GOALS AND PRIORITIES OF HOPE as of 9-11-09
On March 1, 2009, our people prioritized these nine categories of our Hopes. They are not isolated categories, but are all part of our connected life and mission here at St. James. All of our committees and groups are now discerning how they influence us all as the body of Christ.
We are now setting SMART GOALS to accomplish them.
SMART means Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Timely.
Short term goals will be between now and 3 months from now.
Medium term goals are between now and 6 months from now.
Long term goals are between now and one, two or three years from now.
This is an exciting time to be followers of Jesus here at St. James.
GOALS & PRIORITIES
23% Youth and Family Ministry 92 votes
Sunday School & Education
14% Worship & Music 54 votes
13% Community Outreach and Benevolence 50 votes
Local Synod ELCA
12% Congregational Care and Fellowship 45 votes
11% Property Care and Development 41 votes
9 % Financial Stewardship 33 votes
8 % Member and Non Member involvement 33 votes
7 % Administration 30 votes
Pastors Paid staff/Volunteer staff
1 % Communications Ministry 5 votes
Technologies
ALTAR GUILD
Short
• Update duties list
• Set gathering dates for learning & training 3 times a year
ARTS IN MINISTRY
Short
• Meet with Worship & Music & Property teams to consult on sanctuary renovations - DONE
• Meet with Education & youth to consult about paint and art for education wing - DONE
Medium
• Set up a visit to Nelson Atkins museum with youth and children to create art for Sunday Bulletins for Advent
• Develop a plan for long term sanctuary renovations with Property & Worship & music
CHURCH IN THE WORLD
Short
• Organize creation Sunday with youth using power point pictures - DONE
• Invite Jeani Wells of MLM Northland to a church in the World meeting to learn how St. James Food Pantry can better mesh with MLM service needs.
• Assist with or ganization of Back to School Project with a goal of raising $3.000 in cash or kind donations to pack 240 school supply backpacks and 250 hygiene kits by August 6, 2009… this project will involve the Youth Ministry Team. -DONE
• Promote and distribute shopping bags for MLM Summer Food Drive with the goal of filling 120 bags with food and hygiene supplies and delivers those filled bags to MLM - DONE
• Promote Habitat For Humanity Harmony House, with the goals of involving 6 members of St. James congregation as hands on volunteers and raising $2,500 towards the building of the home.
• Encourage congregational creativity with handicrafts and growing produce to be sold at Hand To Heart Event in involving at least 20 members and providing a time for sharing of ideas and creativity amongst the congregation before the sale (at an education hour or announcement time) and raising $1,000 from the sale to benefit a pre-determined charity.
Medium
• Develop an awareness of Church In the World Ministry opportunities for volunteering throughout the year for St. James members and friends. This will involve working with the Technology Group to promote activities through Power Point display.
• Promote Crop Walk opportunity for October with the goal of recruiting 20 walkers for this event (connecting with Youth Ministry Team) and raising $4,000 to benefit this charity.
• Promote MLM Christmas store for November and Dec ember with the goal of involving 6 St. James members as volunteers at the MLM Christmas Store (connecting with Youth and Families) and filling 5 vehicles with donations of Christmas gifts for this project.
Long
• Meet with St. James Visioning team to extend support for future plans with St. James, MLM and United Services.
• Connect with MLM Northland in finding a way to provide a Pharmacy assistance cared to provide for prescriptions or over provided at food pantries.
• Maintain St. James Food Pantry for BackSnack/Family Pack and Summer Food program as well as Unemployed Member’s assistance.
• Provide 6 hot meals a year for the people being served by ReStart Homeless Shelter Kansas City, MO.
COMMUNITY MINISTRY VISIONING TEAM
Short
• Invite Eva Creydt Schulte, director of CCO to tell about community organizing and how we can begin to work together to meet human needs in the Northland
• Clarify the current roles and understanding of working relationship with St. James, MLM & United Services
Medium
• Check with a lawyer on the possibility of setting up a non profit organization to coordinate and house the services we want to support. Establish a plan for this
• Invite the community, Little Village, City planning and Zoning, area churches for an open discussion on needs
Long Term
• Look at the feasibility of building a new structure on our campus to house the services we want to offer.
