MINISTRY PLAN [Edition 2 05/2012]

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1 Page 1 GOAL 1 A GROWING COMMUNITY OF WORSHIPPING BELIEVERS, MEETING IN THE LANSDOWNE AREA IN FACILITIES WHICH SERVE OUR MINISTRIES Group 1.1 Plan Sundays to enable worshippers to engage with God and each other and newcomers to integrate effectively into the church by - Group Leader - Keith Jewell Clarifying the primary purpose of Sunday meetings Elders (KJ) December 2011 December Reorganising Sunday mornings to provide for worship, prayer, fellowship, teaching and training (see 3.1 and 2.2.1) Redesigning Sunday evenings to enable believers and non-believers to engage with faith issues through meetings that vary in format (see and 2.5.5) Instigating service planning procedures that ensure that all who are involved in the delivery of Sunday services receive direction, training and feedback (see2.2.2 and 3.1) ESG (KJ) October 2011 for Jan 2012 start Chris Kelly Miles Tradewell July 2012 for Sep 2012 start Jan 2012 Staff (KJ) November 2011 (March 2012) (draft doc) None Teaching resources( ) Refreshments ( ) 30 People Furniture/PA/DP ( ) Office Time Office Time New mics ( ) Office Time Office Time

2 Page Implementing an annual Services Diary which accommodates sermon series, visiting preachers, regular special events and holiday breaks and allows for a balanced ministry diet Staff (KJ) November 2011 December 2011 Preachers Fees ( ) Implementing procedures that welcome and integrate newcomers effectively (see 2.3.2) Steve Lockett? Sept People Information packs Office Time Determining the significance, status and expectations of Church Membership and the involvement of non-members, and implement a comprehensive procedure for encouraging and receiving new members (see and 2.1.7) Staff (BS) Wendy Little Rachel Smith July 2012 Office Time Info sheets Recommending changes and necessary refurbishments to current church premises that will facilitate ministry and make the building more attractive Fabric Committee (DS) January 2012 Jan 2012 (pews) New chairs (pews) Budget ( ) Group 1.2 Autumn 2016

3 Page 3 Prepare, propose and complete a project that will provide comprehensive and attractive facilities in which the church will carry out its Ministry Plan by Creating a team of professional, skilled and resourced friends of Lansdowne who will enable the project to become a reality Working with church leaders and members to determine what is desirable in new facilities and representing the church to authorities, planners, designers and builders Bev Savage Bev Savage September 2011 May 2011 Bev Savage 2013 None TBD GOAL 2 A MATURING FAMILY OF BELIEVERS

4 Page 4 Group 2.1 Introduce a comprehensive plan for pastoral care and discipleship which includes small groups, peer groups and intergenerational interaction by - Mike Reynolds Presenting a policy document to the church that outlines the pastoral care that each member may expect to receive and the responsibilities of each member towards the provision of pastoral care (see 1.1.7) Pastoral Care Team John & Sheila Fenwick July 2012 for presentation to church Oct12 Time to draft and develop document. 1 st draft completed by Dec Providing a regularly updated data-base of members availability to give practical help on a voluntary basis. Pastoral Care Team John & Sheila Fenwick December 2012 People to update/manage and coordinate Making training in pastoral care available to members (see 3.1.2) Pastoral Care Team John & Sheila Fenwick From 2012 (streams) Suitable training resources Providing regular training for Small Group Leaders and recruiting potential leaders (see 3.1.2) Mike Reynolds December 2012 Suitable training resources and appropriate time Appointing a department Leader for Small Groups (see Supporting the Ministry Plan document section 3 Department Leaders ) Mike Reynolds (poss from within ex g SG ldrs) December 2012 Member who has vision /time for small group development plus spiritual qualities

5 Page Recruiting a team to develop Small Group study material Mike Reynolds December 2012 Time to recruit and develop team Promoting Small Group membership as part of a membership introduction Group (see 1.1.7) Dept Ldr tba December 2011 and ongoing Creating specialist Small Groups for long term residential internationals as necessary (see 2.5.3) Dept Ldr tba Ongoing From January 2013 Time to research need amongst internationals Ensuring that the fellowship ministries and events of the church are effective in fulfilling the Calling, Values and Goals of the church with respect to pastoral care and discipleship and create new groups and events where necessary Lottie Crawshaw and Martyn Stainer Ongoing Group 2.2 Enliven the praying of the church by - Chris Kelly Office time

