1. Leadership Training Event 2014 Saturday, January 11 th 9:30 AM Davis Christian Life Center

2. What is a “Vital Congregation?” A vital congregation is one that grows over time, engages more people in its community, involves more people in ministry and mission, and invites people to give generously to mission.

3. A Vital Congregation Has:  Inviting and inspiring worship  Disciples engaged in mission and outreach  Gifted, equipped and empowered lay leadership  Effective, equipped and inspired clergy leadership  Disciple-forming small group ministries  Strong children’s and youth ministry

4. Central’s Natural Church Development Profiles

5. Inviting and inspiring worship  58 on 2012 NCD survey  2 outstanding, regionally-acclaimed worship services  Weekly Healing and Holy Communion services (Thursdays at 12:15)  Lenten midweek services  Special Services (Christmas Eve, Holy Week, Blessing of Animals, etc.)  Working toward additional service

6. Disciples engaged in mission and outreach  63 on 2012 NCD Survey (Need-Oriented Evangelism)  CCC home repair group  Santahatchie and Salkehatchie  Rebuilding Together  Annual Costa Rica mission trip  February trip to Kentucky  Countless volunteers working with meals-on- wheels, Manna House, Lighthouse Ministries, Help4Kids, Thanksgiving food ministry, parking lot ministry (behind Hope Health), and many more

7. Gifted, equipped and empowered lay leadership  Here you are! Leadership Training Event  77 – Empowering Leadership and 65 – Gift-Based Ministry on 2012 NCD Survey  Lay-led Church Council and Committees  We are a congregation of gifted and willing servant-leaders with lots of experience and expertise to share  A word from Meg Jiunnies, Director of Spiritual Gifts and Congregational Care

8. Effective, equipped and inspired clergy leadership  Effective – we try, but you can’t have it all  Equipped – Wofford and Duke did their best  Inspired – God-breathed, we pray  Bonus: Lots of talent, training, and inspiration throughout the staff

9. Disciple-forming small group ministries  53 on 2012 NCD Survey in Holistic Small Groups (2 nd lowest to Passionate Spirituality – 51)  Disciple Bible Studies  Sunday School Classes  UMW, UMM, WWW  CCC  New Growth Groups

10. Strong children’s and youth ministry  Engaging, graduated, fun, service- oriented, and formational at all levels  Preschool  SLAM, JrUMYF, VBS, and Mission Camp  UMYF – retreats and weekly meetings  Wednesdays@Central

11. 2013 Goals – All Achieved! 1. Receive and respond to Vital Congregations’ recommendations 2. Review and enhance older elementary experience 3. Evaluate and execute long-term vision for Youth Ministry 4. Develop Young Adult Ministry 5. Offer Domestic Mission Trip 6. Initiate a Capital Campaign 7. Participate in a combined event with Cumberland UMC 8. Devise a long-range plan for the UMW

12. 2014 (Suggested) Goals 1. Grow attendance by 5% (26/year leads to AWA of 800 in 10 years) 2. Begin 3 new Growth Groups 3. Begin additional worship service 4. Review of our current preschool program and research the possibility of expanding hours and ages 5. Investigate ways to continue and expand Central’s relationship with Cumberland UMC 6. Create Mission Support Ministry

13. 2014 (Suggested) Goals – signs of vitality 1. Grow attendance by 5% (26/year leads to AWA of 800 in 10 years)  “A Vital Congregation grows over time” 2. Begin 3 new Growth Groups  “A Vital Congregation has disciple-forming small groups” 3. Begin additional worship service  “A Vital Congregation has inviting and inspiring worship”

14. 2014 (Suggested) Goals – Signs of Vitality 4. Review of our current preschool program and research the possibility of expanding hours and ages  “A vital congregation engages more people in its community”  “A vital congregation has strong children’s and youth ministry” 5. Investigate ways to continue and expand Central’s relationship with Cumberland UMC  “A vital congregation engages more people in its community” 6. Create Mission Support Ministry  “A vital congregation involves more people in ministry and mission, and invites people to give generously to mission.”

15. Church Council  Administrative Body for the church  Location and space for reports and cooperative conversation  Membership: chairs of ministry teams and committees, congregational representatives, leaders of UMM, UMW, UMYF, staff, and pastors  Gains information in order to guide the church forward  Supports various ministry areas of the church