COUNCIL
Short
• Set up a council retreat and planning day
• Have council packets of reports and agenda assembled by the Friday before council and in the council mail boxes in office - DONE
• Oversee all committees to accomplish goal setting
• Move mail boxes and council resources into office - DONE
• Establish a call team - DONE
• Study book called “Frogs Without Legs Can’t Hear” about youth and family ministry
• Clarify job descriptions for committees especially fellowship, evangelism and membership
Medium
• Compile a book of all policies and procedures
• Establish a Mutual Ministry or personnel team
• Develop an emergency preparedness plan for Sunday mornings and during the week.
• Develop a possible long range plan for building use for St. James and MLM & United Services, to be presented to the congregation at the December 2009 meeting
EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Short
• Summer youth & family event: June 14-18 6:00 to 8:30 PM
• 59 Attended - DONE
• Develop mission statement for Youth and Family Ministry
• Have 80% of fathers of children & youth to attend July 7th event
• Study the book FROGS WITHOUT LEGS with other groups
• Describe our total curriculum for children youth and adults and place on our web page - DONE
• Make plans with property team, youth, Church in the World and finance for building use this fall - DONE
• Have the majority of our families make a commitment to use the faith five happen at least 5 nights a week at home
• Invite the congregation and youth to memorize the verse of the week.
Long
• Increase our VBS attendance from 59 to 100 in summer of 2010 ?
EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE
Short
• Increase committee membership to four
Medium
• Increase congregational involvement through bulletin and Servitor publicity, Stephen Ministry, adult forum, temple talk
Long
• Sunset provision = out of business due to full employment!!!
EVANGELISM COMMITTEE
Short
• Set dates for new member classes twice a year
• Redo the new member packets and work with stewardship committee to integrate new members into life of congregation
• Help with creation of picture directory of members and participants
• Select committee members and job description.
FINANCE TEAM
Short
• Develop possibilities for future capital funding projects.
• Make recommendations for salary guidelines for call team. - DONE
• Meet with youth team & education committee about future needs.
• Worship with Worship & Music, Arts in Ministry & Property on money needed for tiling projects and future sanctuary renovations.
GIFTS AND MEMORIALS
Short
• Produce a giving options brochure?
MEMBERSHIP
Short
• Help staff in getting Shepherd’s staff updated and used
• With other teams plan for dinner for 8 or like minded activities for new people?
• Develop a job description for committee and select additional members
• Create a new picture directory of our members and participants by October 31
MUTUAL MINISTRY AND PERSONNEL
Short
• Establish team members in September
• Read the book When Better Isn’t Enough, by Jill Hudson for further insight into evaluation tools for the 21st century church
• Create contracts for all staff that comply with Missouri state law by October
• Create new and accurate job descriptions that fit with expectations of committee that staff members relate to by October.
• Meet with each staff member in November for initial performance review.
PROJECT GROUP
Short Medium & Long
Throughout each year the group sets target goals based on the need of last year. Here are the goals of what we will make for our members and for MLM Christmas store this year:
• Large quilts 79
• Medium quilts 7
• Baby quilts 2
• Lap Robes 23
• Stockings 67
• Gloves 12
• Pillows 1
• Caps 194
• Coffee cans of cookies 160
• Baptism blankets as needed
• Graduation blankets as needed
PROPERTY COMMITTEE
Short
• Work with arts in Ministry & Worship & Music to decide on tiling project - DONE
• Set Plans to heat the education wing - DONE
• Locate new storage area in education wing and clean out current space - DONE
• Develop plan to paint education rooms - DONE
• Tile the sanctuary main floor
• Redo church sign - DONE
• Gather information on possible remodeling of kitchen - DONE
• Meet with Youth & Education to identify building needs - DONE
• Make decision about janitorial needs and create a job description
• Work with Education on painting education wing for the fall - DONE
Medium
• Work with visioning team, MLM, Council & Community Services to put together a future plan
• Work with Worship & Music & Arts in Ministry for sanctuary renovations
Long
STAFF
Short
• Create and use Outlook for calendar & meeting reminder - DONE
• Fully utilize a net work server - DONE
• Shepherd Staff is updated and a accurate membership list is created by September 30
• Create and update Who’s Who & Check List - DONE
• Clean and reorganize the work room by September 15
Medium
• Update job descriptions for all staff
• Be working with a personnel team
• Redo office desk area with counter
STEPHEN MINISTRY
Short
• Connect each of our Stephen ministers with a care receiver by September 15.
