Gathering Ministry 2007-2008 Sum

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church Springfield Virginia

2007 - 2008 Ministry Plans

	Gathering
	Discipling
	Nurturing
	Serving
	Celebrating
	Feedback Form Compilations from town meetings
	Send us your comments see box at end of page Gathering Ministry 2007-2008 Summary Plan June 7, 2007

Challenges identified by Gathering Ministry	Ministry plan to address the challenge	Time table, volunteers, training, staffing needed	Critical Targets, goals 1,000 in worship & 12,000 critical events	Working as a team – ways in which Core Ministries can collaborate
PoP people asking for tools to share their faith and pathway programs to bring people that they witness to into PoP	Fill the Gathering Minister position to lead Gathering Ministry	Call committee reformed Mar, seek candidates Apr/Dec including from congregation, interview process Sep07/Feb08, Call/hire Mar/Jun 08, $30k FY07-08	Increased gospel spreading critical events among our friends, neighbors and fellow workers. Draw people to become a member of the Body of Christ at PoP.	Pray for God to lead us to who He has prepared to lead Gathering Ministry
Connecting School families with the Body of Christ at PoP	Plan worship services, family events, fellowship events focused on the School families	Form a School Family Care Team Apr/May, lay out approach for care support, plan connections events	Critical events occur as part of caring. Invitations to worship and building of relationships occur as part of caring.	Coordinate pathway events with other Core Ministries, especially Women’s Ministry. Offer prayers of praise and thanksgiving for the gifted teachers & leadership that continue to make PoPLS a successful ministry.
Many in our parish do not know the gospel message and are not going to come to a worship service	Conduct ALPHA: Invite friends and neighbors to ALPHA sessions that are run in homes and at PoP	Plan for at least 2 yrs, increase number of times offered each year in 07-08, $10k for part-time admin/dinner coordinator	Critical events occur in ALPHA meetings. Invitations to PoP worship also occur there.	Need support from other ministries to help recruit ALPHA leaders and bring ALPHA students
People in our neighborhoods are poorly connected to Christ, PoP people are not bringing friends to ALPHA and are asking for faith sharing tools	Neighborhood Care Cells in the homes of PoP, St. John’s and Grace Ethiopian members. Growing out of the influence of Mission India and presentation of John DeVries.	Form teams & train to equip PoP people to effectively share their faith using prayer, listening, servant evangelism in their neighborhood. 3 cells by 12/07, 8 by 12/08	Critical events occur in prayer cells. Invitations to ALPHA and to worship also in prayer cells. As we reach out to our neighbors, earn the right to invite people to ALPHA.	Serving Ministry coordinate with other Circuit 9 churches for forming neighborhood groups
Only 15% of first time attenders become members	CARE ministry teams trained to meet, learn of prayer need & pray with each first time attender, connecting them with 3 other members	Recruit and train new team members, two training courses a year, add at least one new person to each of the 12 teams	Increases the number of first time attenders that become members and attend worship	Core ministries follow-up with connections for new members
The need to help families build their children’s faith in the homes around our church	Plan 6 *Keep the Faith* events providing faith building for children. Connect with Circuit 9 & other Spfld churches for Keep the Faith training and events	Schedule Keep the Faith events coordinating with other churches’ calendars. Team are primarily from large Wednesday Morning Bible study group.	Providing faith building tools and strategies for families aimed especially at critical events with young children, especially School families.	Discipling, Fellowship, Hospitality and School coordination.

