2. Nativityâs Mission:
To inspire, nurture and expand
Nativityâs spiritual growth
through faith, worship and
community
3. Nativityâs 3 Year Objectives:
Faith
⢠Double percentage of parishioner participation in ministries
⢠Ensure 100% accountability of ministries to Vestry Members
⢠Provide transparent and regular communications in multiple
formats
⢠Achieve 80% pledging from households in good standing
Worship
⢠Expand the worship services to meet the needs and cultural
make-up of the community
⢠Provide alternative worship options, including style, music,
service times, and programs outside of Sunday morning
worship, to reflect the interests of members from all age
groups
Community
⢠Identify Key Communities to focus Outreach program
participation for adults and youth
⢠Increase membership 50% by being radically welcoming,
reflecting the cultures and diversity of North Carolina, and
reaching out to the community to spread Godâs Word
⢠Align parish resources to meet increased membership
4. Ministry Team Structure:
⢠Helps move us from a Pastoral church to a Program
church
⢠Provides a focus on the important ministries of Nativity
⢠Facilitates communication about Nativityâs many
activities
⢠Develops leadership in the church
⢠Promotes involvement of church membership
⢠Creates a structure to manage new ministries, activities
and funding
⢠Supports the 3 Year Objectives through action plans
⢠Drives program management from the ground up
instead of from the top down
5. Ministry Team Structure:
⢠11 Ministry Teams have been set up to represent all
ministries, activities and administration areas of
Nativity
⢠These teams will consist of 5-8 team members, a
team leader and a Vestry member to act as a
âSteering Committeeâ for the ministries they support
⢠Each team will be responsible for managing its
assigned ministries, determine budget, set calendar
schedules and provide communications to the parish
⢠The teams will meet the second Wednesday of each
month at the church and all meetings will start and
end with group prayer
6. Current Ministry Teams:
⢠Finance/Stewardship ⢠Youth Formation
⢠Buildings and ⢠Childrenâs Formation
Grounds ⢠Parish Life
⢠Communications ⢠Newcomers
⢠Outreach ⢠Worship
⢠Adult Formation ⢠Pastoral Care
7. 3 Year Objectives -
What Have We Accomplished?
Faith
⢠Went from 44 to 76 members in Ministry Teams
⢠Increased from 9 Vestry members to 12
⢠Assigned Vestry members as Liaisons to Ministry Teams
⢠Made significant improvements in Parish
Communications â Sunday Tidings, Facebook, Twitter,
new signage, A/V equipment, new branding, etc
⢠41% of households pledged in 2012
8. 3 Year Objectives -
What Have We Accomplished?
Worship
⢠Introduced a Childrenâs sermon during 10:30 service
⢠Worship Team is discussing options for alternative services,
music, etc
Community
⢠Hunger and Poverty selected as Outreach focus and program
calendar is being developed
⢠Parish membership has not increased âofficiallyâ
⢠Newcomers Team has developed greeters team and Welcome
event for new members
⢠Youth Education consultant conducting an analysis of
Nativityâs program
9. 1 Year Later â Is it Working?
⢠Do we have the right Ministry Teams?
⢠Are we communicating successfully?
⢠How do we recruit Team Leaders and Team
Members?
⢠Do we understand the roles and responsibilities
related to the Ministry Team structure?
⢠Are we addressing our 3 Year Objectives?
⢠Do the teams feel empowered?
⢠Is it making a difference?
⢠Where do we need to go from here?
10. Feedback Session
⢠In your table group, discuss the
current Ministry Team structure
and capture any successes and
opportunities identified
⢠Debrief with group
⢠Identify action items as needed