Goals for 2009-2010
PASSIONATE WORSHIP – A 10% overall increase in worship attendance over 2008-2009 (53 people each week)
Strategies:
a. Involve more people in the planning and conducting of worship.
b. Develop worship planning teams for all services.
c. Reach out to the community with invitations to worship.
d. More intentional follow up with visitors.
e. Excellence in music programming. Persons/Groups Responsible:
Staff, Worship Planning Teams, Worship & Music Council, Membership Council, Volunteer Coordinators
VITAL CHRISTIAN EDUCATION – Emphasize educational offerings for children, youth and adults, and increase the number of participants over 2008-2009 by 5% (Youth goal = 20%, 8 people)
Strategies:
a. Offer four Disciple Classes for adults, and other small groups as the needs/interests arise.
b. Offer world class Sunday school and Kids Club experiences for children.
c. Offer a dynamic program for the youth, including Sprockets.
d. Offer an intergenerational Lenten program.
e. Explore additional Sunday offerings for adults. Persons/Groups Responsible:
Children’s, Youth and Adult Councils
RISK-TAKING MISSION & SERVICE – Increase the number of participants in mission projects locally and globally by 5% over 2009-2010 (25 people)
Strategies:
a. Mission Work Trips.
b. Complete Habitat House.
c. 90x90 – emphasis on education during Lent, 2010.
d. Continue to support four missionaries.
e. Continue Broadway Meals, Abington Meals, Shoe & Boot project for the Homeless Stand down, Diaper Collection on Mother’s Day, children’s mission projects, Fairfax School tutoring program , East Tech tutoring program, Service Saturdays with the youth, support of Intervarsity Christian Fellowship and develop new projects as the needs/interests arise. Persons/Groups Responsible:
Children’s Council, Youth Council, Global Ministries and Metropolitan Ministries Councils
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Strategies:
a. Develop the Upward Basketball program for the children of the community.
b. Complete COTS Café area, including family restroom, showers, partitions/folding doors for the Social Room, and an outdoor patio area to facilitate and expand our church programming. Persons/Groups Responsible:
Staff, Volunteers, Trustees
RADICAL HOSPITALITY – Help people get acquainted and feel a part of the community.
Strategies:
a. Rethink Church.
b. Evangelism Training.
c. Begin a Moms’ Circle.
d. Explore the idea of hospitality teams. Persons/Groups Responsible:
Staff, Evangelism Council, All active members
UNDERGIRD OUR MINISTRY WITH PRAYERS, PRESENCE, GIFTS & SERVICE
Strategies:
a. Seek to provide more opportunities for prayer and spiritual growth, including increased emphasis on Chrysalis and Emmaus Walks.
b. Continue to offer new member classes and connect people through the “Time & Talents” Inventory.
c. Capital Campaign in the fall of 2010 for debt retirement, Columbarium, Sanctuary repair and additional projects as determined by the congregation.
d. Create a room on the second floor as a quiet space. Persons/Groups Responsible:
Staff, Trustees, Volunteer Coordinators, Membership Council, Finance Committee and the entire membership responsible for this goal.