Gathering Ministry Leadership and Task Teams

Leadership Team: Heather Ali, David Mahen, Scott Risser

Ministry	POC	POC Phone Number	POC Email
Alpha	Joyce Stuart, Pastor Terence Wieting	703-644-0580, 703-425-7628	joyce.stuart@poplc.org
Bible Study - Crossways, Mon. eve	Frank Dellermann	703-491-1083	frank.dellermann@poplc.org
Bible Study - Men, Sat. a.m.	Pastor Terence Wieting	703-425-7628	---
Bible Study - Senior's, Mon. a.m.	Pastor Hinz	540-373-5378	pastor.rich@poplc.org
Bible Study - Women, Tues. eve	Melinda Reidy	703-912-3892	---
Bible Study - Women, Wed. a.m.	Debbie Anderson, Lola Coyle	703-912-9345, 703-323-0669	debbie.anderson@poplc.org, lola.coyle@poplc.org
Book Lovers - discussion group	Carol Petrie	703-569-3069
Care Ministry	Gary Miller, Sr.	703-239-2065
Child Care/Nursery	Ken Watkinson	703-451-5855	ken.watkinson@poplc.org
Crosswalk/Young Professionals	Karin Wieting	703-435-4617	karin.wieting@poplc.org
Deaf - Outreach & Worship	Pastor Ron Frederick	703-451-5855
Fellowship	Wanda Johnson	703-978-3042	---
Greeters	Janet Podgorski Sat, Gary Miller Sun	703-569-1194, 703-239-2065	---
Men's Ministry	Rob Lansing	703-690-6837	---
Premarital	Pastor Denninger, Pastor Green	703-451-5855, 703-451-5855	pastor.john@poplc.org, pastor.ken@poplc.org
School - Principal	Cindy Deatherage	703-451-6177	cindy.deatherage@poplc.org
School board - Chairman	Gary Leeling	703-323-0941	gary.leeling@poplc.org
SLICK (Singles Living in Christ's Kingdom)	Cindy Miley	571-434-8507	cindy.miley@poplc.org
Vacation Bible School	Christine Casamento	703-455-7217	---
Women’s Ministry	Connie Denninger, Lola Coyle, Sandy Watkinson	703-455-3552, 703-648-3152	connie.denninger@poplc.org

Highlights of Discipling Ministry Plan

2007-2008

Ministries of the Discipling Core Ministry include:

§ Christian education for children and adults, including Heartline, Doorways, What We Believe, and Sunday School

§ Puppet ministry

§ Prayer ministry

§ The Joshua Group Leadership Academy

§ Jr. High Confirmation (in conjunction with Student Ministry)

§ Stewardship, ABLAZE, and Spiritual Gifts

§ Faith Milestones Ministry

§ Library

Communicate and publicize "The Child in Our Hands" plan for spiritual formation

Design new Bible studies and experiences tailored to different needs and levels of spiritual maturity

Provide high quality resources and experiences to parents an families

Provide oversight and mentoring to Director of Christian Education (DCE) intern

Leadership development for 18 - 35 year-olds

Discipling Ministry Leadership and Task Teams

Leadership Team: Mark Boriak, Mark Delory, Scott Neumann, Shelia Neumann, Michele Schulteis

Ministry	POC	POC Phone Number	POC Email
Adult Education	Bill Quinn		bill.quinn@poplc.org
Confirmation, 7th & 8th Grades	Judy Meyer	703-451-5855	judith.meyer@poplc.org
Doorways Orientation Class	Judy Meyer	703-451-5855	judith.meyer@poplc.org
Early Communion	Cina Arico-Deaton	703-451-6177	cina.deaton@poplc.org
Joshua Leadership Training	Nancy Seemann	703-591-3418	nks356@cox.net
Knitting Together	Lois Anderson	703-451-5855	---
Library Care	Debbie Anderson	703-912-9345	debbie.anderson@poplc.org
PoPeteers	Tiffany Sears	703-339-7754	---
Prayer	Judy Meyer	703-451-5855	judith.meyer@poplc.org
Spiritual Gifts	Judy Meyer	703-451-5855	judith.meyer@poplc.org
Stewardship Ministry	Judy Meyer	703-451-5855	judith.meyer@poplc.org
Sunday School	Steve Adducci, Nancy Sinclitico, Jay Sonstroem	703-719-6215, 703-440-9356, 703-569-8280	jay.sonstroem@poplc.org
What We Believe Class - Doctrine	Judy Meyer	703-451-5855	judith.meyer@poplc.org

Nurturing Ministry
FY 2008

Other Nurturing Ministry Initiatives:

4 Continued work with Student Ministry Transition Team
- vision of serving 100-150 students through PoP’s ministry
- worship, service, and ongoing discipleship are key components
- continued search for an experienced Minister to Students to lead and train

4 Leading in Ministry to Families
- join a network – Association of Family Friendly Churches, drawing others in this region
- utilize consultant to evaluate and affirm current ministry structures as we serve families
- be intentional in our desire to equip families for the challenges of today…and tomorrow

4 Small Group Ministries
- continuing the growth that we have seen this past year (Heartline groups; young adults group; groups that have come back together after being dormant)
- explore a name change: “Life Groups”; may assist those who are hesitant to become a part of a “Bible study group”
- draw together additional leaders to steer this vital ministry
- develop new training structures (modeling and mentoring for new leaders)

