Central Jamaica Conference. STRATEGIC INITIATIVE: Spiritual Growth and Unity
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1 OBJECTIVES 1. Deeper level of commitment to personal devotional life Central Jamaica Conference Strategic Plans STRATEGIC INITIATIVE: Spiritual Growth and Unity ACTION STEPS 1. Set specific time and place for prayer each morning (Constant In Prayer) 2. Establish prayer partners for motivation and encouragement 3. Emphasize that to know God is to love Him and one of the ways to know Him through prayer and Bible study (Revive by the Word) 4. Encourage Personal Devotional Life and Family Worship 5. Encourage commitment to daily Sabbath School lesson study guide 6. Create an awareness of the importance of fasting and prayer 7. Encourage daily reading of Spirit of Prophecy and other devotional material 8. To develop in every individual a personal relationship with God through personal study of the Word and prayer. 9. Daily studying of morning watch 10. Morning Watch Video Program EXPECTED OUTCOMES 100% Participation in the Constant in Prayer initiative 30% increase in persons following daily lesson study plan. PERSONS RESPONSIBLE Sabbath School, Prayer, Youth and Family Ministries COMMENTS
2 2. Increased level of interest in Bible Study on a corporate level 3. Rekindle the Adventist zeal for Witnessing 4. Increase attendance to all church services 11. Spending a thoughtful hour each day reflecting on the life of Christ 1. Establish sustained Sabbath School units in each church 2. Facilitate structured Bible Classes, Lesson Study and other teaching programs in the church 3. Establish a Pastor s Bible Class in each church for new and prospective members 4. Ensure that all programs established in the church should be Bible-based 5. Establish live weekly online Sabbath School discussions 6. Quarterly emphasis on fundamental teachings of the church through radio programs 7. Re-establish the small group concept in all churches 1. Establish the each-one reach-one concept 2. Each member identifying a witnessing partner 3. Establish geographic target areas for each Sabbath School unit for witnessing 4. Detailed written evangelistic plan for all pastors to include a strategy for reaching the affluent 5. Establish quarterly corporate/integrated, inter-generational and innovative witnessing day for each church 1. Increase the number of members who participate in planning all church activities by 10% 2. Utilize technology to enhance our worship services Establish at least 1500 Sabbath School action units At least 30 churches equipped with Sabbath School, Prayer, Youth and Family Ministries Sabbath School, Personal Ministries and Ministerial Ministerial and Communication
3 5. Inspire a higher level of reverence in the House of God 6. Foster harmony among believers in church life, standards - survey - template - promote -training, evaluation 3. Engage more members to participate in worship service - Conduct a study on the feasibility of having two worship services 4. Encourage leadership to be more deliberate in the planning process of the worship services and to include sensitivity to time 5. Organize more interactive, relevant and inspirational services 6. Facilitate Christocentric worship services 7. Creating an atmosphere for more meaningful and impacting worship services, that inspires hope and an attitude of praise and gratitude to God. 8. Develop contextual worship practices that are built on biblical principles and Seventh-day Adventist foundations. 1. Provide for moments of personal quiet meditation during the worship services 2. Educate members on the meaning of reverence and proper decorum in the house of God - Spirit of Prophecy readings - Seminars on Reverence - Revival and Reformation plan - Create a worship guideline document 3. Inspire a conscious recognition of the awesomeness of God 1. Affirm the use of the Church Manual as the tool for church administration technology for worship Establish a worship committee in each church Ministerial, Communication Ministerial and Communication
4 and practice, doctrine, organizational functions and mission. 7. Developing healthy relationships and protecting the alien dignity of all members. 2. Increased utilization of Adventist identity standards 3. Educating the church on protocols and policies 4. Engender a spirit of fellowship, sharing and camaraderie among the believers 5. Encourage the circulation and reading of Adventist church publications 1. Apply the Biblical principles in settling differences (Matthew 18:15-18) 2. Encourage members to cultivate positive interpersonal relationships 3. Affirm and encourage positive communication in the household of faith 4. Utilize professional resource persons for conflict resolution 5. Encourage members to desist from gossiping, tale bearing and character assassination 6. Implement a code of ethics and standards for professional conduct and integrity of laity and clergy Each church establish a recreation/hospitality committee Distribute 480,000 priority magazines Grievance committee in the Conference Establish a network of professional counselors in each parish/district Family Ministries, Health Ministries and Ministerial
