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Overview
Church Values
Church Data
Revamp Communications
Children and Youth Ministries
Small Group plans
Church Data
After updating the records our current membership is 324 people
The average attendance over the past 6 months is 201.
Children and Youth Ministries
Breakthrough Prayer Find ways among staff, leadership, and children’s volunteers,
to regularly incorporate breakthrough prayer for our church’s children’s and youth ministries into the ministry routine.
Improve Leadership in both ministry areas Hire Youth minister and Children’s minister
Provide and obtain 100% of Safe Sanctuary training for staff, volunteers, and potentially ADS teachers
Create a Youth Ministry Council and a Children’s Ministry Parent Council
Create a Leadership Avenue for Youth
Create a plan to increase parent and adult involvement
Children and Youth Ministries
Improve Worship opportunities for Youth and Children
Incorporate youth and children in worship services more Observe Scout Sunday, incorporate Day School into
worship services more often, etc. Make WOW Worship more “worship oriented” instead of
like a SS class
Create a guideline for spiritual milestones for children and youth for the use of church leaders and teachers
Ensure regular emphasis on stewardship for our children and youth
Children’s and Youth Ministries
Encourage Discipleship among Children, Youth, and Parents Offer confirmation classes every 2 years or as needed Break apart JrHigh and SrHigh Sunday School classes Encourage milestones for parents and youth in the spiritual
development/future of their children, and provide resources to help with faith formation
Provide information in a timely manner to parents/youth about UMC camps etc. and encourage students to participate in these camps
Schedule and offer “Connecting Events” to foster building of relationships among church members/families
Create a Children’s and Youth’s bulletin board for posting pictures, announcements, etc. available for all congregation to view
Scheduling/posting calendars and activities far enough in advance to notify busy families and recruit committed volunteers for upcoming events
Children and Youth Ministries
Outreach Opportunities to Families in the Community Research possibility of starting an Upwards Sports program at Asbury year
round
Consider making a walking prayer track on property available to community
Offer special programs and services that are family oriented to bring people in (i.e. Breakfast with Santa)
Research possibility of offering/sponsoring parenting programs throughout the year at Asbury for congregational members, Day School and families in community
Routinely ask Boy Scout, Cub Scout and Girl Scout troops to participate in activities with church to incorporate these youth.
Improve Small Groups
Winter 2014- A meeting for current Home Group Leaders
February/March 2015- Sunday School worship emphasis
Spring 2015- Pastor begins small group for leadership team; in next 18 months, do something similar for potential church leaders
Spring 2015- Conduct a refresher training for Prayer Partners
April 2015- Ministry Moments for each Home Small Group
July 2015- 4-6 weeks training for new home group leaders and Sunday School leaders
September 2015- Kick Off new home groups and Sunday School classes
Fall 2015- Introduce a bank of short-term small groups
Revamp Communications
Communicating with Active Members Communicate weekly via bulletin, screen, and
email/phone tree Circulate monthly via Circuit Rider or twice
monthly via email. Also make available through mail or at welcome center
Restart phone tree Mailouts as needed Determine active members’ preferred method
of contact Have shepherds contact personally
monthly, with quarterly fellowship events
Revamp Communications
For Committees and Volunteers Transfer responsibility of contact to committee members to
committee chairs, rather than office administrator Committee chairs will be asked to email pastor and office
administrator first to schedule and prep meeting, and then copy them on their communications to their team
General Communications Obtain, Train, and Implement new membership and
attendance software Create a display board for the main hall with Sunday School
information Update and man welcome center weekly
Revamp Communications
Communicating with Sporadic Attendees Begin the Missing Member ministry under the
Membership Care Ministry Send quarterly mailouts to let them know we’re thinking
of them
Communicating with Visitors Initial contact within 72 hours 2 weeks out, 4 weeks out A plan for when and how they should be encouraged to
become a member