4 Ministry to Inactives
- has been working behind the scenes to equip
- a continuing need to “train everyone; enlist those God has called to serve in this way”
- focus is not on numbers, per se, but on people and continuing the relationships; trusting God to take care of the results

Serving Ministry – 2007-2008 Summary Ministry Plan June 16, 2007

Challenges identified by Serving Ministry	Ministry plan to address each challenge	Time table, volunteers, training, budget and staffing needed	Plan contribution to Critical Targets, measurable goals of 1,000 in worship & 12,0000 critical events	Working as a team – ways in which Core Ministries can collaborate to accomplish objectives
Connecting members & guests with ministry opportunities that build up the Body of Christ	Develop a new PoP Ministry Booklet aimed primarily at new members & guests	Gather content & publish in August, team formed, will use existing church copying equipment	Encouraging worship attendance by drawing people to be active members of the Body of Christ at PoP & into relationships with their brothers & sisters in Christ	Need Staff, Core & Support Ministries to provide content, pictures, need Communications to help guide & coordinate with the website
Outreach to our ethnically-diverse neighbors	Develop ESL classes with discipling follow-up	Celebration for a great first year in June, recruit new instructors in Jul/Aug, add intermediate level for Fall start, develop approaches for critical events in Jul/Aug, start Sep, $5k for supplies	Bringing our non-Christian neighbors into PoP where we have planned critical events where they encounter Christ	Help greeting & welcoming ESL guests, help recruiting ESL instructors, preparing Sunday School classes to accommodate ESL students & their children
	Afterschool & midweek evening programs for neighborhood children (like AWANA)	Explore starting a child care progra, obtain concept design & cost estimate for the Family Life Center Nov/Dec, $20k	Critical events with our young neighbors & their families, young children that would otherwise be in child care without being introduced to Jesus & His love for His little ones	Provide requirements input for the Family Life Center; e.g. classrooms, large celebration events, storage
	Team with St. John’s & Grace to call a Hispanic Mission Developer to form mission cells (like Pastor Zelleke did before forming Grace Ethiopian Church)	Hold exploratory team meetings with other churches – began 11/06, identify possible Mission Developer to call, set shared portion of $’s for possible start in Fall	Critical events with our Hispanic neighbors, bringing them into relationship with their brothers & sisters in Christ, form new worshipping communities	Identify Hispanic neighbors that could be part of a local Hispanic mission start, hold Gathering & Discipling events focused on inter-ethnic people
New church to serve growing Lorton community	Explore an Open Arms mission start in Lorton, either a new daughter church or a PoP satellite site	Form exploratory team, identify site & development possibilities with real estate and land use Professionals, $20k	Critical events with young children & their families, bringing them into contact with a worshiping Body of Christ	Share expertise in early childhood education to help start a successful new ministry

Serving Ministry Leadership Team: Ray Hohenstein, Lori Keenan, Jim and Lela Long, Karen Salomon, Ray Schaible, Ken Watkinson, Jodi Weier

Ministry	POC	POC Phone Number	POC Email
Ablaze	Maloy Jones	703-451-5855	maloyj@verizon.net
Benevolences	Ken Watkinson	703-648-3152	ken.watkinson@poplc.org
Boy Scouts - Troop 1145	Paul Milligan	703-730-3647	---
Christian Responders	Tom Lambiase, Tiffany Sears	703-323-1644, 703-921-5323	---
Christmas in April (with Youth)	Jim Rannels, Dave Thomas	703-569-0517, 703-569-6321	---
Circuit Missions Representative	Ken Watkinson	703-648-3152	ken.watkinson@poplc.org
Community Needs	Ken Watkinson	703-648-3152	ken.watkinson@poplc.org
ECHO (Ecumenical Community Helping Others)	Darren Irvine, Susan Irvine	703-455-3770, 703-455-3770	---
ESL, English as a Second Language	Rob Leonard, Karen Salomon	703-451-0410, 703-503-0215	---
Global Missionss	Ray Schaible	703-327-5715	---
Grace Ethiopian Church	Pastor Zelleke Alemu	703-455-5462	---
Holy Comforters	Mary Lion	703-451-5822	---
Housing Needs/NOVACO	Pam O'Leary	703-866-4739	---
Inter-ethnic Ministry	Hoppy Hohenstein	703-455-6052	---
Investment Club	Don Klingemann	703-978-6838	---
Light of the World Lutheran Church	Kate and Chris Park	703-978-5941	---
Love In Action	Rod Higgins	703-425-3455	---
Lutheran Church Extension Fund	Cindy Haupt	703-971-9371	chaupt@se.lcms.org
Lutherans for Life	Susan Herbert	703-922-5836	---
Missions Trips	Ray Schaible	703-327-5715	---
PoP Endowment Fund	Maloy Jones	703-250-8207	---
Project Lazarus	Ray Schaible	703-327-5715	---
Scholarships	Ken Watkinson	703-648-3152	ken.watkinson@poplc.org
Sparklers	Shirley Dewitt	703-978-3914	---

