Circles, Squares and Sqwiggles

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Circles, Squares and Sqwiggles

• How to Develop Effective Ministry Components

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Pick Your Shape

• Triangle
• Square
• Circle
• Sqwiggle

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Pick Your Shape

• Once you have picked your shape, create groups
  that have at least one of each shape represented
  if possible.

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Pick Your Shape

• Verbal, intelligent, assertive
• Hardworking, honest, trustworthy
• Kind, warm, compassionate
• Creative, flexible, innovative

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Objectives

• Participants will
• Define vision and mission and then write vision
  and mission statements effectively.
• Clearly articulate guiding principles for a
  ministry.
• Define team roles and responsibilities based on
  passion, gifts, and competency.
• Assess their community and its resources.

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Scenario

• In late August Hurricane Katrina hit the gulf
  shore with fury.
• Thousands of lives were lost and thousands more
  lost everything
• but their own life. Churches and other
  organizations responded
• with an outpouring of money, in-kind gifts, and
  volunteers to help
• aid the victims. McLean Bible Church was among
  them. Teams
• were quickly mobilized and sent to the region.
  Money was
• collected and in-kind gifts such as water,
  toiletries, and under
• garments were collected and sent on large trucks.
  

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Scenario

• As a result of what MBC participants and
  leadership
• experienced, these questions are now being asked
• What if a disaster happened in Washington, DC?
  How can or should MBC play a part in the
  response?
• If another disaster like Katrina happens, can we
  do a better job of having people prepared to
  respond on little notice?
• What resources do we have as a church and how can
  we use them effectively in a disaster?

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Scenario

• Team Activity
• Based on the information that you have received
  thus far and any other prior information or
  experience, brainstorm possibilities for MBCs
  Disaster Relief Ministry.

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Scenario

• Now name your team.

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Vision

• the desired future. It reflects your core values
  and beliefs and sets in motion a proactive
  direction for the organization.
• --Urban Alternative
• Project Turn-around Implementation Handbook

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Vision

• As Ron Johnson says, Its your dream!

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Vision

• Good questions to ask when defining the vision
• What is the current culture of your
  community-beliefs, values, norms (behaviors,
  negative or positive, that are tolerated or
  accepted in the community)?
• What core values, beliefs and norms would you
  like to see in the future (spiritual, economic,
  health, safety, education, etc)?
• Which of these will you address?
• --Urban Alternative
• Project Turn-around Implementation
  Handbook

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Vision

• Sample Vision Statements
• DayBreak
• To transform communities by equipping and
  empowering individuals to live as fully devoted
  followers of Jesus Christ. (Isaiah 611-4)
• Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship
• For all people to be saved and come into the
  knowledge of truth.
• Project Turn Around
• To have transformed communities that reflect the
  values of the Kingdom of God.

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Group Activity

• Now that you have brainstormed the
• possibilities for MBCs disaster relief ministry,
  
• write a vision statement that clearly states the
• desired future of your Disaster Relief Ministry.
• Remember to ask the important questions as you
• define your vision. Be prepared to share with
  the
• group.

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Mission

• The mission is a broad statement that
• summarizes your plan of action. This statement
• becomes the driving force of your organization
• and directs the organizations planning and
• programming.
• --Urban Alternative
• Project Turn-around Implementation
  Handbook

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Mission

• Characteristics of a mission statement
• Short
• Concise
• Measureable

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Mission

• Your mission statement should answer
• What are you trying to accomplish?
• Who will benefit?
• How will it be done?
• --Urban Alternative
• Project Turn-around Implementation Handbook

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Mission

• Sample Mission Statements
• DayBreak
• To establish fully functioning inner city
  communities through Christian outreach,
  discipleship, and education.
• What are you trying to accomplish? Fully
  functioning inner city communities
• Who will benefit? Inner city communities
• How will it be done? Through Christian outreach,
  discipleship and education

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Mission

• Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship Church
• To disciple the church to impact the world.
• What are you trying to accomplish? Impact the
  world.
• Who will benefit? The world
• How will it be done? Discipling the church

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Mission

• Project Turn Around
• Rebuilding communities from the inside out with
  a comprehensive, faith based program designed to
  enrich and improve the lives of urban youth and
  families.
• What are you trying to accomplish? Rebuilding of
  communities
• Who will benefit? Urban youth and families
• How will it be done? Comprehensive, faith-based
  program designed to improve and enrich lives

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Mission

• Measureable terms
• Improve
• Enrich
• Enhance
• Fully functioning
• Advance
• Grow
• Increase

• Impact
• Refine
• Effective
• Viable
• Dynamic
• Relevant
• Significant

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Group Activity

• Write a mission statement for your disaster
  relief ministry. Make
• sure that it is short, concise, and measurable.
  Remember, it
• should answer these three questions
• What are you trying to accomplish?
• Who will benefit?
• How will it be done?
• Be prepared to share your mission statement with
  the group.

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Guiding Principles

• Guiding principles are generally derived from our
  values. Values are principles, qualities or
  entities that are desirable. Values operate with
  beliefs to create meaning and motivation on our
  lives.
• --Urban Alternative
• Project Turn-around Implementation
  Handbook

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Guiding Principles

• Guiding principles, often known as core values,
  define your organizations standards and guide
  decision making.
• What behavior is acceptable or not acceptable?
• Does this decision honor our core beliefs and
  values?

