Congregational Vitality and Discipleship Ministries

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Congregational Vitality and Discipleship
Ministries

• Purpose, Focus and Partners

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CVD Purpose
To increase welcoming, accessible and vital UCC
Congregations which engage/equip members as well
as spiritual seekers to grow in faith and
missional discipleship.

• The CVD purpose statement is based on the UCC Big
  Inspirational Goals (BIGs) especially 2 3
• The first part of the purpose is to increase the
  number as well as the vitality of congregations
  that are welcoming and accessible to all
• The second part of the purpose is to increase UCC
  congregations that engage/equip members and
  spiritual seekers to grow in discipleship
• This purpose reflects well the shift from MESA of
  Lay Empowerment and Leadership Development that
  is now part of CVD ministry
• Its all about nurturing missional discipleship,
  not only church membership
• The purpose includes attention to spiritual
  seekers, the growing population in our culture

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CVD Focus for our work
In Order to increase welcoming, accessible and
vital UCC Congregations which engage/equip
members as well as spiritual seekers to grow in
faith and missional discipleship, we will
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First Focus for our Work

• Information and data are resources and tools.
• Our work begins by first doing the data
  collection and research that informs
  congregational vitality and missional
  discipleship
• Work with Researcher, Research Office and Faith
  Communities Today (FACT) and MissionInsite to
  develop yearly reports for congregations on
  vitality, missional outreach and discipleship
  formation
• Create assessment program for congregations in
  partnership with conferences
• All congregations seeking funding and assistance
  go through assessment

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CVD Focus for our work
In Order to increase welcoming, accessible and
vital UCC Congregations which engage/equip
members as well as spiritual seekers to grow in
faith and missional discipleship, we will
Assessment Program For Congregations
Vital Statistics and Research Reports on Church
Growth
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CVD Focus for our work
In Order to increase welcoming, accessible and
vital UCC Congregations which engage/equip
members as well as spiritual seekers to grow in
faith and missional discipleship, we will
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Second Focus for our Work

• We connect with those places and people where the
  fire is hot, where the fruits are present
• We turn web resources like Worship Ways and
  Sermon Seeds into interactive networks
• We attend to constituency building of youth and
  youth workers, women, young adults, new church
  planters, missional congregational leaders, IM
  churches, Disabilities Ministries Network and
  more
• We engage with PIC and others in creating an
  online Church of the Wider Fellowship reaching
  spiritual seekers outside of our congregations,
  but looking for a welcoming spiritual home

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CVD Focus for our work
In Order to increase welcoming, accessible and
vital UCC Congregations which engage/equip
members as well as spiritual seekers to grow in
faith and missional discipleship, we will
Ecumenical Partners
Interactive Networks with Constituencies
Church of the Wider Fellowship
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CVD Focus for our work
In Order to increase welcoming, accessible and
vital UCC Congregations which engage/equip
members as well as spiritual seekers to grow in
faith and missional discipleship, we will
Vital Statistics and Annual Reports on Church
Growth
Ecumenical Partners
Assessment Program For Congregations
Interactive Networks with Constituencies
Church of the Wider Fellowship
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CVD Focus for our work
In Order to increase welcoming, accessible and
vital UCC Congregations which engage/equip
members as well as spiritual seekers to grow in
faith and missional discipleship, we will
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Third Focus for our Work

• Through research, data
  collection, assessment and networking our
  deliverable outcomes are best practices, emerging
  ideas and centers of excellence by practitioners
• Congregational Vitality Newsletter becomes an
  online, weekly best practice resource
• Centers of Excellence and all programs create
  ongoing resources
• Best Practices for how to use introduce all
  websites/resources Stewardship Annual Theme,
  STC, Worship Ways, Weekly Seeds, and more
• In-Source Church Development thru Center for
  Progressive Renewal

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CVD Focus for our work
In Order to increase welcoming, accessible and
vital UCC Congregations which engage/equip
members as well as spiritual seekers to grow in
faith and missional discipleship, we will
Best Practices, Emerging Ideas,Websites,
Resources, Newsletter
Centers of Excellence, Events and Programs
create Ongoing Resources
Center for Progressive Renewal
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CVDs Relationship with Center for Progressive
Renewal
CVDs Purpose To increase welcoming, accessible
and vital UCC Congregations which engage/equip
members as well as spiritual seekers to grow in
faith and missional discipleship.
New Church Planter and Renewing PastorAssessment
? Coaching Training? Webinars
Courses? Church Consultants? NewTimes
Magazine? ?Work with Conference
Partners? ?Funding for CPR ?Advertising for
CPR ?Scholarships for Events and Courses
CPRs Purpose To renew Progressive Christianity
by training new entrepreneurial leaders,
supporting the birth of new liberal/progressive
congregations, and by renewing and strengthening
existing progressive churches
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CVD Purpose and Focus Bigs Picture
To increase welcoming, accessible and vital UCC
Congregations which engage/equip members as well
as spiritual seekers to grow in faith and
missional discipleship.
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CVD Purpose and Focus BIGs Picture
To increase welcoming, accessible and vital UCC
Congregations which engage/equip members as well
as spiritual seekers to grow in faith and
missional discipleship.
Vital Statistics and Research Reports on Church
Growth
Assessment Program For Congregations
Ecumenical Partners
Centers of Excellence create Ongoing Resources
Church of the Wider Fellowship
Center for Progressive Renewal
Best Practices, Emerging Ideas Resources
Interactive Networks with Constituencies