Serving Budget 2006-2007: $198,650 Benevolence (13% of PoP Budget) plus $2,250 for PoP ministry areas

Budget Item	Budget	Description
District	104,000	LCMS SED, 200+ LCMS congregations mid-atlantic & Carolinas, new missions (40 new ministries, 7 new partnerships, 5 new starts), new focus African-American, Multi-Cultural
Scholarships	9,000	2k each for the 2006-2007 year (1k per semester) Mark Christenson, 4th yr pre-sem, Concordia Wis Laura Denninger, 3nd yr @ Concordia River Forest Sara Denninger, 2nd yr @ Concordia River Forest David Miller 1st yr @ Concordia Ft Wayne Sem, graduated CRF 2006 Holly Hughes, 1st yr - 1k for 2nd semester @ Conconrdia River Forest Jessica Wenger graduated from CRF 2006 Jessica Denninger graduated from Concordia River Forest 2006 Duncan McClellan graduated from St. Louis Sem 2005 Ann Burnside graduated from Concordia St. Paul 2005
LCMS World Relief	3,000	helps people grow food, prevent disease, strengthen communities, resolve conflict and recover from disasters
Lutheran Social Services	2,000	Lutheran Social Services National Capital Area, facilitates many area programs for our neighbors in need such as Foster Care, the Children’s Initiative and refugee settlement
Lutheran Home	1,000	Bethesda Lutheran Home
Leesburg Missions	7,000	Leesburg new mission (SED, Mission Plus Circuit 9) requested 7k/yr
WheatRidge	1,000	Wheatridge Ministries, ministries of health and healing around the world, Rich Bimler President
CAME	1,000	Lutheran Center for Asian American Missions & Evangelism, east coast USA
Missionary Support	6,000	Charles and Jeanette Groths in Thailand. LCMS "Together in Ministry" missionary support. Fund missionary needs to teach student clergy, developing curriculum
	0	Mission India--fund training of Church Planters ($1,500 per planter per year) $7.5k in FY02
Open Arms cmt	3,000	Exploratory committee looking into beginnning an Open Arms ministry in the Lorton area.
ECHO	3,000	Ecumenical Community Helping Others, emergency assistance – food, clothing, Springfield
ECHO Food	500	ECHO minor make-up funds (if needed) for Thanksgiving and Christmas food drives
Community Needs	1,000	Community Needs, example, Huntington flooding 2006, also used for some additional NOVACO support
Lutherans for Life	2,000	Lutheran’s for Life, SLM and APHC pregnancy assistance centers, local chapter
Housing Needs (NoVaCo)	2,000	Northern Virginia Coalition of Churches (NoVaCo), transitional housing program for victims of domestic abuse, PoP currently assisting Pauleen & 2yr old son Brandon
Servant Event	2,500	Lazarus Project, Village of Hope school in Haiti, 16 PoP members traveled there in Nov. 02, took large amount of congregational donations (e.g. clothing, Christmas gifts), painting, repairs, cleaning
Emergency Assist	1,000	PoP Emergency Assistance – walk-in/referral and member emergency assistance
General Assistance	3,000	PoP General Assistance – food, fuel for walk-in needy (coupons)
Urdu Fellowship	3,000	Urdu Fellowship, no funds have been used for this as of yet, looking for opportunity to assist
Grace Ethiopian	20,000	Pastor Zelleke Amu new mission start, SED funding as a mission start in CY05 - 08
ESL	5,000	English as a Second Language, new start at PoP in 06
Fellowship Square	3,000	the premier provider of affordable housing for the elderly and disabled in the Washington, DC Metroplex

