Stepping out in Faith

1. Acts 2:46Day by day, as they spent much time together in the temple, they broke bread at home and ate their food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having the goodwill of all the people. And day by day the Lord added to their number those who were being saved.

2. Stepping out in Faith Mission and Organization

3. Teams and Functions Administration and Outreach Spirituality M. Wessels Church Family Doug Nagy Recruitment TBD Communications Tom Bennett Finance Lawson Rankin Events and Hospitality Gisele Rankin Architecture and Building Planning Greg Morf Education John & Nancy Davis

4. Team Functions Administration and Outreach • Executive Committee (all subteams participate) • Congregational input and discernment • Develop and maintain mission statement • Develop preliminary estimates of feasibility • Communicate with Kirk staff • Keep the heart and spirit in the efforts • Keep the team activities “open”

5. Team Functions • Form and support prayer teams • Develop spiritual resources for subteams, events • Discern God’s will for the approach, programs, events, projects • Discern the Kirk’s role in the community and town we serve Spirituality • “To whom much is given, much is required.” • Lead discerning with “with need to be in prayer about this”

6. Team Functions • Encourage congregation members to be involved in the activities of this Ministry Team as leaders and team members • Set goals for involvement, such as “50% of the giving units are represented” • Assist other committees as they need to schedule and produce events and activities Recruitment

7. Team Functions • Find ways to involve the broadest cross section of congregational demographics (by age, by location, by affinity groups, by levels of activity • Help the recruiting team enlist such people to strengthen our subteams • Develop and use marketing approaches to make the messaging appropriate to the demographic subset Church Family • “What motivates you to be active in the Kirk?” • “Why do you worship at the Kirk?”

8. Team Functions • Three functions • Ordinary communications • Krier, Bulletin, Windows • Printed, formal communications and their production and distribution • Brochures, flyers, email • Creative content of the approach and types • Social Media • Video, both casual and lasting Communications • Frequently asked questions • Develop the statement of need • Celebrate the Kirk’s 35th anniversary (charter member videos) • Our track record of stepping out in faith • Address all “learning” styles • Videos of children of Kirk now adults

9. Team Functions • Organize and execute the major events of this ministry team • Kick off lunch • In home meetings Events and Hospitality • Not responsible for content of the events

10. Team Functions • Determine the best ways to finance the vision • Organize, receive and track pledges • Acknowledge gifts and organize any follow-up activities Finance

11. Team Functions • Develop, with congregational input, the specific fit up requirements for the space • Keep in close step with the spirituality team • Keep within budgets • Communicate with individuals and groups • Transition plans Architecture and Building Planning • Refine the existing building plans

12. Team Functions • Plan for outbound communications to the congregation and various interest groups • Plan on the need to educate the congregation in the basics of stewardship, pledging, capital campaigns • Receive input from the congregation – their hopes and fears, support and challenges – to help craft the appropriate communication content along with the communications committee Education • Be a clearinghouse to and from other subteams