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Guiding Principles

• Core Values of McLean Bible Church
• People matter to God and to us. Luke 15
• The Gospel message transforms peoples lives. 2
  Corinthians 517
• The goal of our ministry is to transform people
  into fully devoted followers of Christ. Matthew
  2818-20, Ephesians 411-16
• Ministry and evangelism must be carried out in a
  relevant way. 1 Corinthians 922b
• People must be treated gently and respectfully.1
  Peter 315

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Guiding Principles

• MBC Core Values (cont.)
• People need to be connected to a caring
  community. Acts 434-35, 1 Thessalonians 49-10
• Every Christian has a God-given ministry.
  Ephesians 412
• Everything we do for Christ must be done with
  excellence. Colossians 323-24
• Our church must have an evangelistic impact on
  our community. Acts 67, 1 Thessalonians 18
• To accomplish our mission we must be willing to
  step out in visionary faith and take risks for
  God. Hebrews 116

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Guiding Principles

• City Impact Ministry Values (Guiding Principles)
• Impacting the Washington area and beyond with the
  message of Christ.
• Affirming our classical, evangelical statement of
  faith.
• Empowering leaders who have passion, integrity,
  and godly character.
• Developing clear ministry vision and ministry
  values.
• Equipping teams to do ministry together.
• Expressing true community through honest
  communication and resolving conflict biblically.
• Assuring the handling of financial, legal, and
  personnel matters with integrity and in a God
  honoring way.

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Group Activity

• Develop a set of guiding principles for your
• disaster relief ministry. What values will you
• uphold as a team? What standards will you set
• in place to guide behavior and decision
• making? Remember that these guiding
• principles will guide behavior and decision
  making in
• your organization.

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Community Assessment

• Effective community programs first assess the
  problems and needs of the community.
• What are the needs?
• What are the risk factors in a community? What
  are the contributing factors that create problems
  or deficiencies?
• What are the priorities of the community? Just
  remember that what you think is the 1 problem is
  not always the 1 priority of the community.
• --Urban Alternative
• Project Turn-around Implementation Handbook

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Group Activity

• In order to move forward with planning your
  disaster relief ministry,
• you must assess your community. Brainstorm ideas
  concerning
• What risk factors exist in the DC metro area that
  would warrant a disaster relief ministry?
• What needs could arise if a major disaster hit
  the DC area?
• - Needs of our congregation?
• - Needs of secular Washington?
• What are the current priorities of McLean Bible
  Church and how can that impact your ministry?

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Mapping Assets

• Assets can be defined as an available resource.
• Resources include but are not limited to
• People
• Buildings
• Money
• Goods

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Mapping Assets

• Good Organizations identify the assets in their
  community.
• This helps them
• Discover a more precise set of resources than
  any service system could identify.
• Mobilize community members as they are
  recognized for their value to the community.
• Identify gaps in services and supports, which
  can provide insight for strategy development.
• Find individuals with gifts and skills,
  including leadership for task force, committees
  and working groups.
• --Urban Alternative
• Project Turn-around Implementation Handbook

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Mapping Assets

• How can you identify assets in your community
  that will cause your ministry to be more
  effective?

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Mapping Assets

• Ideas
• Network, network, network!
• Put together a focus group that is representative
  of a wide range of people in your community.
• Do research on what is already being done to
  address the need in your community. This can be
  done through the internet, talking to others,
  etc.

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Group Activity

• Identify as many assets of the community as
• possible that would benefit your disaster relief
• ministry. Remember, an asset is A useful or
• valuable quality, person, or thing an advantage
• or resource. (Dictionary.com)

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Program Components

• Now that you have identified
• A quality vision and mission statement.
• Guiding principles or core values, and
• Identified your assets
• You are ready to develop your program components.

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Program Components

• Program Components should
• Target a specific need that is not being met in
  the community.
• Effectively utilize resources within the
  community.
• Mobilize qualified and passionate people.

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Group Activity

• Take a moment and identify what programs or
• services you will offer in your disaster relief
• organization. Remember to keep in mind your
• vision, mission, guiding principles and assets.

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Volunteers

• Lets get this straight from the beginning. You
• cant do it alone! Identifying, training and
• mobilizing an effective team is probably the
• most important thing you can do for you and for
• the ministry God has called you to lead.

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Volunteers

• Questions to ask
• What are all the roles needed to get the job done
  and are the responsibilities clearly defined?
• What types of skills are you looking for?
• Do you have a strategic plan as to how you will
  identify these key people, train them and then
  mobilize them?

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Volunteers

• Develop good practices for Volunteer Recruiting
• and Developing
• Create an environment where volunteers are
  participating in fully functioning community
  Bible study, worship, prayer, fellowship, and
  service.
• Develop specific job descriptions that give
  clarity to the role and responsibility.
• Value their service by finding ways to appreciate
  them.
• Have high expectations. You will be surprised by
  how often they will rise up to meet them.
• Dont be afraid to ask them to evaluate the
  program. They are often able to see things that
  we cant see as leaders.

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Volunteers

• Good Practices for Volunteer Recruiting and
  Developing
• (cont.)
• Develop a variety of roles that require varying
  levels of skill and availability.
• Make sure you have proper policies and procedures
  in place before you activate a volunteer in your
  ministry i.e.. application, interview,
  background check if necessary, length of
  commitment, code of conduct, etc.
• Dont just expect them to know what they are
  doing, find ways to train and equip them.
• Raise up leaders who can share the load. Exodus
  18
• Cast vision continually! When their eyes are
  fixed on the vision that God has given us, they
  are motivated to serve with passion and
  excellence.

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Group Activity

• Make a list of roles necessary to accomplish
• the tasks needed in each program that you
• have chosen to offer in your disaster relief
• ministry. If you have time, list a few
• responsibilities under each role.

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Closure

• How does this apply to real life??