1 / 35

Strategic Planning Team Report

Strategic Planning Team Report. Financial Summit:. 2012 Annual Conference formed: Strategic Planning task force Stewardship task force CFA areas to address. Biblical Grounding. “…for you have not passed this way before...”. Joshua 3:1-5, 14-17. Vision Statement.

netis
Download Presentation

Strategic Planning Team Report

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Strategic Planning Team Report

  2. Financial Summit: • 2012 Annual Conference formed: • Strategic Planning task force • Stewardship task force • CFA areas to address

  3. Biblical Grounding • “…for you have not passed this way before...” Joshua 3:1-5, 14-17

  4. Vision Statement Transformed by the Holy Spirit,we will become united in trust, as we boldly proclaim Christ to the world.

  5. Mission Statement Our mission as the New England Conference is to equip, connect, and support local, regional and global ministries to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.

  6. Five Critical Values • Spiritual Life • Vital Faith Communities • Diversity and Inclusivity • Leadership Development and Accountability • Stewardship

  7. Purposeful Change • Leadership recruitment, development, and support for clergy and laity • Intentional focus on spiritual formation • Deepening connectional relationships for support and accountability in fulfilling our mission

  8. Technical vs. Adaptive Challenges

  9. Goals & Strategies in 6 areas • Spiritual Life • Leadership Development and Accountability • Vital Faith Communities • District Superintendency • Conference Structure • Mission Shares

  10. Key Action Steps • Leadership Summit • Board of Discipleship • Consultant: Superintendency • Streamlined Structure

  11. Spiritual Life

  12. Spiritual Life GOALS • A discipleship culture • People growing in their faith at all ages. • Faithful disciples teaching our children and youth.

  13. Spiritual Life STRATEGIES • Focus to be on discipleship, rather than membership. • Create a full Board of Discipleship • Raise the expectations • Tell stories of discipleship from our churches • Focus conferences on spiritual life/ discipleship

  14. Leadership Development and Accountability

  15. Leadership Developmentand Accountability GOALS • Strong, well-trained, faithful leaders at every level of church life. • Clergy • Laity

  16. Biblical Grounding “Courage. It’s me. Don’t be afraid.” Matthew 14:22-33

  17. Leadership Development and Accountability STRATEGIES • Leadership Summit • Increasing availability of training and resourcing for lay and clergy • Expectations for education, Christian community, and accountability for clergy and laity in leadership

  18. Vital Faith Communities

  19. Vital Faith Communities • Spirit-filled, forward leaning communities of believers that welcome all people • Places where disciples of Jesus Christ are formed • Communities that serve like Christ through justice and mercy ministries

  20. Vital Faith Communities GOALS • Vital faith communities, liberated for the mission of making disciples. • Understanding and commitment to our common mission.

  21. Vital Faith Communities STRATEGIES • Commitment to mutual trust • Articulate a “theology of property” that can help congregations re-imagine church buildings and their use • Helping churches develop realistic plans for financial viability/sustainability • Provide support and resources to build vital faith communities

  22. District Superintendency

  23. Superintendency GOALS • A model of superintendency that best allows for: • Deeper relationships between superintendents and local churches in the districts • Support/resourcing to more effectively live out our mission.

  24. Superintendency STRATEGIES • Continued work and discernment on role of superintendents for the new age of the church • Cabinet and consultant to develop a plan to transform the superintendency • CFA to hire an outside nonprofit consultant • Focus on “strategic missional thinking” • Implementation in 2016.

  25. Streamlining the Structure

  26. Streamlining the Structure GOALS • Streamlined and efficient structure for Conference leadership • aligned with our vision and mission • offering a web of connection

  27. Streamlining the Structure STRATEGIES

  28. Streamlining the Structure CONNECTIONAL TABLE • Six (6) at-large seats • Bishop (convener, non-voting) • Lay Leader (vice chair) • Dean of Cabinet • Director of Connectional Ministries • Treasurer • BOOM Chair

  29. Diversity and Inclusivity

  30. Diversity and Inclusivity • Affirmed as a critical value • Encouraged to infuse into all strategic areas

  31. Mission Shares

  32. Mission Share STRATEGIES • Assess the appropriateness of the conference budget and the mission share system • Equip pastors and congregations for faithful and joyful stewardship • Create district finance teams • Communicate mission and disciplemaking focus of mission shares allocation • Evaluate mission shares strategies and formula for sustainability for conference and for churches

  33. Next Steps

  34. Next Steps • Bishop Devadhar is committed to implementing these strategies. • Initial next steps include: • Work with CFA to assess the budgetary requirements and implications • Nominations for the new Conference structure • Further implementation ongoing...

  35. Thank You! Questions? Full plan copy at www.neumc.org/2014plan

More Related