6 Page Ensuring that corporate prayer is accessible, engaging and effective (see 1.1.2, and 4.1.1) Chris Kelly September prayer fuel Providing training and guidance to all who lead and facilitate prayer in public (see and 3.1.2) Chris Kelly September 2012 Published guidelines Encouraging and enabling people to engage in Prayer Triplets CK/Jon Reynolds June Promoting and encouraging private and family prayer Prayer/Life Stream November 2012 Coordination? Booklet of ideas/resources Appoint a Department Leader (facilitator) for Prayer ESG (CK) December 2012 Job Group 2.3 Enhance communication with members and regular worshippers by - Stewart King Partnering with the church office to develop further a comprehensive plan for D. Maynard-Smith November 2012 Time resource for SK & DM-S and also time

7 Page 7 communication throughout the church which standardises procedures and ensures that members are kept informed effectively Creating a range of targeted information materials that promote the Calling, Values and Goals of the church and enables members and visitors to engage quickly with its activities (see 1.1.6) Staff (DS) Laura Wood Developing the church s internet capability in its communicating with members Dave Heys Joe Gallant Assisting church members who are responsible for communicating to the local community and the wider world on behalf of the church (see 4.1.5) tbc October 2012 tbc December 2012 tbc December 2012 tbc provided by church office staff, as all working people will have to be evenings/weekends Printing and production of literature est 500 Investment might be needed in additional equipm t, broadband connections. A team will be needed to maintain and monitor traffic regularly (6 people) Discussion needed with fabric Committee about updating notice boards etc and consider new AV displays, costs est 3,000

8 Page Promoting the presence and activities of the church through displays and local media (e.g. newspapers and Hope FM) (see 4.1.5) December 2012 tbc No physical resource other than time for individual to build relationships with local media organisations Group 2.4 Nurture children, young people and families, making and maturing disciples and building a supportive community by Andy Perrins Consider the establishment of a Family Ministry with its own team and programme of events, equipping children, youth and families to engage actively in evangelism (see 4.1.3) New Department Leader to be appointed 1/1/ members and annual budget approx 2,000

9 Page Developing and further improving the system of mentoring and Bible study for year old young people (school years 10-13) (see and 3.1) Andy Perrins Miles Tradewell 01/07/2012 Additional input from selected youth ldrs plus 1-5 new mentors Enlarging the opportunities for young people to contribute and take responsibility in the youth programme Andy Perrins Keith Jewell 01/07/2012 Mostly done by 14/02/12. But some elements outstanding None Providing more information for prayer that will enable older people to pray for, and connect with children and young people (see 2.2) Andy Perrins Youth Leader TBD 01/01/ /02/2012 None Group 2.5 Develop a pro-active Student Ministry which offers them increased support by - Miles Tradewell Increasing the size of the student team to 10 and assigning students to team Members Jon Powell 01/09/ extra volunteers Procuring church staff support for this ministry (see Supporting the Ministry Plan document section 1 Staff Structure ) Miles Tradewell 01/09/2013 Staff support

10 Page Focusing more purposefully on welcoming, entertaining and integrating new students into the life of the church (see 2.1.8, 2.3.3) Jon Powell or Jon Reynolds 01/09/ /09/2012 and ongoing Budget Increasing 1-to-1 partnerships by training 10 new partners (see and 3.1) Miles Tradewell 01/12/ /2012 All students who requested 1- to-1 are partnered Liaising with those responsible for Sunday services with a view to making services more accessible to international students and including services run by the student ministry (see and 2.4.4) Stanton 01/09/12 None Establishing and maintaining contact each term with all students who have left the church to study elsewhere Kathryn Tradewell 01/09/2011 and ongoing 15/02/2012 and ongoing Postage cost Advertising events and seeking prayer for Bournemouth University CU and considering ways of supporting the local UCCF Staff Worker (See 2.2) Jon Reynolds 01/09/2012 and ongoing None Informing church members about the relationship between the church and Friends International and clarifying the activities for which they responsible Stanton 01/09/2012 None