5 STRATEGIC INITIATIVE: Integrated Evangelism and Discipleship OBJECTIVES ACTION STEPS EXPECTED OUTCOMES PERSONS RESPONSIBLE COMMENTS 1. Incorporate all members and ministries for mission 1. Establish 1200 small groups as an evangelistic initiative 2. Utilize the services of the passionate disciples for public and personal evangelism 3. Every church adopting at least one strategy for mission 4. Utilize the spiritual gifts inventory to guide the deployment of members for ministry/evangelism 5. Produce relevant and meaningful media programs 6. Assist in the employment of Bible worker for each pastoral district 7. Conduct back-to-church Sabbath each year in order to reach delinquent members At least four Personal Ministry, Sabbath School and Communication 2. Create opportunity for targeted and diversified witnessing activities 1. Collate and formulate information for unchartered areas 2. Create and implement programs based on demographics and needs assessment survey 3. Conduct major family life, youth and health evangelistic programs 4. Conduct pastors, lay and children crusades - One pastor s crusade in each district per year lay crusades - one children crusade per district each year - 20 tent crusades Sabbath School, Family, Health and Ministerial
6 3. Create opportunity for targeted and diversified witnessing activities 3. Integrate New Believers into Adventism Conduct 12 programs in targeted areas Conduct 147 programs 5. Utilize the Vision One Million document for mission 6. Develop and coordinate the R.E.A.C.H. initiative 7. Organize and coordinate the Laypreach-a-thon 1. Conduct online evangelism program 2016 Communication, Publishing, Ministerial 2. Conduct conference wide evangelistic exchange program 3. Special needs ministry ministry to the physically challenged 4. Facilitate the use of the Arts as a method of evangelism 5. Incorporate the literature evangelists in all major evangelistic programs 6. Organize and promote quarterly Decision Days on the last Sabbath of each quarter 36 exchange programs - Special needs awareness convention Include sign language persons at all our major events 1. Distribute New Believers package Discipleship/ Conservation 2. Conduct New Believers Convention in each district 3. Encourage local church to acquire and utilize the 28 fundamental beliefs for youth and children 4. Develop and implement a training program for the discipling of New Believers at the local church to include the four principles of membership retention
7 5. Ensure that each local church appoints a discipleship coordinator STRATEGIC INITIATIVES: Youth Empowerment OBJECTIVES ACTION STEPS EXPECTED OUTCOMES PERSONS RESPONSIBLE COMMENTS 1. Guide the youth into a saving relationship with Jesus Christ which will be reflected in a life of service 1. Create prayer groups in every youthrelated ministry 2. Increase the number of youth engaged in the Bible Year 3. Create a database to text the morning watch 4. Renew interest in the Bible boom competition - promote 5. Empower youth for local and international Mission trips 30% Increase At least one participant from each A.Y. federation 2016 Local International Youth and Children/ Adolescence 2. Increased involvement of youth in leadership and administration of the church 1. Facilitate the youth month in each church 2. Implement a youth mentorship program in each department and church board 3. Youth using their spiritual gifts to participate in all the ministries of the church. 4. Promote multifaceted, intergenerational and multicultural approach to youth ministry November each year Workshops, retreats, youth camps, congressoree Youth and Ministerial
8 3. Inculcate Christian values and self-worth among the youth 1. Increase attendance at all youth related functions Promote abstinence and temperance among youth Facilitate two youth conventions during the quadrennium Establish an Adventist young professional network by 2015 Plan live youth fora on pertinent youth related issues twice per year Highlight the notable achievements of our youth Newsletters, local Evening of excellence Youth and Health STRATEGIC INITIATIVES: Stewardship and Development OBJECTIVES ACTION STEPS EXPECTED OUTCOMES PERSONS RESPONSIBLE COMMENTS 1. Facilitate commitment to a life of faithfulness in the use and management of entrusted resources 1. Conduct conference wide, parish and district stewardship rallies/conventions, seminars and workshops 2. Issue 12,000 stewardship commitment cards per year 3. Encourage weekly innovative stewardship promotion in all congregations 4. Conduct four conference wide Stewardship Days each year 5. Require each pastor to implement a sustained visitation program Conduct 15 district rallies per year; six parish rallies (2016 & 2018) and two Conference-wide Conventions (2015 & 2017) - Utilize DVD/CD presentations. - Tithe and Offering Readings 2 nd Sabbath, January; 2 nd Sabbath, April; Last Sabbath, July; 1 st Sabbath, December Create visitation manual for all pastors for January 2015 Stewardship and Ministerial
9 2. Encourage the members to enter into a covenantal relationship with the Lord by returning a faithful tithe and offering 3. Encourage annual financial planning in each church 1. Require each pastor to preach at least two stewardship sermons per year 2. Distribute tithe envelopes to facilitate planned giving at home 1. Ensure that each church prepares and presents an annual budget Stewardship and Ministerial Treasurer 4. Encourage each member in estate planning 5. Generate a spiritual gifts inventory 6. Develop and improve on physical plants 2. Ensure that monthly/quarterly financial reports are given at Board and Business Meetings 3. Conduct quarterly and annual auditing of church financial records a) Implement the third aspect of the church s financial support system (gift giving) b) Encourage participation of the membership of the church in gifts giving out of an appreciation for the goodness of God. 2. Encourage members in making their will to include the church 1. Facilitate in establishing spiritual gifts inventory in each church 1. Facilitate Church Beautification Month annually 2. Implement maintenance plan to improve the ambiance of all churches 3. Upgrade church buildings to facilitate the physically challenged 4. Appoint safety officers in each church to manage all risks and security concerns Local Church quarterly Conference Annually Stewardship week December November Development Conservation Development, Human Resource and Communication