SERVING MINISTRY “…Serve one another in love.” Galatians 6:14

Ablaze! For God’s Mission Our mission is to vigorously to connect people with the love of Christ through the use of our financial resources. There are two opportunities to commit to the growth of God’s church: a one year pledge starting April 2007 in support of the larger church, or and 3 yr pledge starting April 2008 for PoP designated recipients (Lorton Open Arms start, Mission India, Hispanic Mission Developer Contact: Maloy Jones (703) 281-6393	ESL, English as a Second Language A new endeavor allows volunteers to teach English to our neighbors once a week or use their administrative and/or organizational skills to support the program. Contact: Rob Leonard (703) 451-0410 or Karen Salomon (703) 503-0215 Opportunities: Teach or assist in weekly classes
Christian Responders We respond to emergencies in the local area and across the country to show God’s love and care for victims of disasters, near and far. A Readiness team can be recalled through PoP for disasters among us. Moreover, individuals can participate in servant event trips to New Orleans for Katrina victims help in December and April. Contact: Tom Lambiase (703) 323-1644 or Tiffany Sears (703) 921-5323	Global Missions A group that faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms plans mission trips throughout the year. Contact: Ray Schaible (703) 327-5715 or rschaibl@lmi.org
Ecumenical Community Helping Others (ECHO) A local faith based network providing temporary or emergency assistance, including food, clothing, household items, transportation and financial support to about 1,000 families a year always needs volunteers for a few hours a week or month. An excellent opportunity for those with little time who want to make a significant impact in the lives of others. Contact: Pat Gordon: (703) 455-6532 or Pg.Gordon@worldnet.att.net	Holy Comforters Use your creative skills to make quilts that are distributed to disaster and poverty stricken areas around the world through Lutheran World Relief. A sociable group meets every Thursday, January through May in room 27A & B Contact: Mary Lyon: (703) 451-5822 or PLion@compuserve.com

Inter-Ethnic Ministry Our goal is to “…make disciples of all nations…” (Matthew 28:18) by providing worship opportunities to ethnic groups in our community Contact: Hoppy Hohenstein: (703) 455-6052	Northern VA Coalition of Churches (NOVACO) Individuals can actively support PoP’s effort to assist victims of domestic abuse with tutoring, food, childcare, citizenship, and car repair Contact: Vicky Neely: (703) 272-0303l or ssnovaco@yahoo.com
Love in Action (LIA) An organization that supports funding for overseas mission outreach projects, missionaries, and seminary students (primarily, minority students planning to serve multi-ethnic ministries here or abroad) Contact: Phil Morrow: (703) 591-8815 or phi@tmgltd.com	Open Arms Mission Start Exploratory Our church body is looking into encouraging and enabling a quality Lutheran childcare ministry in connection with new church planting or expanded Gospel outreach. Contact: Opportunities:
Lutherans for Life (LFL & SLM) We witness the sanctity of human life through education based on the word of God. Individuals making a commitment to life can participate in Advance Directive Bible Study; a Life Chain in October (an hour of prayer to end abortion) and activities on Sanctity of Life Sunday in January Contact: Susan Herbert (703) 922-5836 or sherbert@erols.com	Sparklers Join POP seniors once a monthly to enjoy fellowship, make wonderful, close friendships and help one another in any way possible. Join a convivial group monthly for a luncheon and occasional lecture and a weekly Bible study with Pastor Rich. Contact: Shirley Dewitt: (703) 978-3914

Celebrating Ministry Team – 2007-2008 Summary Plan

June 18, 2007

Challenge I: Establish a culture which provides for worship settings that encourages spiritual growth in Christ for 1,000 people of diverse demographics.

	Time Table	Volunteers	Training	Budget	Staffing
Redefine Present Worship Schedule – Introduce New Hymnal and its possibilities	In progress	n/a	Training additional lay worship leaders – male and female	Already in place	Already in place
Music ministry (developed and yet to be developed)	Ongoing and in place	PoP members and friends with gifts unique to each ensemble	Regular rehearsals and retreats	No new costs	In Place
Services of Prayer and Healing	Springboarding out of Lent – Monthly Midweek (Wed)	Ushers, communion?, care ministers	Interested lay people who have a passion for prayer/healing	No new costs	Worship leader
Sunday School Children Singing	Pick 3 Sundays throughout the year for primary, 1-3^rd grades, and 4-6^th grades to sing one Sunday each	Led by current and newly recruited Sunday School music leaders:	n/a	No Impact	n/a
Additional/Alternative Worship settings (i.e. Gen X, Contemporary Christian, Bring a Friend, School Families, Taize)	9 – 12 months	New task team	In progress with regularly scheduled rehearsals and planning meeting	Additional $2500 Program & Personnel	Current Staff & Future Staff
Drama - Chancel Drama – Dramatic Readings – Puppets Children’s Pagents	9 – 12 months	Interested lay leadership and interested parishioners	TBD	Small line item presently in place. More may be needed as program develops	TBD

Celebrating Ministry Team – 2007-2008 Summary Plan

Challenge 2: Develop a network of celebrating resources that supports the other four Core Ministries in spiritual outreach with Christ.

