Strategic Envisioning ProcessProgress Report

June 1, 2014

Agenda Vision video Introduction - Lead Team Implementation Team Reports:

Community Outreach – Daniel Sattizahn Disciple Making – James Fowler Mobilization – Juanita Bowden

Prayer time for these strategic areas Implementation Team Reports:

Leadership Development – Nancy Crawford Location & Facilities – Jon King Staffing – Booder McWhorter

Prayer time for these strategic areas Implementation Team Reports:

Finance – Jim McDonald Creativity & Innovation – Sally Binnix Communications – Brian Polito Lead Team

Prayer time for these strategic areas Closing remarks

Oct. 2013 - Strategic Leadership Team Formed 26-member team as cross-section of

congregation Began monthly weekend sessions to examine strategic

areas within the church Dec. 2013 - Implementation Teams

Formed 10 teams to leverage more participation Began developing strategies in key areas

Jun. 2014 - Progress Report Implementation Teams concluding Preparing for next phase of ministry

Strategic Envisioning Process

Meadows Mission Statement

Prayer Community Outreach Disciple Making Mobilization Leadership Development Location & Facilities Staffing Finance Creativity & Innovation Communications

Implementation Team Review

Objective: Intercede in prayer for the Strategic Envisioning process

Tasks Completed Provide personal prayer support for each SLT

member Hold prayer sessions during each SLT weekend

meeting Pray for each Implementation Team Pray for each aspect of the SE process

Prayer Team

Provide prayer support for all ministries Develop detailed prayer guides for specific

events Expand opportunities for corporate prayer Encourage development of effective prayer

habits & techniques

Prayer Strategies

Objective: Develop strategies to reach our community for Christ

Tasks Completed Identify the boundaries of our community Analyze the demographics of our community Research problems faced by our community Define specific projects to impact our

community

Community Outreach Team

Church-wide, on-campus outreach events Easter Egg Hunt, etc.

Recurring group-specific events PESH Free Lunch Day, Fitness classes, Good News

Clubs Off-campus service projects Opportunities to plant and support non-English

congregations Training resources: inviting skills, evangelism,

other

Community Outreach Strategies

Outreach Ownership:Each One Reach One

Strategies provide contexts through which our CONGREGATION can reach out into our COMMUNITY and attract a CROWD to worshipJesus.Cultural Evolution:Widespread personalownership needed in theCONGREGATION, notjust the CORE andCOMMITTED.

Objective: Develop a strategy for growing mature disciples of Christ

Tasks Completed Identify the characteristics of a mature disciple Identify current ministries for making disciples:

Worship, Bible Study Identify new ministries for making disciples: Life

Groups Define an intentional, disciple-making pathway

Disciple Making Team

Path to Discipleship

Outreach Team

Visitors

New Member

Class

MBC Member Worship

Bible Study

Life Groups

Fellowship

Evangelism

Worship

Service

Member Outreach

Grow Faith – Serve Christ – Share Gospel

Bible Study

Stewardship

Evangelism

Bible Study

Fellowship

Evangelism

Bible Study

Fellowship

Evangelism

Bible Study

Worship

Fellowship

Evangelism

Bible Study

Service

Worship

Fellowship

Evangelism

Bible Study

Stewardship

Service

Worship

Fellowship

Evangelism

Bible StudyOutreach Team

Visitors

New Member

Class

Outreach Team

Visitors

Member Outreach

New Member

Class

Outreach Team

Visitors

Christ-Centered

Implement Life Groups as Third Primary Ministry

Worship

Life Groups

Bible Study

Share Christ

KnowChrist

LoveChrist

Christ Center

ed

Objective: Develop a strategy for mobilizing the congregation for ministry

Tasks Completed Identify current ministry opportunities Research personal assessment tools Examine ways to educate new members Design process to get people effectively

engaged

Mobilization Team

Establish Meadows 101 for new members Introduction to MBC, beliefs, processes

Provide assessment tools Spiritual gifts, talents, temperament, passion

Establish a process for assimilation Personal guidance to get guests connected

Collect and publicize ministry opportunities Connect people with opportunities

Mobilization Strategies

Mobilization Process

Connect

Educate

Mentor

Serve

Community Outreach Disciple Making Mobilization

Prayer Time

Objective: Develop strategies for developing leaders within the church

Tasks Completed Define leadership: A leader is one who is called

by God to influence others toward a shared vision, holding others and themselves accountable

Identify types of leaders at Meadows Specify leader qualifications

Leadership Development Team

Establish Leadership Development role for lay person who will serve on Personnel Committee

