fall 2013 leader orientation. feedback from pender’s ministry and committee leaders i don’t...
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Feedback from Pender’s ministry and committee leaders
I don’t know who to report to I don’t know what is expected of me I don’t know what I am authorized to do I don’t know how we make decisions at Pender I don’t know where to get help!
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Why are we here?
Jesus equipped His disciples…We need to equip our leaders!
Agenda
Welcome & Prayer
Vision, Mission, and Core Spiritual Objectives
Church Structure & Roles of Council, Cluster, & Ministry
Decision Model & the role of prayer in Pender leadership
Planning Model
Budget Planning and Execution
Do’s and Don’ts of Communications
Next Steps
Closing Prayer
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What’s the plan for today?
Pender United Methodist Church will be a tree of life in the community rooted in
God’s living Word with branches growing and moving by the Spirit
and spreading the love of Jesus for all.
Know God: Foster understanding of GOD as Lord & Savior and support personal intimate relationships with HIM
Love God and others: Love the Lord Your God with all your heart, your mind, your soul, and spirit. Love others as yourself
Grow in God: Assist all people in experiencing GOD and expanding their personal relationships with Jesus Christ through the Holy Spirit.
Serve God: Serve GOD through worship, prayers, presence, gifts, and service to ourselves and others.
Share God: Proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ to others through our actions and words.
The UMC provides services to local churches Local churches are governed by “The Book
of Discipline of the United Methodist Church Local churches support the UMC
organization
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What does it mean to be a UMC?
The United Methodist Church (UMC) is a connectional church
Executive body of the local church
Connecting link between Pender and the Virginia Conference
Has general oversight of the Church Council
Meets annually (or more often if needed)
Elects the officers of the church
Governing body of the local church.
Sets policy for Pender
Has oversight of all standing committees and ministry areas
Charged with the administration of the church's organizational and temporal life
Charge Conference Church Council
A cluster is a group of ministries that
Share common goals and objectives
Are managed by a leader and assistant leader to facilitate coordination, communication, and resource provisioning
Cluster Purpose Objective Life Task
Share God OutreachCommunicating God’s word
through mission and ministryOur witness
Serve God ServiceDemonstrating God’s love through
serviceOur work
Know God WorshipCelebrating God’s presence
through worshipOur worship
Grow in GodDiscipleship
Educating God’s people through discipleship
Our walk
Love God FellowshipCaring for God’s family through
prayer and fellowship.Our relationships
Achieving the overarching responsibilities and mission of the respective committee or cluster
Forging and implementing a strategy to achieve the mission
Facilitating communication
◦ Within the committee or cluster and with other committees or clusters
◦ Between Pender UMC members and the committee or cluster
◦ Between Church Council and the committee or cluster members
Ensuring the committee or cluster is resourced with appropriately skilled volunteers
Overseeing the preparation of budget submissions and the execution of expenditures per the approved budget
Prayer and consensus model
All decisions are preceded by a short time of prayer
Approval requires either unanimity or unity◦ Unanimity: Unanimous belief that an affirmative decision is God’s
will
◦ Unity: The person or persons dissenting is/are comfortable with the discernment of the group
When unanimity or unity is not achieved, the decision is delayed for prayer
It is strongly recommended that ALL clusters and committees adopt the prayer and consensus model!
Any number of members present and voting at any duly announced meeting
constitutes a quorum for the vote
Per the Book of Discipline
Compensation of the Pastor and any other staff appointed by the UMC Conference Bishop
Election of the following leadership positions
◦ Chairperson of church council
◦ Committee on Lay Leadership
◦ SPRC members and chairperson
◦ Finance committee members and chairperson
◦ Lay member of the annual conference
◦ Lay leader(s)
◦ Church conference recording secretary
Church Council must approve
Any changes to the church wide budget
Any policy changes
Decisions that impact other clusters or committees
Clusters and committees should bring ANYideas/decisions that may benefit from input from
other areas to Church Council!
Continual prayer asking for guidance from the Holy Spirit is the single
most important part of determining both which ministries Pender should
execute and how Pender should execute those ministries
Write the objective of the ministry activity in a “so that” statement
◦ Use a simple statement: “We will do ___ so that ___ will happen.”
◦ “So that…” changes everything. It helps establish the reason/purpose of why we do anything
Ask the questions whether and how the “so that” contributes to our ultimate objective “To make disciples of Jesus Christ”
Determine how we will know if the ministry has succeeded in it’s objectives
John 3:16 “God so loved the world that He gave His only Son so that…everyone who believes in Him may not perish but may have eternal life.”
Six months ahead: Identify cross ministry participation needed
Three months ahead: Have a defined plan
One month ahead: Begin executing and handling any unanticipated issues
“What’s Next?”: Include follow up activities to help build longer term relationships
As good stewards of God’s riches, we must make the most efficient use of our resources
Encourages general participation and volunteer participation in ministry activities
Is needed before, during, and after an event
Telling the story
Venues “This Week at Pender”
Pender website
Pender Facebook site, twitter feed, and blogs
Sunday morning announcements
Execute the planning process
◦ Prayer and guidance from the Holy Spirit
◦ “So That”
◦ 6-3-1
Estimate the costs associated with the plan
Mid August: Budget worksheets are provided electronically to committee chairs and cluster leads.
August Church Council meeting: Budget process and guidelines are explained
Early September: Budget worksheets are due to the Finance chairperson
September Finance Committee meeting: Budget is reviewed in preparation for the September Council meeting
September Council meeting: Budget recommendations are presented. Budget may be approved if there are no issues. Issues will result in actions assigned for completion prior to the October Finance meeting
October Finance meeting: Final budget submissions are reviewed. Recommended budget is compiled
October Council meeting: Final budget is approved for distribution and communication to the church at the Church Conference.
January 1: Execution against the budget begins
Cluster Lead/Committee Chair role
Finding a copy of your budget
Tracking expenditures vs. budget
Artifacts required for expenditures
The Bible The UMC Book of Discipline Lay Leaders and Church Council Chair Administrative Assistant in the Church office The Pastors
The Pastors are our Spiritual Leaders. HOWEVER,
there are many other avenues to find the answers to your questions
The Pender Mentoring Program exists to develop, encourage,
enhance, empower and support ministry leaders of Pender as part of
the Body of Christ
Each cluster will be assigned a Lay Leader to serve as a mentor
Mentors will◦ Help leaders navigate Pender’s governance
structure
◦ Provide leadership expertise and guidance
Feedback will be gathered to improve the mentoring program as it progresses