A. Christian Concerts

1. Big Band (i.e. from Sweden July 1^,2007)

2. Christian Artists

B. Prayer/Healing Services on a regular rotation with testimonials

C. Use celebrating event to encourage gathering (i.e. Bring a Friend Sunday, Scout Sunday)

D. Community workshops dealing with celebrating topics (i.e. prayer/healing services, spiritual gifts, etc.)

E. Children/Family Minister and related programs

F. Worship resources for home prayer cells

G. Sunday School Children singing

Celebrating Ministry Leadership and Task Teams

Leadership Team: Ellen Devantier, Nancy Delory, Nancy Hardy, Phil Napier, Dave Shaddrix, Bill Strandell

Ministry	POC	POC Phone Number	POC Email
Acolytes and Crucifers	Rob Lansing	703-690-6837	---
Altar Guild	Karen Santone, Nancy Lansing	703-971-7807, 703-250-1662	---
Audio-Visual Team	Mark Heinitz	703-313-9025	---
Baptism Ministry	Connie Denninger	703-455-3552	connie.denninger@poplc.org
Bells of Peace	Elizabeth Roberts	703-323-8380	---
Choir - Chancel	Wallace Horton	703-451-5855	wallace.horton@poplc.org
Choir - HIMnals, 7th - 12^th Grades	Kathy Forsythe	703-451-1820	kathy.forsythe@poplc.org
Choir - Junior, 3rd - 6th Grades	Kathy Forsythe	703-451-1820	kathy.forsythe@poplc.org
Choir - Primary, 1st & 2nd Grades	Lynn Short, Joan Horton	703-455-1150, 703-425-2531	---
Drama	Wallace Horton	703-451-5855	wallace.horton@poplc.org
Flower Ministry	Gerda Gerber, Susan Wenger	703-451-7747, 703-866-3745	---
Funeral Ministry	Wallace Horton	703-451-5855	wallace.horton@poplc.org
Graphic Design	DD Piotter, David Mahen	703-327-2327, 703-354-0753	dd.piotter@poplc.org
Joyful Sound Music Group	Wallace Horton	703-451-5855	wallace.horton@poplc.org
Multi-Media Team	Mike Bryan	703-866-6180	---
New Canticle Music Group	Candie Jefferson	703-764-0289	---
Orchestra	Wallace Horton	703-451-5855	wallace.horton@poplc.org
Organist/Instrumentalists	Wallace Horton	703-451-5855	wallace.horton@poplc.org
Saturday Bread Baking	Todd & Patsy Sterns	703-455-7577	marcella.schmidt@poplc.org
Sunday Night Service	Elizabeth Roberts	703-323-8380
Ushers 11:00 AM Sundays	Bob Kohnke	703-913-5736	---
Ushers 5:30 PM Saturdays	Bob Petrie	703-569-3069	---
Ushers 8:15 AM Sundays	John Schmidt	703-569-5511	---
Visual Arts	Ellen Devantier	703-440-8205	ellen.devantier@poplc.org
Wedding Ministry	Robin Cary	703-440-8914	robinkayc@aol.com

June 19, 2007

Prince of Peace Town Meeting Feedback Form Compilation

77 people attended the Town Meetings. 60 Feedback Forms were turned in representing 63 people – 59 marked “I support”, one unmarked with “I need to look at the Plan”.

Questions from the Floor:

Is the planned Alpha budget sufficient for the expenses as we have come to know them from this year’s experience? Answer: Will check and respond back.

What is in the increase in Personnel / Overhead? Answer: There are three major components in the increase; Gathering Minister starting in Spring 08, Suppport Staff increase from ¾ year to full year, and increase in Healthcare benefits cost.

Can ceiling-hung choir microphones be installed in the Sanctuary? Answer: Those are included in the new sound system for which we will be raising funds this summer.

