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Leadership Training Event 2014. Saturday, January 11 th 9:30 AM Davis Christian Life Center. What is a “Vital Congregation?”. A vital congregation is one that grows over time, engages more people in its community, involves more people in ministry and mission,
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Leadership Training Event2014 Saturday, January 11th 9:30 AM Davis Christian Life Center
What is a “Vital Congregation?” A vital congregation is one that grows over time, engages more people in its community, involves more people in ministry and mission, and invites people to give generously to mission.
A Vital Congregation Has: • Inviting and inspiring worship • Disciples engaged in mission and outreach • Gifted, equipped and empowered lay leadership • Effective, equipped and inspired clergy leadership • Disciple-forming small group ministries • Strong children’s and youth ministry
Inviting and inspiring worship • 58 on 2012 NCD survey • 2 outstanding, regionally-acclaimed worship services • Weekly Healing and Holy Communion services (Thursdays at 12:15) • Lenten midweek services • Special Services (Christmas Eve, Holy Week, Blessing of Animals, etc.) • Working toward additional service
Disciples engaged in mission and outreach • 63 on 2012 NCD Survey (Need-Oriented Evangelism) • CCC home repair group • Santahatchie and Salkehatchie • Rebuilding Together • Annual Costa Rica mission trip • February trip to Kentucky • Countless volunteers working with meals-on-wheels, Manna House, Lighthouse Ministries, Help4Kids, Thanksgiving food ministry, parking lot ministry (behind Hope Health), and many more
Gifted, equipped and empowered lay leadership • Here you are! Leadership Training Event • 77 – Empowering Leadership and 65 – Gift-Based Ministry on 2012 NCD Survey • Lay-led Church Council and Committees • We are a congregation of gifted and willing servant-leaders with lots of experience and expertise to share • A word from Meg Jiunnies, Director of Spiritual Gifts and Congregational Care
Effective, equipped and inspired clergy leadership • Effective – we try, but you can’t have it all • Equipped – Wofford and Duke did their best • Inspired – God-breathed, we pray • Bonus: Lots of talent, training, and inspiration throughout the staff
Disciple-forming small group ministries • 53 on 2012 NCD Survey in Holistic Small Groups (2nd lowest to Passionate Spirituality – 51) • Disciple Bible Studies • Sunday School Classes • UMW, UMM, WWW • CCC • New Growth Groups
Strong children’s and youth ministry • Engaging, graduated, fun, service-oriented, and formational at all levels • Preschool • SLAM, JrUMYF, VBS, and Mission Camp • UMYF – retreats and weekly meetings • Wednesdays@Central
2013 Goals – All Achieved! • Receive and respond to Vital Congregations’ recommendations • Review and enhance older elementary experience • Evaluate and execute long-term vision for Youth Ministry • Develop Young Adult Ministry • Offer Domestic Mission Trip • Initiate a Capital Campaign • Participate in a combined event with Cumberland UMC • Devise a long-range plan for the UMW
2014 (Suggested) Goals • Grow attendance by 5% (26/year leads to AWA of 800 in 10 years) • Begin 3 new Growth Groups • Begin additional worship service • Review of our current preschool program and research the possibility of expanding hours and ages • Investigate ways to continue and expand Central’s relationship with Cumberland UMC • Create Mission Support Ministry
2014 (Suggested) Goals – signs of vitality • Grow attendance by 5% (26/year leads to AWA of 800 in 10 years) • “A Vital Congregation grows over time” • Begin 3 new Growth Groups • “A Vital Congregation has disciple-forming small groups” • Begin additional worship service • “A Vital Congregation has inviting and inspiring worship”
2014 (Suggested) Goals – Signs of Vitality 4. Review of our current preschool program and research the possibility of expanding hours and ages • “A vital congregation engages more people in its community” • “A vital congregation has strong children’s and youth ministry” 5. Investigate ways to continue and expand Central’s relationship with Cumberland UMC • “A vital congregation engages more people in its community” 6. Create Mission Support Ministry • “A vital congregation involves more people in ministry and mission, and invites people to give generously to mission.”
Church Council • Administrative Body for the church • Location and space for reports and cooperative conversation • Membership: chairs of ministry teams and committees, congregational representatives, leaders of UMM, UMW, UMYF, staff, and pastors • Gains information in order to guide the church forward • Supports various ministry areas of the church