Review potential candidates twice per year based on various sources: Nomination, Observation, Recommendation, Volunteers

Process to include core beliefs, spiritual gifts assessment, mentoring, evangelism training, leadership style assessment

Leadership Recognition Retreat

Leadership Development Strategies

Objective: Develop strategies to address the ministry setting

Areas investigated Coffee station Lobby area & Welcome station Fabric panels Lights AED Carpet West asphalt parking lot Interior signage Exterior signage Storage Landscaping

Location & Facilities Team

1. Replace carpet in Children’s area2. Address exterior signage in front of church3. Improve interior signage4. Enhance landscaping5. Construct storage building6. Improve west parking lot7. Enhance coffee station & Welcome Center

Location & Facilities Strategies

Objective: Develop strategies for building and enhancing the staff team

Tasks Completed Create job descriptions for all staff members Develop annual staff evaluation process Determine role of staff in training leaders Evaluate current staff deployment Create a blueprint for recruiting future staff

Staffing Team

Research elder leadership through God’s word and other churches

Staffing Strategies

Jesus Christ

Elder Board w/ Senior

Pastor

Finance Committee Deacon Body Leadership

TeamAssociate

Pastor

Family Education

Pastor

Children’s Minister

Preschool Sunday School

Children’s Sunday School

RA’s

GA’s

Children’s Choir

Youth Minister

Youth Sunday School

Wednesday Night EPIC

Youth Life Groups

Adult Sunday School Director

Adult I – Young at

Heart

Adult II

Adult III

Adult IV

Adult V

Adult VI

Life Group Director

Life Group ‘A’

Life Group ‘B’

Life Group ‘C’

Future Life Groups …

Women’s Ministry

Men’s Ministry

Music Minister

Music Ministry

Chapel Choir

Celebration Choir

Children’s Choir

Orchestra

Pianist

Praise Band

Communication & IT Performances

Facilities Director

Grounds Facilitator

Building Maintenance

Facilitator

Office Staff

Secretary / Receptionist

Financial Secretary

Future Ministry

Growth …

Leadership Development Location & Facilities Staffing

Prayer Time

Objective: Develop strategies to effectively fund ministries

Tasks Completed Review current budget process Examine stewardship patterns Identify discretionary funds available Plan for enhanced budget process

Finance Team

Provide stewardship education and visibility into current process

Investigate financial audit for 2015 Expand Finance Committee experience base Identify funding options for 2014 ministry

projects Revise 2015 budgeting process around

strategic ministry areas

Finance Strategies

Objective: Build a creative, innovative church that can adapt quickly to culture change.

Tasks Completed Vision: “Get God out of the box” Projects: Tech Team Organization Focus Groups Create avenues for ideas:

ideas@meadowsbaptist.org

Creativity & Innovation Team

Provide creativity consultant resource available to all teams

Evaluate ways to keep corporate worship meaningful and moving

Keep abreast of current trends in all aspects of church life

Ensure effective use of technology

Creativity & Innovation Strategies

Objective: Develop strategies for communicating with the congregation and the community

Tasks Completed Research how people want to receive information Create template for publicizing events Develop new church logo and branding Update church website Create social media pages: Facebook, Twitter Photograph campus and congregation

Communications Team

Provide focal point for consistent, effective communications internally and externally Ensure consistency in presentation

Launch semi-annual message marketing campaigns T-shirts, bumper stickers, etc.

Provide electronic data entry at Welcome Center Better guest experience, more efficient follow up

Maintain and update online presence Take the message to the people

Communications Strategies

Objective: Facilitate the SE process Plan & evaluate monthly SLT sessions with

consultant Assist & support Implementation Team

activities Review & prioritize Implementation Team

strategies Integrate & assess the “big picture” strategy

Lead Team

Create teams covering each strategic area of ministry Outreach Discipleship

Leadership Development Prayer

Mobilization Communications

Worship Creativity

Facilities Finance (existing team) Personnel (existing team)

All other teams/activities aligned with a strategic area

Ministry Strategy Teams

Next Phase: Summer 2014

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StrategicLeadership Team

Discipleship

Mobilization

Worship

Facilities

Finance

Personnel

OutreachChildren’s Ministry

Student Ministry

Women’s Ministry

Men’s Ministry

Senior Adult Ministry

Lead Team

Cross-functional team with representatives from:• Ministry Strategy Teams• Age-Targeted Teams• Facilitated by Lead Team

Monthly meetings for:• Strategic planning• Project execution• Team accountability

PrayerTimeFundingPeople

Turning Ministry Strategies into Ministry Success will require:

Finance Creativity & Innovation Communications

Prayer Time