11 Page 11 GOAL 3 A CHURCH IN WHICH TRAINING AND MOBILISATION FOR SERVICE IS A HIGH PRIORITY Group 3.1 Provide training opportunities for the church, developing the character and skills of members so that they become mature and effective disciples by - Dave Cook Identifying initial training and researching how these are met elsewhere Sue Burt, Stanton, DC Summer 2011 May 2011 Focus groups Creating a comprehensive training programme that will integrate into the life of FG members incl Annually by

12 Page 12 the church and support its ministries (see 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.2.2, 4.1.3) Sue B, Stanton, John P (DC) Assembling suitable training materials and recruiting course leaders and teachers Stream Leaders, Course Leaders, elders, (DC) Creating effective ways to encourage people to accept training opportunities Focus Group member (DC) Liaising with the ministry leaders to ensure that those who are trained are introduced effectively to opportunities for service Dave Cook Bev Savage Monitoring and developing training based on the experience of its delivery Focus Group members (DC) Sept Launch Jan 2013 By Jan 2012 or one month prior to start of course From Jan 2012 Quarterly, starting Spring 2012 One month after each course ends FG and Min Ldrs with input from Equip Stream leaders Planning meetings Purchase Budget =??? Liaison with Equip stream FG and Course Ldrs Brochure costs =?? Meet w Min Ldrs and volunteers Meetings Evaluation/feedback formats/reports Establishing intentional disciple-making initiatives through mentoring, 1-to1s, and ministry involvement. FG members (DC) Ongoing and starting Autumn 2012 Draw up Guidelines Training Encouraging gospel growth by exporting some of our trained people into field s Elders, Mission Council Ongoing Training/service/

13 Page 13 of ministry locally and globally. (DC) mission budget GOAL 4 PEOPLE WHO PROCLAIM CHRIST AND IMPACT OUR COMMUNITIES, OUR NATION AND OUR WORLD MORE EFFECTIVELY Group 4.1 Create a culture of evangelism that promotes individual witness where people live and work, and ensures that church ministries impact the local community by Clarifying what evangelism means and how it is worked out in practice for the community of worshipping believers and its individual members Promoting specific private and corporate prayer for outreach ministries (see 2.2) Peter Brown Elders (CK) July 2012 Graham Lawrence November 2012 Teaching from pulpit and through small group materials? Office- gather prayer points, produce prayer guides e.g. bookmarks 250

14 Page Equipping people to undertake evangelism with confidence and enthusiasm (see 3.1 and 2.4.1) Ensuring that current and future ministries of the church are effective in fulfilling the Calling, Values and Goals of the church with respect to evangelism Cooperating, where possible, with other churches and organisations and filling the gaps in outreach to the area (particularly the Lansdowne) where appropriate Michael Ots Gaynor Brown Pete Brown Gaynor Brown Gaynor Brown +??? Ongoing December 2013 tbc Training courses for individuals and ministries 500pa Time for collation of information Time for collation of information Group 4.2 Encourage a heart for mission that creates, promotes and supports response to God s call on people s lives locally and globally by Keith Jewell Clarifying what mission means and how it is worked out in practice for the community of worshipping believers and its individual members Elders (KJ) July 2012 None Identifying someone to monitor current trends in mission. DP, PY, GSR Sept 2012 Office Time? Recruiting a team to creatively promote mission and mission opportunities to adults, youth and children. Keith Jewell Sept 2012 People Teaching resources( Information and publicity ( )

15 Page Raising the profile of our missionaries and sending agencies and facilitating wider engagement with them. Mission Council (MB) Ongoing None Establishing clear financial guidelines for those who desire to serve. DC/JA Sept 2012 None Establishing a clear process for those who express a desire to serve. Dave Cook Keith Jewell Sept 2012 Office Time Developing ways of involving internationals more in the life, ministries and leadership of the church. Stanton, Sue Burt??? stayers Jan 2012 None