CDP Churches Partnering in Mission March 2008

2 Who is CDP?

29 March CDP Vision Transforming culture by being the body of Christ

29 March CDP Mission Help the churches fulfill their mission: to win the lost to Jesus Christ and to transform their communities through service as his disciples Resourcing Equipping Soul Care for Pastors Fostering Community and Strategy

29 March CDP Services Provided Equipping  Workshops, seminars, ministers’ meetings, notable leaders  Coaching  Mission trips  SHAPE  Leadership development scholarships and opportunities  Sponsoring annual Family Camp/Convention

29 March CDP Services Provided Soul-Care for Pastors  Coaching  SHAPE  Leadership development scholarships and opportunities  Having a district pastor, or area administrator, to maintain relationship, dialogue

29 March CDP Services Provided Fostering Community  Bridging racial and ethnic separateness  Mission trips  Annual Family Camp/Convention  Facilitating Inter-church events (e.g., youth, mission trips, pulpit exchanges )  Facilitating communications (e.g., Website and network )

29 March CDP Services Provided Resourcing  Annual certification and approval of ministers and congregations  Assisting pulpit search committees at times of pastoral transition and when interim pastors, supply preachers are needed  Credentialing, guiding persons into ministry  Advising on tax and legal matters  Readiness to help in resolving conflict, need for revising bylaws, or in other times of stress  Financial grants to new churches, and existing churches seeking renewal

29 March CDP GA Ministerial Assembly Credentials Committee Women Church of God CDP Ministries Council Ministries Director CDP “Machinery” for providing Services

29 March CDP 2007 Goals  All CDP events will satisfy at least part of the CDP Vision and Mission Statements  Local churches will host district events with a view toward outreach that are planned jointly with CDP (at least 2 hosted by larger churches)  CDP events will include persons of multiple languages and culture, at least one in 2007  At least one mission trip will be made with cross district participation  At least 110 people will attend the convention representing at least 17 churches in 2007  CDP will evaluate its convention approach with a view to implement a new approach in 2009  The CDP youth events will focus on outreach and include more local congregations, family members, friends and neighbors  CDP will continue to support the existing church-coaching cluster and investigate starting new clusters  At least 75% of CDP churches will contribute to the CDP budget How did we do?

29 March Financial Profile  # of Congregations in CDP District  Amount actually given by churches in 2007  # of Congregations Contributing to Budget  # of Congregations Not Contributing to Budget  2007 CDP Budget$73, $46, (57%) 16 (43%) No single church in CDP uses all the services provided by CDP, but every church uses some of them.

29 March CDP Objectives for 2008  CDP events will include persons of multiple languages and culture, at least one in 2008 (an effort to communicate in their own language)  Strengthen connection between the General Assembly and the Ministerial Assembly of the district (one organization with one agenda)  At least 110 people will attend the convention from at least 17 churches  At least 75% of CDP churches will contribute to the CDP budget  Continue to support the existing church-coaching cluster and start a new cluster  Include active participation from all churches in the district without regard to size, ethnicity, language and location  Begin at least two SHAPE clusters

29 March What Can You do? 3.Help your church know about CDP, its services to your and other churches, the ways your church benefits from the infrastructure of CDP 2.Encourage participation in the community-building events CDP sponsors Do they correlate? Does your church need to increase its support? 4.Make prayer for the district one of the concerns regularly appearing on your Prayer List: 1.Have your official board review :  How your church is served by CDP  How your church supports CDP  Things the churches are trying to do together  Churches that are struggling or facing pastoral change or other stress  Churches seeking to reach and serve the people around them Do you participate?

29 March Putting the Mission in Action World / Nation / Community Arlington Community Accokeek First Woodbridge Inglesia de Dios Hespana Washington Third Street Washington Shepherd Park Washington Second Washington Northwest Community Washington Inglesia de Dios Hispana Washington Eglise de Dieu Maranatha Temple Hills Salisbury SonLife Community Salisbury Elise de Dieu Marbury Glen Burnie Community Gambrills Frindsville Laurel Run Fredericksburg Ark Ministries Federals burg First Fairfax Community Ellicott City Shepherd’s Life Dover Edgehill Community Cumberland First Columbia Oakland Mills Columbia Celebration Columbia Cornerstone Clarksburg Lakewood Camden-Wyoming Willow Grove Baltimore New Life Int’l Baltimore Monroe Street Baltimore Middle River Arlington Orchard Baltimore First Baltimore Dundalk Gambrills Igelesia De Dios Randallstown Liberty Silver Spring Eglise De Dieu Wheaton Iglise De Dieu Woodlawn New Life International CDP GA Ministerial Assembly Credentials Committee Women Church of God CDP Ministries Council Ministries Director

29 March Resourcing CDP Mission and Strategy Help the churches fulfill their mission: to win the lost to Jesus Christ and to transform their communities through service as his disciples Equipping Soul Care for Pastors Fostering Community