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Intentional Interim Team Report Focus Point One: Heritage PROGRESS REPORT Updated : May 25, 2013. Heritage Action Plan Progress. The following approved actions are designed to address the issues identified during the Heritage Focal Point: Legend: Completed In Process Not Started
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Intentional Interim Team ReportFocus Point One: Heritage PROGRESS REPORT Updated: May 25, 2013
Heritage Action Plan Progress The following approved actions are designed to address the issues identified during the Heritage Focal Point: Legend: Completed In Process Not Started • Conduct a Spiritual Healing and Revival Period at FFBC • Implement specific steps to resolve the issues
Spiritual Healing & Revival Period The following actions are recommended to promote spiritual healing: • Pastoral Staff: Address one issue on a weekly basis. Sermons should illustrate biblical way to deal with the specific issue of the week. Music should support the sermon. • Congregation: Use the prayer calendar daily. At a specified time, individuals or families are asked to read the daily verse and pray about it and for church healing. • Congregation: During one specific week, the Pastor will preach on Matthew 18. A request from the pulpit will be made to use Matthew 18 to resolve differences between church members. • Deacons: Send a letter to members that have left. ***This period will end with a celebration event on 7 April!
Issues Resolution • Issue 1: Misguided Focus • Immediate Actions: • Sermons • FFBC leaders and congregation must covenant to consistently seek to build peace within the church in a biblical manner • Mid Term Actions: • Mission Focal Point • Ministry Fair and the joining of mission activities for Christ • Long term: • Discipleship training plan
Issues Resolution • Issue 2: Leadership • Immediate Actions: • Sermons • FFBC leadership and congregation must covenant to consistently seek to build peace within the church in a biblical manner • Mid Term Actions: • Leadership Focal Point • Future Focal Point • Long term: • Pastoral Search Team and select a new Pastor • Develop leadership training plan
Issues Resolution • Issue 3: Poor Communication • Immediate Actions: • Sermons • FFBC must covenant to communicate effectively with the congregation. • Mid Term Actions: • Sunday church announcements email and posted on the church website • Business meeting agendas should be published 48 hours before meetings • All business meeting minutes shall be published within a week • Establish an external communication plan • Long term: • Update FFBC Constitution