10 7. Maintain evangelistic equipment and resources 8. Implement a strategic approach to development 5. Ensure that all church buildings are compliant with government building standards 6. Continue infrastructural development at Camp Verley, Willowdene Group of Schools and H.S. Walters Health Centre 7. Acquire new hardware and software to improve the quality of media services and ministries 8. Provide for workers health and wellness facilities 9. Establish a property registry 1. Utilize the Development Committee for a studied, prioritized approach to development 2. Structural adjustments to the PAC policy to facilitate implementation of the strategic plan 3. Engage the services of a project officer 4. Explore funding opportunities from grant-making agencies and identify training resources to support learning initiatives Development
11 OBJECTIVES 1. To develop the Church s human resource base and promote and expand Christian Education and IICM. 3. Increase enrolment in our schools 4. Develop and deliver best practice, people management systems, processes and resources 5. Increase the number of Adventist young people attending our schools 6. Increase the number of members accessing Adventist Education STRATEGIC INITIATIVE: Education and Training ACTION STEPS 1. Incorporate all ministries training programs under the IICM 2. Develop/adopt/adapt relevant curriculum to meet the objectives of the IICM 3. Promote and recruit in all churches for IICM 4. IICM promotion day on Calendar of Events 1. Develop marketing strategies for Adventist Christian education 2. Ensure that all churches have education sponsors 3. Establish an education foundation for scholarships and grants 1. Improve human resource base for quality service-provision in all departments/ministries. 1. Encourage all pastoral districts to sponsor at least one student to our schools 2. Require that all workers children of school age attend our schools 3. Continue to offer scholarship assistance to outstanding GSAT students EXPECTED OUTCOMES At least 49 new students Apply the IAD Education Policy PERSONS RESPONSIBLE Human Resource, Education and Personal Ministry Education Human Resource Education Education COMMENTS
12 7. Provide necessary training and resources for church officers 8. Include vocational training in our schools 9. Educate members on effective use of media and technology for witnessing, worship, fellowship and spiritual growth 10. Professional development for workers Conduct two Conference-wide Officers training 1. Conduct annual professional growth seminars for pastors Sabbath School and Personal Ministries Education Communication Human Resource and Ministerial
13 OBJECTIVES 1. To develop and promote a culture that values meeting human needs in the community. 2. Promote Seventhday Adventist lifestyle in public media STRATEGIC INITIATIVES: Quality of Life and Community Impact ACTION STEPS 1. Create more opportunities for entrepreneurship/entrepreneurship culture EXPECTED OUTCOMES 2. Expand the Parish Action loan portfolio at Increase deposit PC Bank base to at least $5M 3. Educate the constituency on the available Timely PAC meetings agencies for entrepreneurship 4. Conduct training seminars/workshops for entrepreneurial empowerment 6. Create skills bank Complete skills bank by June Encourage the establishment of 50 small business ventures 8. Establish centres of influence in our strategic locations across the conference 1. Create media programs that highlight current Adventist health practices, family life and community outreach programs 2. Encourage the publication of articles in public press written by Adventists 3. Publish major conference events in public media May Pen (2015), Bog Walk (2016), Portmore (2017), Spanish Town (2018) - Monthly lifestyle promotional video, Health/Family Life Lifeline programs As needed Create and publish promotional videos for each REACH 4. Establish Crisis Communication plan Establish Committee and educate churches and workers on the plan 5. Seek to be more visible in community organizations and activities - Six Contact Impacts (alternate years) - Women Exposition PERSONS RESPONSIBLE Community Services, Communication COMMENTS
14 3. Understand and respond effectively to the physical, social, emotional and spiritual needs of communities. 4. Actively nurture the reputation of the church and its impact in the community 5. Extend the range of services that provide effective support, nurture and healing for the needy. 1. Utilize the services of the Medical Missionary, Volunteer Counselors and Family Life Educators for community outreach 1. Construct at least two housing units per year for the needy 2. Day of Kindness and Compassion in each church 3. S.H.O.E.S 4. Angel Tree 5. Annual Back to school treat Community Services, Family Ministries and Health Ministries Community Services Community Services, Personal Ministry and Children Ministry
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