• Advertise and promote what Stephen Ministry is within St. James during the summer. - DONE
• Purchase the Stephen Ministry banner and display? - DONE
Medium
• Help lead a peer ministry retreat at Hollis for youth
Long
• Send two people for training every year including new pastor if he or she has not been trained.
STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE
Short
• Have ??% of our youth & adults make a financial commitment and give
• Work with finance team is setting up stewardship program for the fall and for the congregational profile for the call process.
• Set up a time line for year round giving emphasis by November.
TECH SUPPORT
Short
• Install server and new computers
• Develop a plan for power point in worship
• Get rid of old equipment
• Redo office desk area with counter and computer set up - DONE
Medium
• Redesign and update web page
TENDER LOVING CARE
Short
• Help construct office desk & counter area with tech team & staff.
• Prepare the land for the planting of wheat & roses by our children and youth for Creation Sunday. - DONE
• Fix and repair our church sign.- DONE
• Prepare education wing rooms for Sunday school. - DONE
WORSHIP AND MUSIC
Short
• Have all worships planned 3 months ahead - DONE
• Select 12 classic hymns to use and memorize - DONE
• Produce a unified bulletin for all 3 services - DONE
• Create a new list of Sunday volunteers - DONE
• Inventory all decorations, banners & supplies and clean out all storage areas after the 11:00 am service on June 21 & 28 - DONE
• Inventory and mend Albs - DONE
• Set up a schedule of regular training for Sunday Helpers in September - Done
• Set dates to fully discuss budgeting for 2010
• Include 5:00 PM worship on Church sign & advertizing - DONE
• Order new flags if necessary and write up the use of color in newsletter - DONE
• Revise job descriptions or manuals for acolytes, Readers Assisting ministers,communion assistants and ushers
• Meet with Property, Arts In Ministry & Finance about tiling DONE
• Discus possible use of video screen and projector in the sanctuary
Medium
• Develop a communion visitation plan for homebound persons
• Help in decision on whether to tile the sanctuary or not
• Create a video/DVD job description for acolytes, Altar guild, communion assistants, Assisting ministers and Readers.
• Research copy right laws on recording music & liturgy at worship for our web page.
Long
• Start a hymn of the month starting on Pentecost to learn the new hymns in our ELW
• Perform the Gospel Mass on Martin Luther Kind Sunday 2010
• Repair our hand bells at a cost of $3,000
• Discuss sanctuary renovations
YOUTH COMMITTEE
Short
• Summer youth & family event: June 14-18 6:00 to 8:30 PM. - DONE
• Provide and serve a supper for all women and moms on the Wednesday before mother’s day. - DONE
• Develop mission statement for Youth and Family Ministry.
• Study the book FROGS WITHOUT LEGS with other groups.
• Describe our total curriculum for children youth and adults and place on our web page. - DONE
• Have 75% of our youth sign up for Sunday helpers?
• Have at least 8 of our youth serve as Maundy Minister Shoe Shiners.
• Host Faith Inkubators regional event July 7. - DONE
• Have 28 youth and adults attend confirmation camp. - DONE
• Have 19 senior high go on summer youth trip to Yellowstone. - DONE
Medium
• Do peer ministry training with Stephen ministers at Hollis in the Fall.
See you at worship!
Pastor Russ