1. Strategies in Local Missions Roberta Lyle – roberta.lyle@cor.orgroberta.lyle@cor.org Barbie Patterson -b.l.patterson@sbcglobal.netb.l.patterson@sbcglobal.net Julie Bickel - juliebickel95@gmail.com

2. Strategic Ministry Planning Clarity of vision, purpose and processes What does ministry need to be sustainable? Focus that is too broad leads to divergent paths and loss of momentum

3. Church Structure Church’s mission and values Mission Ministry Strategy Entry Points Bridge Events CollectionsHousing Education & Life Skills Justice

4. Leadership Team Leader – Servant leadership ◦Integrity, humility, accountability ◦“Ridiculously in charge” – Henry Cloud Leadership team ◦Understand church culture – culture follows behavior Empower leaders to make decisions

5. Language and Culture “ Words launch us. We don’t need to be a dean to say words that change everything for someone. Instead, God made it so that ordinary people like you and me can launch each other.” Bob Goff

6. Resources Volunteers ◦Partnering with God in doing his redemptive work in the community Identify Spiritual Gifts ◦What training and support is needed?

7. Other Resource Needs Supplies and equipment Space Technical support

8. Goals What you celebrate is what gets done What will you measure? ◦Goal: Provide students with their own bed. ◦Objective: For students to have uninterrupted sleep so they can be better prepared for school ◦Outcome: 5 students at X school will receive a bed, bedding, and p.j.s.

9. Partners in the Community How do you eat an elephant? Church name opens doors Under promise and over deliver ◦Don’t agree to do anything you can’t carry out

10. Get the Word Out Word of Mouth Pulpit Announcement Website, bulletin, emails Signs or banners Visuals PSA –radio and TV Flyers

11. Monitor Team Check in regularly Be approachable and accessible ◦Complaints go up; compliments go all around Honest Dialogue ◦Redirect with grace if needed

12. How Did it Go? Gather and report results Share stories Get feedback from participants and recipients

13. Celebrate “Gratitude is a state of thankful awareness” - Bob Goff

14. Barbie’s Testimony “Serving with others started me on the path to life-long volunteering and grew my faith”.