ORGANIZING FOR MISSION

 Start and strengthen churches  Develop leaders  Make and deepen disciples  Love mercy – Do justice  Serve globally Five key priorities. These core ministries, referred to as our “Five smooth stones” recalling David going into battle with Goliath.

Anticipated Result and Required Resolve From:  821 to 1,000 congregations  26% to 30% of congregations among populations of color or intentionally multi-ethnic  184,050 to 250,000 aggregate attendance on any given Sunday (implied Constituency of 400,000 regular attenders)  1,830 to 2,500 credentialed clergy  1,000,000 lives impacted globally through international partnerships and initiatives

Start and Strengthen Churches Starting Churches Rev. Jolene Bergstrom – Carlson Associate Superintendent / Director of Church Planting  ECC Goal 200 new congregations  Conference Goal 20 new congregations (Plantings & Adoptions)  Frontend identification of potential church planters  Developing project design  Training  Coaching  Contextualizing vision  Revenue generation

Start and Strengthen Churches Strengthen Churches Rev. Peter Sjoblom Director of Congregational Vitality  Engaging the Conversation… Veritas  Deeper Analysis… Pulse Surveys  Furthering the Conversation… Leading Change… EPIC  Growing Congregational Vitality Teams… The Vitality Team Field Guide  Strengthening the Strategic Tools… CO-OP Coaching for Pastors  Strategic Planning… Tools to help develop a strategic plan… ONE

Develop Leaders Rev. Jerome Nelson Superintendent Young Leaders  CBCIPE  Student Leadership Initiative  Mentoring Program Lay Leader  Leadership Training  Board/Council/Leadership Team Training Clergy Development Pathway  More churches – More Clergy  Covenant Orientation  First Call resourcing  New Call/Revisioning (i.e., mid career)  Finish Well  Pastoral Relations Committees

ECC Goal250,000 Total Conference Goal10,000 new disciples Make and Deepen Disciples

Rev. Debbie Griffith Samuels Director of Mission and Outreach Discipleship Planning Committee  will be made up of 4-6 volunteers from various churches in the conference who are involved in Christian Formation in their local church. Make and Deepen Disciples

Love Mercy – Do Justice Presentation / Remarks: Conference Goals - Rev. Debbie Griffith Samuels.  Faith Rooted Organizing  Criminal Justice System  Immigration  Health and Fitness  Journey to Mosaic

 World Mission  World Relief  Conference churches serving globally Serve Globally