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Creating Health and Care Giving Ministries . Rev. Betsy Ritzman Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor 831 South Oak Park Avenue Oak Park, IL 60304 Phone: 708.848.9900 Fax: 708 848.9902 Email: betsyritz@comcast.net Website: www.tenditmendit.com.
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Creating Health and Care Giving Ministries Rev. Betsy Ritzman Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor 831 South Oak Park Avenue Oak Park, IL 60304 Phone: 708.848.9900 Fax: 708 848.9902 Email: betsyritz@comcast.net Website: www.tenditmendit.com
Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Fitting together the beginning pieces: What is calling you? Who is calling you? What does the still small voice say? What do the Spirit people say? How does it matter to the poor and vulnerable? What does your heart say? What are you already doing? What are others already doing?
Ministry Checklist: Start at the very beginning… Where can you connect your project into existing ministries? What are basic first steps to respond to the need? Congregational Prayer Support groups Church School Lessons Sermon Series Prayer Chains Stephen Ministers
Faith in Action A National program For the support of volunteers: Funding Technical Assistance Model Programs Tools Collaboration http://www.fiavolunteers.org/
Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, Arlington Heights, Illinois • Care Teams • Parish Nursing • Screening • Healing Worship • Healing Touch • Prayer Shawls • Pastoral Care • Steven Ministry • Prison Ministries • United Power for Action and Justice • Military Support ministry • Older Adult Ministry
Assessing a Faith Community’s Readiness for Ministry Conduct a congregational self study (Faith in Action) • History of other successful outreach ministry • Spiritual support and pastoral blessing • Political and strategic support of key people • Available resources: • Financial • Human (interested and committed) You need every single one for a long term success.
Crisis Responses: Katrina World Trade Center Long Term Responses: Care Giver Respite Visitation to Seniors Care Teams
Building support through advocacy It’s easy to find and recruit supporters with immediate, short term opportunities to advocate for the poor and vulnerable. • Letter writing tables • Email response lists • Lobby days • Forums
Committees: • Leadership • Organization • Reminders, Agendas, Minutes, Workplans • Timing is everything
Workplans: A Tool for Successful Leadership • Date • Place • Action/Activity • Who’s in charge/responsible • Outcome (quantify)
Funding • Always and early • Befriending the budget process • Finding local and national partners • Local NPO’s • Foundations and Grants • Government partners • Benefactors, Planned giving
Evaluation in Ministry • How does your congregation “steward” it’s resources – decide to begin or end ministries? • Deciding on desirable outcomes • When will you know you’ve succeeded (quantify) • Using data • Confidentiality • Data management tools • Data Reports = Funding
Lovingly managing Barriers • Personal • Interpersonal • Leadership • Funding • Sustainability issues • Success as a barrier • Others: