Network Goals and Strategies
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The Vision Project
The 4 Goals of the Network
1. Create Leadership Standards and Guidelines
2. Build and support multiple levels of Networks
3. Implement and Connect Individuals with Training
4. Regularly Invite Conversations for Partnerships and Development of New Ideas.
Goal #1: Create Leadership Standards and Guidelines
Strategy A: Create Guidelines for Leadership
Staff Implications: Part time staff person responsible for developing these guidelines.
Leadership Team: 2-3 people with regional diversity.
Funding Implications: Part time staff, Leadership Team expenses and travel costs.
Budget Implications: Estimate: $50,000.
Impact: Youth ministry leaders and the whole church have clarity regarding the various roles within
youth ministry leadership.
Goal #1: Create Leadership Standards and Guidelines
Strategy B: Advocacy for Youth Ministry Leadership Development
Staff Implications: None
Leadership Team: Intentionally identifying and equipping new individuals in all aspects of leadership.
Funding Implications: None
Budget Implications: None
Impact: All youth ministry leaders in every socio-economic and ethnic group are affirmed by the Network and invited to grow.
Goal #2: Build and Support Multiple Levels of Networks
Strategy A: Extravaganza
Staff Implications: Existing
Leadership Team: Existing
Funding Implications: Revenue stream could be further developed with higher participation in the event.
Budget Implications: None
Impact: The youth ministry leadership community experiences annual education, renewal and connection.
Goal #2: Build and Support Multiple Levels of Networks
Strategy B: Develop a Network of Networks
Staff Implications: Part time staff person and additional administrative support
Leadership Team: SYMBOL, Bishops, Regional Facilitators, ELCA Staff
Funding Implications: Part time staff person and administrative support
Budget Implications: $42,000
Impact: Focused networks are connected, relationships are strengthened, gifts are discovered and greater potential unleash within all communities.
Goal #2: Build and Support Multiple Levels of Networks
Strategy C: First Year Youth Ministers
Staff Implications: Administrative support; Exec. Director time; Resource development
Leadership Team: Regional Facilitators and Coaches
Funding Implications: First time at Extravaganza paid; Mailings; Phone calls.
Budget Implications: $25,000
Impact: Youth ministry leaders are immediately linked with a peer community for education, connection and renewal, for a greater tenure of service.
Goal #2: Build and Support Multiple Levels of Networks
Strategy D: One Day Seminars
Staff Implications: Part time staff person develops
Leadership Team: Team of 4-6 develop seminars. Regional facilitators communicate and host.
Funding Implications: Team meeting; communications/mailing; event costs; evaluation.
Budget Implications: $23,000
Potential Income: $18,000 (based on 50/region)
Expense: $5,000
Impact: Local networks are strengthened and created through accessible, relevant, focused one-day events.
Goal #2: Build and Support Multiple Levels of Networks
Strategy E: Create a Culture of Mentoring
Staff Implications: Part Time Staff Person (could be same as goal 2B) Administrative Support
Leadership Team: 3-6 people to develop resources and training models
Funding Implications: Leadership Team Meetings. Printing Resources
Budget Implications: $15,000
Impact: Mentored relationships, increased skills, and
deepened personal growth.
Goal #3: Implement and Connect Individuals with Training
Strategy A: Connect Journal
Staff Implications: Executive Director
Leadership Team: Editorial Team
Funding Implications: Dues are raised $25 to cover expenses
Budget Implications: $2,000 for Editorial Team meeting in addition to dues increase.
Impact: The best thinking and most current research is available to youth ministry leaders,
increasing knowledge and effectiveness for ministry with young people.
Goal #3: Implement and Connect Individuals with Training
Strategy B: Online Training Development and Coordination
Staff Implications: 1 full time or 2 part time staff people and Administrative Support
Leadership Team: Leadership Team and Design team
Funding Implications: Large start up costs for design, and production. Some costs offset by tuition.
Budget Implications: $195,000*
Impact: Cutting-edge thinking in youth ministry and the newest technology for on-line learning raises the level of training in youth ministry for everyone.
* We expect this cost to remain in year 1 & 2. In year 3 and beyond, the cost will decrease significantly as we move past the development phase.
Goal #3: Implement and Connect Individuals with Training
Strategy C: Online Training Implementation
Staff Implications: Curriculum writers, distributive tech people, learning technology design consulting, part-time online training director
Leadership Team: Executive Director, Part Time Staff, Advisory Staff
Funding Implications: Paying instructors, cost of course materials, etc…
Budget Implications: $ 55,000*
Impact: Quality training is accessible and available to anyone for leadership development.
* We expect that this cost will be offset somewhat by the “tuition” paid by participants. We don’t know that amount yet, however and think it wise to budget for the full amount.
Goal #4: Regularly Invite Conversations for Partnerships and Development of New Ideas
Strategy A: Tend Existing Partnerships
Staff Implications: Executive Director
Leadership Team: Network Staff; Facilitators; SYMBOL; New Networks
Funding Implications: Hospitality expense line in Network budget
Budget Implications: $3,000.
Impact: Existing partnerships are strengthened for the benefit of the whole community.
Goal #4: Regularly Invite Conversations for Partnerships and Development of New Ideas
Strategy B: Actively Look for New Partnerships
Staff Implications: Network Staff, Network Board
Leadership Team: Facilitators; SYMBOL; New Networks; Other Organizations
Funding Implications: Hospitality expense line in Network budget
Budget Implications: $3,000.
Impact: Partnerships are increased; strengthening critical thinking, effectiveness and impact of the Network as a learning community.
Goal #4: Regularly Invite Conversations for Partnerships and Development of New Ideas
Strategy C: Ongoing Visionary Leadership
Staff Implications: Network Board
Leadership Team: Network Staff; ELCA Staff
Funding Implications: Annual Vision Team Expenses
Budget Implications: $2,000.
Impact: The ELCA Youth Ministry Network remains cutting-edge leaders in the larger, global, youth ministry movement.
Overall Budget ImplicationsNetwork Goals Budget
1. Create Leadership Standards and Guidelines $ 50,000
2. Build and support multiple levels of Networks $ 87,000
3. Implement and Connect Individuals with Training
$ 253,000
4. Regularly Invite Conversations for Partnerships and Development of New Ideas
$ 8,000
Sub Total: $ 398,000
5% Contingency: $ 19,900
Total: $ 417,900
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