’Called to be Christ Centered

Touching Lives + Transforming Hearts + Teaching God’s Word

Annual MeetingJanuary 15, 2012

• Financials

• Vestry Elections

• A Look at Our Ministry

’Called to be Christ Centered

Touching Lives + Transforming Hearts + Teaching God’s Word

The Great Commission Matt 28:16-20

Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go.

When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted.

Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.

Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.

And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

’Called to be Christ Centered

Touching Lives + Transforming Hearts + Teaching God’s Word

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Called to be Christ Centered

Touching Lives + Transforming Hearts + Teaching God’s Word

Servant Leadership Shared Ministry

The current church culture in North America is on life support.

•Living off the work, money, and energy of previous generations.

•The plug will be pulled when the money runs out

80 percent of money given to congregations comes from people 55 and older

•Or the generation of institutional loyalists die,--- or both.

Reggie McNeal The Present Future

• Membership in the Episcopal Church grew from 1.1 million members in 1925 to over 3.4 million members in the mid-1960s, an all time high.

• Between 1970 and 1990, membership declined from about 3.2 million to about 2.4 million.

• In 2010 the Episcopal Church had a baptized membership of 1,951,907, making it the nation's 14th largest denomination.

3.4 Million to 1.9 Million in 50 years

• Median attendance in Episcopal congregations was 66 in 2009,

• The median age of Episcopalians is 57; fewer and fewer young people identify with TEC.

• Unless the median age drops significantly or life expectancy increases very rapidly,

half of all Episcopalians will die in the next 18 years.

2005

Average Sunday Attendance 123

Annual General Operating Funds $260,000

2011

Average Sunday Attendance 153

Annual General Operating Funds $330,000

’Called to be Christ Centered

Touching Lives + Transforming Hearts + Teaching God’s Word

• Healing Service• DOK• Wednesday Night Bible Study• Wednesday Eucharist• Belmont Bible Study• Seder• Great Easter Vigil• Home Coming• Youth Mission Trips• Habitat for Humanity• Service at Covenant Village• Choir Ministry to Retirement

Communities

Not Just Numbers

’Called to be Christ Centered

Touching Lives + Transforming Hearts + Teaching God’s Word

It is not about numbers

It is not about saving the institutional church

It is all about the Kingdom

BCP pages 854-855

’Called to be Christ Centered

Touching Lives + Transforming Hearts + Teaching God’s Word

Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations

•Radical Hospitality•Passionate Worship•Intentional Faith Development•Risk-taking Mission and Service•Extravagant Generosity

Sunday Morning Adult Formation

Old model with Vestry in Charge

Rector & Wardens

Pastoral Care

Christian Formatio

n

Parish Life

Worship

YouthBuilding

& Grounds

FinanceStewardshi

p

Communications

Outreach

The New model for the Vestry is about

• Prayer

• Discernment

• Being Freed for Visioning

HospitalitySupport Team

Newcomers

Ushers &

Greeters

St. Mark’s 101 Class

Sponsors

Retention

• The Support Team will consist of 3 or more people.• The Ministry Team Leader will be someone who is passionate about

and has gifts for the ministry.• Each Support Team will have a Vestry Liaison who may or may not

be the Team Leader

CommunicationsSupport Team

Newsletter Email Phone Web

FacebookSocial Media

Newspaper

DigitalBulletin Board

Bulletin Board

Pastoral CareSupport Team

LEMHome Meals

Bereavement

HospitalVisit

Missing in

Worship

FamilyHardshi

p

Healthcare

OutreachSupport Team

Salvation

ArmyCAM Habitat Retiremen

t Home

Angel Tree

IHNWith

Friends

GCFNBack Pack

Christian Formation

Support Team

Youth Classes

Adult Classes

Bible Study VBS

DOK BSA ECW

Advent/Lenten Programs

Nursery

WorshipSupport Team

MusicAcolyte

sLay Readers

Altar Guild

Decorating the Church

Children’s Chapel

Chalicist

StewardshipSupport Team

AnnualPledge

Ministry & Gifts

Environmental

FinancialSupport Team

Endowment

BoardAudit Budget

Building & Grounds

Support Team

Maintenance

& Repairs

Beautification

Security

Columbarium Playground

Parish LifeSupport Team

ChristmasDinner

SpringPicnic

Fall Picnic

Home Coming

Cider & Cookies

SportsBishop

Reception

Pictures/Video

HistorianSpecial Events

Please Bring It

Designing Position Descriptions

• Position Title:• Purpose of the Position:• Responsibilities:• Qualifications:• Amount of Time Required:• When is Ministry

Performed:

• Length of Commitment:• Training Provided:• Responsible to:• Support Provided:• Last Reviewed:

Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God's Son that we will be mature in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ.

Ephesians 4:11-13

’Called to be Christ Centered

Touching Lives + Transforming Hearts + Teaching God’s Word

’Called to be Christ Centered

Touching Lives + Transforming Hearts + Teaching God’s Word

Church Institution

(Discipleship)

Kingdom(Apostleship)

Review

Work in Progress

Reorganized for ministry

It is all about the Kingdom

It is about becoming disciples

’Called to be Christ Centered

Touching Lives + Transforming Hearts + Teaching God’s Word

’Called to be Christ Centered

Touching Lives + Transforming Hearts + Teaching God’s Word

Questions?