Leader Orientation

Fall 2013

Why are we here?

Feedback from Penders ministry and committee leaders

I dont know who to report to I dont know what is expected of me

I dont know what I am authorized to do

I dont know how we make decisions at Pender I dont know where to get help!

Jesus equipped His disciplesWe need to equip our leaders!

Whats the plan for today?

Agenda
Welcome & Prayer Vision, Mission, and Core Spiritual Objectives Church Structure & Roles of Council, Cluster, & Ministry Decision Model & the role of prayer in Pender leadership Planning Model

Budget Planning and Execution

Dos and Donts of Communications Next Steps

Closing Prayer

Vision, Mission, and Core Spiritual Objectives

Pender United Methodist Church will be a tree of life in the community rooted in Gods living Word with branches growing and moving by the Spirit and spreading the love of Jesus for all.

Make disciples for Jesus Christ

Know God: Foster understanding of GOD as Lord &

Savior and support personal intimate relationships with HIM Love God and others: Love the Lord Your God with all your heart, your mind, your soul, and spirit. Love others as yourself Grow in God: Assist all people in experiencing GOD and expanding their personal relationships with Jesus Christ through the Holy Spirit. Serve God: Serve GOD through worship, prayers, presence, gifts, and service to ourselves and others. Share God: Proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ to others through our actions and words.

Church Structure

What does it mean to be a UMC?

The United Methodist Church (UMC) is a connectional church

The UMC provides services to local churches Local churches are governed by The Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church Local churches support the UMC organization

Prayer The Holy Spirit The Bible

The Book of Discipline

Penders Strategy

Charge Conference

Church Council

Executive body of the local church

Connecting link between Pender and the Virginia Conference Has general oversight of the Church Council Meets annually (or more often if needed) Elects the officers of the church

Governing body of the local church.

Sets policy for Pender Has oversight of all standing committees and ministry areas

Charged with the administration of the church's organizational and temporal life

How is Pender organized ?

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A cluster is a group of ministries that

Share common goals and objectives Are managed by a leader and assistant leader to facilitate coordination, communication, and resource provisioning

Cluster
Share God Serve God Know God Grow in God

Purpose
Outreach Service Worship

Objective
Communicating Gods word through mission and ministry Demonstrating Gods love through service Celebrating Gods presence through worship Educating Gods people through discipleship Caring for Gods family through prayer and fellowship.

Life Task
Our witness Our work Our worship Our walk

Discipleship

Love God

Fellowship

Our relationships

Achieving the overarching responsibilities and mission of the respective committee or cluster Forging and implementing a strategy to achieve the mission Facilitating communication
Within the committee or cluster and with other committees or clusters Between Pender UMC members and the committee or cluster Between Church Council and the committee or cluster members

Ensuring the committee or cluster is resourced with appropriately skilled volunteers Overseeing the preparation of budget submissions and the execution of expenditures per the approved budget

Decision Making

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Prayer and consensus model

All decisions are preceded by a short time of prayer Approval requires either unanimity or unity
Unanimity: Unanimous belief that an affirmative decision is Gods will Unity: The person or persons dissenting is/are comfortable with the discernment of the group

When unanimity or unity is not achieved, the decision is delayed for prayer

It is strongly recommended that ALL clusters and committees adopt the prayer and consensus model!

Per the Book of Discipline

Any number of members present and voting at any duly announced meeting constitutes a quorum for the vote

Compensation of the Pastor and any other staff appointed by the UMC Conference Bishop Election of the following leadership positions
Chairperson of church council Committee on Lay Leadership SPRC members and chairperson Finance committee members and chairperson Lay member of the annual conference

Lay leader(s)
Church conference recording secretary

Church Council must approve

Any changes to the church wide budget Any policy changes

Decisions that impact other clusters or committees

Clusters and committees should bring ANY ideas/decisions that may benefit from input from other areas to Church Council!

Any decisions that are in keeping with their purpose and are within their allocated resources

Planning Model

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Continual prayer asking for guidance from the Holy Spirit is the single most important part of determining both which ministries Pender should execute and how Pender should execute those ministries

Emphasis on

Love God and Love Neighbor Outreach and In-reach Cross Ministry collaboration

Write the objective of the ministry activity in a so that statement

Use a simple statement: We will do ___ so that ___ will happen. So that changes everything. It helps establish the reason/purpose of why we do anything

Ask the questions whether and how the so that contributes to our ultimate objective To make disciples of Jesus Christ Determine how we will know if the ministry has succeeded in its objectives
John 3:16 God so loved the world that He gave His only Son so that everyone who believes in Him may not perish but may have eternal life.

Six months ahead: Identify cross ministry

participation needed

Three months ahead: Have a defined plan One month ahead: Begin executing and handling
any unanticipated issues

Whats Next?: Include follow up activities to help

build longer term relationships

As good stewards of Gods riches, we must make the most efficient use of our resources

Telling the story

Encourages general participation and volunteer participation in ministry activities Is needed before, during, and after an event

Venues

This Week at Pender Pender website

Pender Facebook site, twitter feed, and blogs

Sunday morning announcements

Budget Planning & Execution

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Execute the planning process

Prayer and guidance from the Holy Spirit So That

6-3-1

Estimate the costs associated with the plan

Mid August: Budget worksheets are provided electronically to committee chairs and cluster leads.

August Church Council meeting: Budget process and guidelines are explained
Early September: Budget worksheets are due to the Finance chairperson September Finance Committee meeting: Budget is reviewed in preparation for the September Council meeting

September Council meeting: Budget recommendations are presented. Budget may be approved if there are no issues. Issues will result in actions assigned for completion prior to the October Finance meeting
October Finance meeting: Final budget submissions are reviewed. Recommended budget is compiled

October Council meeting: Final budget is approved for distribution and communication to the church at the Church Conference.
January 1: Execution against the budget begins

Cluster Lead/Committee Chair role

Finding a copy of your budget

Tracking expenditures vs. budget Artifacts required for expenditures

Dos and Donts of Communications

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The Bible The UMC Book of Discipline Lay Leaders and Church Council Chair Administrative Assistant in the Church office The Pastors
The Pastors are our Spiritual Leaders. HOWEVER, there are many other avenues to find the answers to your questions

Face to Face Telephone

E-mail

DO NOT send e-mails for very emotional or inflammatory issues!

Next Steps

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The Pender Mentoring Program exists to develop, encourage, enhance, empower and support ministry leaders of Pender as part of the Body of Christ

Each cluster will be assigned a Lay Leader to serve as a mentor Mentors will
Help leaders navigate Penders governance structure Provide leadership expertise and guidance

Feedback will be gathered to improve the mentoring program as it progresses

Pender Leadership Orientation Package

http://www.penderumc.org/training

Pender Leadership Orientation Guide

http://www.penderumc.org/guide