PLANTING SEEDS PROJECT investment Strategy of the SA Synod(UCCSA)

investing in people & ministry

SA SYNOD (UCCSA)

PLANTING SEEDS

Background

November 2012 – Treasurer's’ Workshop

Many ideas/suggestions were shared

this project came as a result of some of those ideas

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PLANTING SEEDS

PLANTING SEEDS

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WHERE TO INVEST?

Mission Work Means

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Title of your presentation

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THE AVAILABLE RESOURCES

Ministerial Formation

Church Planting

Training & Formation

Resources

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Planting More Churches Investing in the “sent church” (gestuurde kerk / mission)

•  Planting new churches e.g. Donhill, Kathu, Transkei •  Ministry of Accompaniment for growing regions e.g. Free State, Karoo, •  Leadership Development : Ministers & Lay-leaders

Church PLANTING

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PLANTING SEEDS

People Investing in people for Missio Dei (God’s Mission) •  Ministerial formation for clergy candidate •  Leadership Development : Ministers & Lay-leaders

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Training &

Formation

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Building & Developing Means •  Money for training of ministers •  Money for acquiring facilities e.g. mini-conference center •  LONG TERM: one conference center per region •  SHORT TERM: Synod Mini-Conference Center

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BUILDING RESOURCES

More than just academic

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Ministerial Formation

Investing in People For God’s mission

Ministerial Formation

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Empowerment &

Chaperoning of skills

for both lay & ordained

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Formation Ministerial

Empowerment Helping each other to learn the know-hows

evangelism church administration e.g. finance workshops

Chaperoning of skills leadership development church administration

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Strategy

Fundraising!!!!! To build more resources

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Money

Synchronizing ideas in our church in order to focus on one or two

projects…

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IDEAS

LET US BE PREPARED FOR HARD WORK “Sow your seed in the morning, and at evening let your hands not be idle, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or whether both will do equally well.” Ecclesiastic 11:6

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Planting seeds

planting seeds…means & mission

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Planting seeds