District President’s ReportPastor’s ConferenceLubbock, TexasOctober 23,24, 2014

Synod Financials Our CMO commitments after the “revisit” are about 1 million

short of funding needed for 2014-2015.

Our CMO offerings are keeping up with commitments.

Every area of ministry has flat budgets and no major cuts have had to be made this year.

We still need congregations to consider raising their CMO commitment for the coming year by 4 %.

A power point for congregational presentations is coming out soon.

A debt elimination campaign will start in the fall o f 2015

WELS VEBA Materials are being sent to you to help

your lay leaders see the benefits of staying in the plan

A group plan works best if we all stay in. The long term implications of entering

the open market are quite risky Call WELS VEBA office to get a good

explanation of the plan and its benefits

Pastoral Vacancies

Synod Wide Vacancies: 66 pastoral vacancies 54 vacant parishes 30 graduates expected from WLSDistrict Vacancies: Little Rock, Arkansas – calling mid

Nov San Antonio – calling Oct 26 Temple – calling mid Nov

Recruitment The ongoing need and the foreseeable

future

Starts in the parish – pastors, teachers, leaders

Cooperation with Recruitment offices

Statistical Report Changes

Every five years – demographics

Age Ethnic in the congregation Ethnic in the ministry area

Reformation 500 - 2017 Press kits for local ministries Variety of materials – (LES, Conv., CELC,

Worship Conference) Money for district reformation

gatherings. $950,000 for PBS 2-hour Luther

presentation

Christian Leadership Experience Big Five – (TOG, TILM, KW, Antioch, GIA) Phoenix January 9-11, 2014 After the KW convention National Speakers Variety of Workshops CEF Grant for $200 x 2 = $400

Wartburg Project

39 books are finished

John Brug retiring, will work more on it

Guys in the district can tell you more

Miscellaneous

Jon Hein new one year call CCC administrator

Updated process for requesting CRM status

Marriage, Divorce, Remarriage Statement

Jeremy Cares’ Five Mantras for Pastoral Leadership

1. Connect with your people (home, cyber)

2. Be passionate in everything (1 Cor. 15:58)

3. Always have a vision for tomorrow -

4. Do something a little different each year

5. Lead by showing not just telling

A Take Home Plan

What three things cannot change about the status quo of my congregation’s ministry?

What three things may need to change about the status quo of my congregation’s ministry?

What three things must change about the status quo of my congregation’s ministry?