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Strategic Plan Focus Groups
The Strategic Plan Implementation Ministry Action Team (SPI MAT) is actively laying a strong infrastructure to help us usher the Strategic Plan into the future. Thus, they have defined a few key areas of concentration within each focus group for the upcoming months.
The Ministry Focus Group will concentrate on:
- Overseeing the current ministry activities.
- Developing criteria for prioritizing the initiatives of the Ministry Destination.
- Evaluating the best use of the current facility, so that each ministry can flourish within it.
The Future Facilities Focus Group will concentrate on:
- Developing a schematic of future facility needs based on anticipated ministry, congregational growth and Ministry Destination.
- Developing the criteria for site selection
- Selecting an architect for the project.
The Finance Focus Group will concentrate on:
- Creating funding models for the purchase of land and construction of the new facility.
- Selecting a capital fund-raiser to assist in the first of three capital campaigns.
The Communication Focus Group will concentrate on:
- Developing a comprehensive communication plan to inform the congregation of the progress of every aspect of the Strategic Plan.
- Implementing the communication plan in an effective and timely fashion.
- Exploring avenues for the congregation to provide input concerning the progress of the Strategic Plan.
In the upcoming weeks, we will keep you posted as these focus groups begin the tasks in front of them. We appreciate your prayers as we move forward to fulfill our Strategic Plan.
If you have any questions, please contact Deb Kesse, SPI MAT project manager, at 251-8324.
Moving Ahead with the Strategic Plan
The Strategic Plan that the congregation approved in March is moving forward with the formation of a Ministry Action Team to oversee its implementation. The Strategic Plan Implementation Ministry Action Team will have ten members working in four areas: Ministry Destination, Future Facilities, Finance and Communication. One staff member and one ministry partner (member of Gloria Dei) will be assigned to lead each group, which will include additional ministry partners to help accomplish the Strategic Plan. In addition, this SPI MAT will have a recording secretary and project manager.
In future articles we will explore the work of each of these teams on the SPI MAT. In the meantime, the most important step is laying a strong infrastructure so we can implement the Strategic Plan in an organized and deliberate manner. Currently, no further action has been taken to select land for the congregation to consider for our relocation. An investigation of possible sites will be conducted early this summer. Informational meetings will be held about the sites and input from the congregation will be gathered. The congregation will need to approve any purchase of land through a vote; the date of that vote has not been set.
Strategic Plan Voting Results
The Governing Board requested a congregational vote on March 1-2, 2008. The results are as follows:
The Strategic Plan has been approved.
Yes votes: ( 72.5%)
No votes: ( 27.5%)
Votes Cast: 661
We look forward to moving ahead with the ministry at Gloria Dei as we seek to bring Jesus Christ to people for the first time and for a lifetime. As we progress forward, we will keep you posted by posting articles and information on the Web site and in the Weekly Word.
Several questions surfaced during the recent Cottage Meetings and Open Forums, click here to review them.
Weekly Word Archive Articles
If you cannot view the videos, take some time and read the articles that correspond to the videos.
Past Successes: Sept. 23, 2007 (page 2)
Worship Trends: Oct. 14, 2007 (page 2)
Life Cy le of the Church: Oct. 21, 2007 (page 2)
Facilities Usage Oct. 28, 2007 (page 2)
Stewardship Nov. 11 (page 2)
Demographics Dec. 9 (page 2)
For more information:
Governing Report
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