THE SERVANTHOOD CONNECTION

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THE SERVANTHOOD CONNECTION

• Presented by
• Diaconal Council for Servant Ministry
• Diocese of Colorado

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What is Servanthood?

• From the GospelMatthew 2531-46
• Come, you who are blessed by my father take
  your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you
  since the creation of the world. For I was
  hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was
  thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I
  was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed
  clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you
  looked after me, I was in prison and you came to
  visit me.
• I tell you the truth, whatever you did for
  one of the least of these brothers of mine, you
  did for me.

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What is Servanthood?

• In The Baptismal Covenant, we commit ourselves to
  Christ
• Will you seek and serve Christ in all persons,
  loving your neighbor as yourself?
• Will you strive for justice and peace among all
  people, and respect the dignity of every human
  being?

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What is Servanthood?

• Servanthood is not an act, it is a way of
  being. Servanthood is the fundamental posture of
  divine relationship. This posture, this way of
  beingheart, mind, soul, and bodyis the
  repentance, the metanoia (literally the change
  of mind), the complete reorientation of our
  being, to which Jesus calls us from the very
  beginning.
• Bishop Robert ONeill
• Diocesan Convention, 2005

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What is Servanthood?
In this diocese, the posture of servanthood is
being engaged and lived out in many different
ways, most evidently in local parishes, in
ministries to the poor, the lonely, the sick, the
vulnerable. These are the tangible, concrete,
visible ways that we live out the call of God in
the world, that is how we manifest the divine
love of God and become the body of Christ
incarnate in this world.
Bishop Robert ONeill, Diocesan
Convention, 2005

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What is The Servanthood Connection?

It is our diaconal response to Bishop ONeills
charge to undertake the task of looking at
all the ways we exercise our ministry of
servanthood to others across the diocese and to
make recommendations about how we can strengthen
and further develop that way of being, that
posture of divine love in the Diocese of
Colorado. Bishop Robert ONeill,
Diocesan Convention, 2005
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What is The Servanthood Connection?

• It is a resource for ministry that
• Can be accessed by churches and individuals
• Will help churches connect with each other
• Supports the call we all have to serve others
• Facilitates the building of community
• Provides practical tools for effective ministry

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The Servanthood Connectionwill help us answer
these questions

• Where do our lives intersect with others?
• What needs exist in our community and beyond?
• Where is servant ministry already taking place?
• Do we need to sharpen our focus on how we
• serve others?
• What is our capacity to do and maintain servant
  ministry?

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HOW?
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1By obtaining and organizing information on
servant ministry currently taking place
throughout the Diocese of Colorado and beyond.
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2By providing practical tools and
resources to support churches in the development
of servant ministry the tangible, concrete,
visible ways that we live out the call of God in
the world.
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Elements of Successful Ministry
Strategic Planning
Training
Mission and Vision
Leadership
Communication
Purposeful Decisions
Diversity
Prayer
Evaluation
Organizational Structure
Diversified Funding
Technology
Understanding of Community
Volunteers
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Mobilizing your church and the community for
servant ministry...
Getting started
Sustaining support
Building readiness
Moving into action
Assessing needs/resources
Planning and development
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Mobilizing for Ministry Getting started

• This is the beginning stage where individuals
  within a church and community come together to
  address, through servant ministry, a common
  concern or need. Time is spent in prayer and
  discernment - seeking Gods will lays the
  foundation for further action.

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Ministry Support/Resources

• How to Plan For An Effective Meeting
• Contact Sheet for Engaging Stakeholders

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Mobilizing for Ministry Building readiness

• This stage is focused on team building,
  developing a shared vision, and determining how
  ready your church and the community are to begin
  and develop new ministry.

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Ministry Support/Resources

• Five Tips to Effective Delegation
• Decision Making Styles

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Mobilizing for Ministry Assessing
needs/resources

• This stage lays the groundwork for future
  planning and implementation. The church and the
  community work to gain a clear picture of current
  conditions (strengths, weaknesses, needs,
  resources, etc.) based on your shared vision.

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Ministry Support/Resources

• Writing Your Community Description
• Sharing Assessment Results

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Mobilizing for Ministry Planning and
development

• This stage focuses on the development of
  ministry based on the level of church and/or
  community readiness and assessment of community
  needs and resources. Goals, objectives and
  strategies are determined. It can include
  planning for ministry that addresses
  immediate/short-term needs or long-term systemic
  change in the community.

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M Ministry Support/Resources obilizing for
Ministry Resources

• The Planning Process
• Brainstorming

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Mobilizing for Ministry Moving into action

• This stage moves your church and the community
  into action through the implementation of the
  goals, objectives and strategies. Resources,
  roles, responsibilities, training and ongoing
  evaluation are key components.

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Ministry Support/Resources

• Crafting Your Core Message
• Force Field Analysis

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Mobilizing for Ministry Sustaining support

• This last stage focuses on long-term support for
  ministry through the development of church and
  community resources and commitment to ongoing
  ministry efforts.

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Ministry Support/Resources

• Sustainability Worksheet
• S.W.O.T. Analysis

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Three Basic Questions

• 1. Where are you now?
• 2. Where do you want to be?
• 3. How will you get there?

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Working together through The Servanthood
Connection is important because

• Combined voices are more effective
• Human and material resources increase
• We can learn from others experience
• Efficiency in ministry increases
• Duplication of ministry is eliminated

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Next Steps

• Collect Ministry Inventory Sheets
• Gather tools/resource information
• Gather web site (links) information
• Make recommendations/share insights
• Load on Diocesan website
• Present to Missioners
• Present at Regional Meetings
• Booth at 2007 Diocesan Convention
• Acquire/add new information quarterly

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We must care for each other in brotherly
affection. We must be willing to use our excess
for the supply of others needs. We must delight
in each other, make others conditions our own,
rejoice together, mourn together, labor and
suffer together, always having before our eyes
our community as members of the same body and
bond. John Winthrop, City on a Hill
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