leadership equipping session
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Fall 2013
Leader Orientation
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Feedback from Penders ministry andcommittee leaders
I dont know who to report to
I dont know what is expected of me
I dont know what I am authorized to do
I dont know how we make decisions at Pender
I dont know where to get help!
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Why are we here?
Jesus equipped His disciplesWe need to equip our leaders!
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AgendaWelcome & 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
Dos and Donts of Communications
Next Steps
Closing Prayer
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Whats the plan for today?
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Vision, Mission, and CoreSpiritual Objectives
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Pender United MethodistChurch will be a tree of lifein the community rooted inGods living Word withbranches growing andmoving by the Spirit andspreading the love of Jesusfor all.
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Make disciples for Jesus Christ
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Know God Foster understanding of GOD as Lord &Savior and support personal intimate relationshipswith HIM
Love God and others Love the Lord Your God withall your heart, your mind, your soul, and spirit.Love others as yourself
Grow in God Assist all people in experiencing GODand 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.
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Church Structure
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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 aconnectional church
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Prayer The Holy Spirit
The Bible
The Book of Discipline
Penders Strategy
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Executive body of the localchurch
Connecting link betweenPender and the Virginia
Conference Has general oversight of the
Church Council
Meets annually (or more oftenif needed)
Elects the officers of thechurch
Governing body of the localchurch.
Sets policy for Pender
Has oversight of all standingcommittees and ministry areas
Charged with the administrationof the church's organizationaland temporal life
Charge Conference Church Council
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How is Pender organized ?
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A cluster is a group of ministries that
Share common goals and objectives
Are managed by a leader and assistant leader tofacilitate coordination, communication, andresource provisioning
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Cluster Purpose Objective Life TaskShare God Outreach
Communicating Gods wordthrough mission and ministry
Our witness
Serve God Service
Demonstrating Gods love through
service Our work
Know God WorshipCelebrating Gods presence
through worshipOur worship
Grow in GodDiscipleship
Educating Gods people throughdiscipleship
Our walk
Love God FellowshipCaring for Gods family through
prayer and fellowship.Our relationships
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Achieving the overarching responsibilities and mission of therespective 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 withappropriately skilled volunteers
Overseeing the preparation of budget submissions and theexecution of expenditures per the approved budget
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Decision Making
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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 Gods will
Unity: The person or persons dissenting is/are comfortable with thediscernment of the group
When unanimity or unity is not achieved, the decision isdelayed for prayer
It is strongly recommended that ALL clusters and
committees adopt the prayer and consensus model!
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Any number of members present and
voting at any duly announced meetingconstitutes a quorum for the vote
Per the Book of Discipline
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Compensation of the Pastor and any other staffappointed 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
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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 ANY
ideas/decisions that may benefit from input from
other areas to Church Council!
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Any decisions that are in keeping with their
purpose and are within their allocatedresources
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Planning Model
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Continual prayer asking for guidancefrom the Holy Spirit is the single most
important partof determining bothwhich ministries Pender should executeand how Pender should execute those
ministries
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Emphasis on
Love God and Love Neighbor
Outreach and In-reach
Cross Ministry collaboration
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Write the objective of the ministry activity in a so that
statement
Use a simple statement: We will do ___ so that ___ will happen.
So thatchanges everything. It helps establish thereason/purpose of why we do anything
Ask the questions whetherand howthe so thatcontributes to our ultimate objective To make disciplesof Jesus Christ
Determine how we will know if the ministry has
succeeded in its 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.
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Six months ahead Identify cross ministryparticipation needed
Three months ahead Have a defined plan One month ahead Begin executing and handling
any unanticipated issues
Whats Next? Include follow up activities to helpbuild longer term relationships
As good stewards of Gods riches,
we must make the most efficient use of our resources
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Encourages general participation and volunteer participationin 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
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Budget Planning Execution
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Execute the planning process
Prayer and guidance from the Holy Spirit
So That
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Estimate the costs associated with the plan
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Mid August: Budget worksheets are provided electronically tocommittee chairs and cluster leads.
August Church Council meeting: Budget process and guidelines areexplained
Early September: Budget worksheets are due to the Finance chairperson
September Finance Committee meeting: Budget is reviewed inpreparation for the September Council meeting
September Council meeting: Budget recommendations are presented.Budget may be approved if there are no issues. Issues will result inactions 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
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Cluster Lead/Committee Chair role
Finding a copy of your budget
Tracking expenditures vs. budget
Artifacts required for expenditures
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Dos and Donts ofCommunications
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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
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Face to Face
Telephone
E-mail
DO NOT send e-mails for very
emotional or inflammatory issues!
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Next Steps
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The Pender Mentoring Program existsto develop, encourage, enhance,
empower and support ministry leadersof Pender as part of the Body of Christ
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Each cluster will be assigned a Lay Leader toserve as a mentor
Mentors will
Help leaders navigate Penders governancestructure
Provide leadership expertise and guidance
Feedback will be gathered to improve thementoring program as it progresses
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Pender Leadership Orientation Package http://www.penderumc.org/training
Pender Leadership Orientation Guide
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