1. MISSION DEVELOPER TRAINING – 2ND Six Months
February

2. MISSION DEVELOPER ISSUES First/Second Six Months
“Where am I?”
“Why did I agree to this?”
“What am I going to do?”
“How am I going to get all this done?”
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3. New Question: “How am I doing?”
Checking in with spouse, DEM, Coach
Nurturing spiritual life (i.e. joined a congregation, finding devotional time)
Completing/evaluating First Six Month Plan
Connecting with area colleagues
Creating/continuing personal interests/hobbies
How has the community come to know you?

4. New Question: “Why not do this?
Becoming more comfortable with life on the street
Call is affirmed in meeting community leaders and residents
Growing acquaintance with community
Building relationships both personal and professional
This work is challenging and fun!

5. New Question: “What am I going to do next?”
Stick with the plan
Prioritize…Prioritize
Do a few things very well rather than trying to do many things not well at all
Consult with coach, DEM, and God
Decisions shaped by sense of identity and context

6. New Question: “How do I involve others?”
Identifying, inviting, equipping, and supporting others for leadership is modeling healthy discipleship
Giving leadership away is healthy for everyone
Ongoing review of pastoral role
Invite community leadership to inform missional direction

7. Ministry Planning “Lutheran Key”
Three critical areas for the first 6-12 months of ministry:
Mission Identity
Common Purpose
Shared Vision
Rouse/Van Gelder, “A Field Guide for the Missional Congregation”

8. Ministry Plan for Months 6-12
Identify and invite 4 or 5 people to take an initial leadership role in developing a Common Purpose and Shared Vision. Start creating the bifocal vision.
Keep meeting with people. Expand conversations to those who are yet to be heard.
Start looking at how program areas of ministry will support the Shared Vision.
Start introducing the trifocal vision for ministry to leadership and provide reminders.

9. Contextual Learning Where do people find community?
How/where are people looking for hope?
How/where are community concerns voiced?
What takes life away in the community?
Who are the community leaders?
Some initial glimpses on how this ministry will make a difference?

10. New Ministry Process

11. New Ministry Priorities for First Twelve Months
Invitation
Contextual
Multiple streams
Hospitality
Genuine
Both begin to address questions and concerns around “belonging”

12. New Ministry Invitation
Holy Spirit has invited this faith community to begin
New ministry invites:
Personal invitations
Web site
Signs (directional)
Newspaper stories
Marketing/PR for name, logo, material

13. New Ministry Hospitality
Everyone is welcome!
Contextual hospitality values community
Constant attention to insider/outsider language and practice
Ministry is shaped by hospitality (i.e. willingness to be changed)

14. Faith Practices Worship Prayer/Bible study
Discipleship (Faith in daily life)
Service
Holistic stewardship
Invitation/Outreach
Ministry leadership

15. Next Six Months
From Invitation and Hospitality, what is going well and what is to be strengthened in the next six months?
From Invitation and Hospitality, what will you start in the next six months?
What Faith Practices have you started?
What Faith Practices will be started in the next six months? How are Invitation and Hospitality embedded in each faith practice?