====== CCPC - English side====== * [[.:minutes:start|Meeting Minutes]] ===== Action items ===== * ADD TIMELINES * ACTION setup meeting with district super * ACTION Steve: talk to Martin first * Steve, jackson, martin - update sam * define pastoral duties * how much time spent on what? * ask for guidelines of a pastor * ask advice on counselling etc... * ACTION Jackson: evaluate current ministries and try to figure out benchmarking * Use the black and white diagram from [[current|here]]. * ACTION meet with pastor after above is done. ===== Current Strategy (evolving) ===== - Map [[current]] ministries / flow <- map is here!!! * evaluate health of each ministry - Benchmark * What are expectations of each ministry? (us, other churches?) * Ask our members, leaders, Rev Laing... * Ask Kingston, Alice Kung, Kelly Johnson, Johnny, etc... - Honestly evaluate (based on benchmarking and useful questions) * Would you attend? * Would you bring your newly saved friend to attend? ex) coworker? * Would you want your kids attending? ex) Would you put your kids thru our kfc, ss program? * Are the leaders doing ok? * Is there growth or shrinking? * Passion or fatigue? * Do most churched have this? Ex) What kind of church doesn't have sunday school? * Are you being cared for? Ex) Sheep shouldn't need to seek help from the shepherd - Improve * by dealing with low hanging fruit * figure out purpose, target audience, church direction * Draw corresponding map of [[desired]] ministries / flow * have a plan ==== Leadership, management, overseer ==== * Who will/should oversee this strategy? Rev Laing? * including purpose, target audience, church direction * Who else should be involved? * **Martin? Clem? Darren? Johnny?** ==== Rev Laing ==== === Possible causes for performance issues === - depression? - lazy? - external? - family, carol leah? - financial? === Struggles with pastor === - work ethic / initiative - lack of leadership * cell groups - not relational * results in no pastoral caring * not knowing what's going on in various ministries / leaders === Some thoughts === - is work time used for school? - utilize facebook for motivational thoughts - go for lunch/coffee with people - university/other work places - use illustrations to make sermons more interesting ===== Resources ===== * Jenny is a good resource for carol leah ===== Old Thoughts ===== * When new comers come on Sunday, they should be plugged into one of the ministries. * There should be a gradual transition between each of these ministries * There should be a plan ==== military analogy ==== * lots of little battle units with generals (organizing their own missions) * no admirals strategizing and giving plans and orders for overall war plan. * to make a plan, you need to know what is happening on the war fronts. * what are the needs * successes, losses * no communications between the admiral and generals. Regular Reporting or admiral needs to touch base with generals. * Strategies include adding reinforcements, providing moral support to troops, changing targets, programs etc.