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1. PREMIUM COACHING
OVERVIEW
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2. BENEFITS
CERTIFICATION
MINISTRY MASTERY®
I believe what Ministry Ventures has done for Crossroads Pregnancy Center is to provide us with a
MONICA LEFTWICH | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CROSROADS PREGNANCY CENTER
P R A Y E R {ALIGNMENT}
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1. Operating within God’s will for the ministry – We have integrated Listening Prayer into the
culture of our ministry, our Board meetings and our prayer team’s approach to prayer. We
have a process in place to inform the ED and board as to God’s leading that drives the
alignment of ministry decisions, strategies and actions with His direction.
2. Engaged prayer team – We have established a local prayer team and have documented how
they function.
3. Prayer process – We have a well defined prayer process, strategy and communication
methodology.
B O A R D {GUIDANCE}
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4. Functioning governing body (fiduciaries) – Each board member has a specifically defined role
and responsibilities with clearly defined expectations.
5. Committed Advocates – We are making progress in the following areas; each board member’s
heart is engaged in the ministry, 100% of the board gives financially and are becoming more
engaged in fundraising activities, they know how to tell our ministry story and are a voice in
the community as our advocates.
6. Governmental Compliance – We abide by the MV Compliance Checklist that has been modified
to meet the requirements in our state.
M I N I S T R Y M O D E L {CLARITY & DIRECTION}
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7. Clear, concise and compelling vision, mission & values – As documented in the Ministry
Overview.
8. Proper messaging – As described in the Elevator Pitch and Branding Brief documents.
9. Mission impact measurements (OBE) – Program effectiveness is detailed in the Ministry
Overview (NEW in Results to date) from the results of the programs evaluation process.
A D M I N I S T R A T I O N {INFRASTRUCTURE}
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10. Passionate and productive people – We have an updated org. chart and job descriptions for
each position.
11. Effective and efficient processes – We have identified (see checklist) the processes and
systems necessary to operate our ministry and have / are in the process of installing each.
12. Proper policies and procedures – Our Policy & Procedures Manual and Employee Handbook are
up to date.
F U N D R A I S I N G {RESOURCES}
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13. Art of the story – We have mastered how we tell our ministry story and “the Ask” with an
effective reply card.
14. Right relationships – The ED and each board member is taking an active role in identifying
and cultivating major donor relationships, is engaged in fundraising and collectively we are
intentionally expanding new prospective donor identification efforts and the cultivation of new
donor relationships in our community.
15. Defined need - We have a written fundraising plan including diversified funding sources with
strategies to deliver the defined funding as noted in the 3-year Proforma.
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