores and Firehouses.
**Cubscouts live out their oath to serve!
Cubscout Troop #192 jumped right in to pack care bags for the 3rd annual Christmas Eve Caravan. Santa's elves are no match for this energetic group! Because of their packing efforts, another hundred people working or traveling Christmas Eve will feel God's love for them and experience the wonder of Jesus' birth. Huge thanks to the troop for a job well done and to Amy Jonson for arranging the opportunity for us to serve God together!
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"Providing the LINE to eternal life through Jesus Christ"