Ministry Meeting

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Ministry Meeting

• Making It My Holy Cross

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Emma Garside
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Holy Cross Mission Purpose

• Mission Statement
• Gathering people together in the love of Christ.
• Purpose Statement
• Bring people to Jesus through membership in his
  family and equip them for ministry in their
  families, the church, and the world.

Gathering people together
membership in
his family
equip them for ministry
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What Does It Mean to Be A Member of Holy Cross?

• Phases of Membership in Any Church
• Questions Raised at Last Meeting
• Key Findings From Last Meeting

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What Does It Mean to Be A Member of Holy Cross?

• Phases of Membership in Any Church
• Attending church
• Becoming involved in a group
• Financial stewardship
• Questions Raised at Last Meeting
• Key Findings From Last Meeting

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What Does It Mean to Be A Member of Holy Cross?

• Phases of Membership in Any Church
• Questions Raised at Last Meeting
• Why dont people feel more connected?
• Why dont more people join?
• Key Findings From Last Meeting

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What Does It Mean to Be A Member of Holy Cross?

• Phases of Membership in Any Church
• Questions Raised at Last Meeting
• Key Findings From Last Meeting
• Validate existing members
• Be open to new members

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Ministry Organization Team
(In order of appearance)

• Emma Garside
• Caroline Whalen
• Debbie Hiatt
• Chris Fraley
• Ashley Watkins

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Holy Cross Ministries

• Vision Statement
• Making It My Holy Cross

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Caroline Whalen
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Purpose of Tonights Meeting

• Learn what has happened since the June meeting
• Hear the ministry organization teams
  recommendation
• Learn what is planned next
• Ask ministry organization team questions

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Ministry Organization Team

• Mission Statement
• A temporary committee to develop and implement
  an organizational structure to support and
  maintain all of the ministries of Holy Cross.

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Ministry Goals

• Welcoming Community
• Ready Access to Ministry Information
• Open Door to Participation
• Well Organized and Supported Ministries

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Ministry Goals

• Welcoming Community
• Holy Cross is a welcoming community that engages
  the God-given skills, talents, and abilities of
  its members and those considering joining in
  active ministry.
• Ready Access to Ministry Information
• Open Door to Participation
• Well Organized and Supported Ministries

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Ministry Goals

• Welcoming Community
• Ready Access to Ministry Information
• All members and newcomers have ready access to
  ministry information.
• Open Door to Participation
• Well Organized and Supported Ministries

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Ministry Goals

• Welcoming Community
• Ready Access to Ministry Information
• Open Door to Participation
• Ministry leaders are well recognized in the
  community and provide an open door to
  participation.
• Well Organized and Supported Ministries

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Ministry Goals

• Welcoming Community
• Ready Access to Ministry Information
• Open Door to Participation
• Well Organized and Supported Ministries
• Ministries are well organized and supported with
  pastoral care and adequate resources (as the
  budget permits).

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Approach to Achieving Mission

• Establish Baseline
• Create Structure
• Organize Human Resources
• Organize Infrastructure
• Recruit
• Maintain Support

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Debbie Hiatt
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Current Status

• Where are we?
• Where does the job of the Ministry Organization
  Team end?
• When do Ministry Teams take over?

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Chris Fraley
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Ministry Structure

• Ministry Participants
• Ministry Leaders
• One per ministry
• Ministry Coordinators
• One per group of related ministries

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Ministry Structure
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Ministry Structure
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Ministry Leader Role

• Organize and manage a specific ministry
• Continually assess the health of the ministry
• Actively participate in promoting and developing
  ministry
• Attend regular meetings with other Ministry
  Leaders in their ministry group
• Work with Ministry Coordinator to ensure
  succession planning
• Participate in leadership training
• Provide pastoral care for participants

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Ministry Structure
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Ministry Structure
Ministry Coordinator
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Ministry Structure
Ministry Coordinator
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Ministry Coordinator Role

• Help organize and manage group of ministries
• Continually assess the health of ministries
• Actively participate in promoting and developing
  ministries
• Attend quarterly meetings with other Ministry
  Coordinators
• Organize and attend regular meetings with
  Ministry Leaders in their ministry group
• Ensure succession planning
• Participate in leadership training
• Coordinate with Ministry Leaders in budget
  preparation
• Provide status reports to Vestry
• Provide pastoral care for Ministry Leaders

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Ministry Structure
Ministry Coordinator
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Ministry Structure
Worship
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Organizing Our Ministries

• Worship
• Pastoral Care
• Christian Education
• Evangelism
• Outreach
• Inreach Fellowship

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Organizing Our Ministries

• Worship Altar Guild, Acolytes, Chalice Bearers,
  Music,
• Pastoral Care Prayer Chain, Lay Eucharistic
  Visitors,
• Christian Education Sunday School, Bible
  Studies,
• Evangelism Newcomers Ministry, Greeters,
• Outreach Mission Trips, ESL, Best Beginnings,
• Inreach Fellowship Seder Dinner, Advent Tea,
  Book Club, Seniors Group, Mardi-Gras Dinner,

If you are interested in leading or participating
in any of these ministries, please email
Ministries_at_HolyCrossRedmond.org.
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Ashley Watkins
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Next Steps

• Ministry Leaders and Participants feedback
• Ministry description and mission statements
• Ministry needs assessment and fulfillment

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Ministry Leaders Feedback

• Individual Ministry Team meetings are scheduled
  over the next two weeks
• Worship Fri, Aug 25, time TBD
• Pastoral Care Sun, Aug 20, after church
• Christian Education Tues, Aug 22, 730pm
• Evangelism Sun, Aug 20, after church
• Outreach
• Inreach Fellowship

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Ministry Description MissionStatement

• Teams create a draft of who they are, and how
  they fit into the Holy Cross Mission and Purpose
  Statements
• Mission Statement
• Gathering people together in the love of Christ.
• Purpose Statement
• Bring people to Jesus through membership in his
  family and equip them for ministry in their
  families, the church, and the world.

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Ministry Needs Assessment and Fulfillment

• Space
• Supplies
• Money
• Talent

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Talent

• Ministries have varying needs for volunteer
  support and talent
• Ministry team to edit existing or create new
  program descriptions for interested participants
• Ministry Fair

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Ministry Fair

• Congregation kick-off for the new Ministry
  structure
• Distribute individual Ministry information
• Learn about the interests of a broad range of
  Holy Cross attendees
• Take names for future follow-up of people
  interested in joining a Ministry

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Ministry Goals

• Welcoming Community
• Ready Access to Ministry Information
• Open Door to Participation
• Well Organized and Supported Ministries

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Making It My Holy Cross

• Discussion
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• Q A