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.

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

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