Ministry Assignments for the 2005-2007 Blueprint for Hager Park

 

Consistory:

• Develop a plan to better coordinate events across all ministries.
• Clarify procedures for administrative and pastoral care to better serve the congregation.

 

Elders: 

• Develop a formalized mentor transition plan for Care Group Elders and church officers.
• Develop clear expectations for the congregation and perspective new members.
• Develop new congregational care process.

 

Deacons:

• Develop a long term capital expenditure plan.
• Continue to evaluate the current budgeting process for Consecration Sunday.
• Develop plan to better meet diaconal needs within the congregation.

 

Outreach:

• Begin a prayer ministry for Outreach.
• Develop accountability for service evangelism to consistory.
• Continue building a team-oriented evangelism ministry
• Expand current visitor follow-up and greeter ministry.
• Restructure the greeter ministry and provide training.
• Expand the “Becoming a Contagious Christian” training.
• Continue to develop the service ministry team and its ministry.
• Continue to develop the intellectual/seeker team and expand its ministry.
• Interpersonal/event planning team to innovate two events each year.
• Begin to develop the new works/multiplication team.

 

Missions:

• Further development of communication between HPC members and missionaries we support.
• Continue to plan and execute mission trips and local mission opportunities.

 

Worship:

• Create a long term worship planning team which will provide for worship feedback, enhance and

                        develop the worship planning process, and develop a testimonial team

• Review projection ministry for improvement and growth.
• Continue to grow the number of opportunities for people to get involved in worship/prayer ministry.
• Continue to develop worship decorating team.

 

Nurture – Adult Ministry:

• Develop staff and lay leadership training.
• Create a comprehensive gift based database.
• Expand current adult educational system.
• Continue to grow and expand the “Making SPACE” (Small Group) Ministry.
• Redevelop the spiritual growth ministry through triads and small group mentoring.
• Review of the Wednesday night programming.
• Develop the hospitality ministry.

 

Nurture – Youth Ministry:

• Continue to recruit, train, and equip new leaders.
• Continue to develop opportunities for spiritual growth and discipleship.
• Continue to create regular and creative outreach events.
• Continue making communication with staff, youth leadership team, youth and parents a priority.

 

Nurture – Young Adult Christian Community:

• Help YACC choose leaders from within to be self-lead.
• Mentor elected leaders.

 

Men’s Ministries:

• Organize new discipleship groups as a follow-up of the 5:55 Events
• Develop leaders for men’s groups.
• Plan and execute contact events.
• Identify ways for men’s ministry to interface with evangelism teams and the “Becoming a   Contagious Christian” training.
• Develop a regular schedule of events.

 

Women’s Ministries:

• Missions identified as a focus.
• Add a new position of Meal Coordinator to the board in ’06.
• Understand the Vision & Mission of HPC.
• Develop ministries for spiritual growth.
• Plan events with outreach in mind.
• Continue to build and multiply Bible study groups.

 

Library:

• Continue buying relevant materials.
• Continue to catalog, care for and track the use of the materials.
• Continue to encourage the use of these materials in creative ways.
• Continue to catalog donations to the library promptly.
• Increase the awareness and use of the adult Christian materials in the library.

 

Cadets:

• Continue to find ways to implement local service projects.
• Train and equip more lay leaders and student leaders.

 

GEMS:

• Train and equip more lay leaders and student leaders.
• Schedule 2 to 3 local service projects a year.
• Always encourage the girls to invite friends to GEMS.

 

Youth Sunday School:

• Select and implement new Sunday School curriculum.

 

Children in Worship/Bible Time:

• Implement a new “Children in Worship” program.

 

New Children’s Ministry:

• Create another summer Bible School event.

 

Nursery:

• Increase volunteer participation.
• Offer a secure and safe environment for the children.
• Work with Small Groups to create an additional nursery time.

 

Park Place:

• Continue program in place.

 

Fellowship:

• Conduct each of the following events annually:  Fall Evangelism Kickoff, Progressive Dinner, Road Rally, and Pig Roast.

 

Technology:

• Continue a commitment to provide up-to-date computer resources for staff.
• Provide continual improvements for the visual audio, and the lighting needs of worship.
• Continue to build the Website as an information and outreach tool.

 

Facilities/Property:

• Review current facility site plan and consider future options.
• Present a plan to ease visitor navigation within our building (signs, maps etc.).
• Recruit, equip, and assign responsibilities to additional members of the committee.