How are the demographics in our church community changing? Answer: Will get an update and respond back. Previous information has shown a drop in average age and an increase in multiethnic neighbors.

Feedback Form Comments:

Thank you for all your dedicated service to the Lord!

Emphasis of prayer and discernment of God’s will remains key.

I remain thankful for the ministers and ministry leaders God blesses us with.

I appreciate the efforts of the BoSL and the church staff. Your efforts are evident in the material provided us.

Evident throughout this plan is leadership and activity of the Holy Spirit amongst and through us.

Where are we going with Small Group Ministry?

Alpha: How much $ will Hospitality Ministry absorb of food costs?

Alpha spent $1,000 over budget by January due to cost of food, primarily.

Obviously, $200 increase not enough!

Are there any plans to provide “hearing aids” for those that may have impaired hearing?

Why don’t we continue to print large print bulletins for those with reduced eyesight?

Pray, pray & pray!

For the areas that are being asked to make room for other things, it may be good to mention the expected impact of the trade off. Does anything not get done, was it just a realization that too much budget was there in FY07? Etc.

Exciting new plans!

I am interested in the neighborhood cells – as a Spring Oak Cluster Chair for Burke Centre and the contacts I’m continually making as well as relationships.

We have 3 groups of college students who could use an exciting ministry & social contacts.

Also, we have a variety of internationals in our cluster.

We believe the Family Life Center should be the highest priority.

Will take a lot of prayers!

When does the church plan to make a decision on the four initiatives?

Please continue and increase the use of quality children’s programs and studies.

Determine what quality means.

I like the way it focuses not just inward, but also outward.

I like that I see and feel God’s presence within the church and that He is calling for growth and that Prince of Peace is responding to that. I strongly sense that, as I pray for God to provide opportunities for my husband and I to grow and serve God more, that the ministry plan provides us that opportunity and that God is calling us to support it and help out in some way. I am excited and look forward to being a part of God’s plan in reaching out to others.

We are excited about the expanding ministry. Especially our outreach to our younger generation. Without our youth and young families the church would become stale.

I am excited by the potential for growth of ministries to other ethnic groups. I hope that this will one day be reflected in our worship services. Our attendance is heavily weighted toward “white”, and I believe we are missing many blessings that come from diversity. As I look around the sanctuary at this meeting, I see no one who is not of Northern European ethnicity.

As we partner with other parishes to call a Hispanic Mission Developer, have we incorporated lessons learned from a similar venture when we called Pastor Yun?

I would be happy to serve on this committee.

I am excited to hear what is in the possibilities for Prince of Peace and for the seeking of God’s leading as to which ministries to pursue.

I thank God for our pastors, staff and leaders in ministry.

I continue to hope and pray that our church, which speaks of valuing our youth, will in fact put that fully into practice by facilities and personnel and funding.

As we look to outreach I would suggest that we consider supporting parents. There are NO programs to help parents that I heard of. Nurturing God’s Way could be provided at various ages and stages – Pres-school parents, choir parents, confirmation parents, youth parents. Kids get together. Parents need a forum to come together to learn & grown and receive support from their peers.

Of course, I’d like to reach parents of all nationalities. I need to find people willing to be trained in Infant Massage plus materials to distribute to draw them to the classes.

I had not realized the changes taking place in our church until Pastor John’s sermon last week, which I found informative. I will be renewing my personal prayer efforts for PoP’s efforts at outreach and building. Thank you for your work!

We need to continue focusing on the youth in order to grow our congregation.

I liked the plan but the graphs (only a few) and budget summary were a bit hard to understand.

I think that the Sunday School Space issue was explained well at this meeting but nowhere else. 3^rd through 8^th grade have enough space. They just don’t have big enough furniture. Kindergarten is where they don’t have enough space.

The church was referred to as a corporation which made it sound very impersonal and that the main goal of our congregation is to raise money, which it obviously isn’t. I don’t see the point of the analogy and think that it is needless.

Can we please consider adding permanent choral microphones to the choir loft? This could be tastefully done as it is at many churches.

I would like to see more home group Bible Studies meeting weekly or every other week. If more adults were involved during the week in neighborhood study/prayer/home churches, could more space be available on Sunday morning for the 3^rd – 8^th graders and others?

I’m very excited about prayer. Why Pray is inspiring. I like the ideas of neighborhood prayer cells. Perhaps combine these with Bible Study / Home Church?

p.s. I want to participate in a weekly or biweekly home Bible / Prayer Group.

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