1. STATE OF THE CHURCH Presented to the Church Council First United Methodist Church of Cary January 23, 2014

3. Delivery Systems are Changing

4. It Wasn’t Their Fault

5. Get Ahead of the Curve

6. Have A Strategy

7. CHURCH COUNCIL Recommendation 1 March 20 Council meeting to be a strategic meeting to receive and discern report of Joel Team

8. 1.Our church is perceived as friendly but not inviting 2.Worship attendance has been flat for the past 5 to 6 years 3.It takes 35 FUMCC members to create one new Christian 4.Giving has been flat the past 5 to 6 years FOUR BRUTAL FACTS

9. CHURCH COUNCIL Recommendation 2 Make evangelism and reaching new people a 2014 “front burner” priority

11. CHURCH COUNCIL Recommendation 3 That a team be named to work with the Pastor of Congregational Care in redesigning our system of congregational care

13. CHURCH COUNCIL Recommendation 4 That in 2014 a Building Committee be named to begin design of the Fellowship Hall complex and that a Capital Campaign be designed (to include funds for a permanent capital improvements endowment)

15. CHURCH COUNCIL Recommendation 5 That the Adult Christian Formation Team develop and share with the Council by this summer an intentional plan for small group ministry recruitment.