St. Paul’s Long-term Planning—Strategic Plan“Who Are We Called to Be?”Annual Meeting Feb 5th, 2012

Long Range Planning Committee

Committee Charge

Discerning who God is calling us to be and then making

recommendations for how to respond

to that call

Committee MembersJoan Dedian

Grace KelemanikMarilyn LeeJoel LemieuxBill LundbergKaren Oakley

Jon StrandMylinda Willsey

Long Range Planning Process Overview

• A year of Holy Conversations, listening together for where God is calling us to be

• Lenten Tuesday Night Discussions• Parish Retreat Day (April 30)• Parish-wide Survey (n=92)

Overview of Long Range Planning Process

• Ministry Group Interviews– Choir– Long-term parishioners– Youth ministry (SPY, Spy parents, Y2A, Rite 13)– Christian Formation Steering Committee– Outreach– Newcomers– Women’s Spirituality Group– Staff– Finance Committee– Communications Committee

Overview of Long Range Planning Process

• Parish Presentation (Nov. 20, 2011)– Share with parish the sense we had

made from the data we gathered,– Invite their reaction, and – Solicit their input on candidate mission

and vision statements.

Overview of Long Range Planning Process

• Finalize mission and vision statements based on collective input

• Articulate a set of recommendations to live into our mission

• Present mission, vision, and recommendations to the Vestry 1/17/2012

Goal for Today

Share Long Range Planning Committee Recommendations

•Mission• Vision• Guiding Principles• Image of St. Paul’s in 2017• One possible action plan and timeline

Vision and Mission Statements

Vision Statement: An expansive, spirit-filled community of servant leaders renewed by the gifts of God and one another.

Mission Statement: Welcome in Love, Worship with Joy, Seek and Serve Christ in all persons.

Guiding Principles

• Worship God with heart, soul and mind• Practice Outreach, Act for Justice• Value Christian Formation, Grow in Faith• Create a Welcoming Culture• Practice Ministry, Encourage Servant Leaders• Share Responsibility for Our Financial Health

Our Guiding Principles in Practice

• Worship God with heart, soul and mind– By having three services on Sunday– Add another midweek worship service– With music to enhance the liturgy– Lay Readers — a diverse team of varied ages– Eucharist every Sunday– Prayer at the beginning or end of meetings

Our Guiding Principles in Practice

• Practice Outreach, Act for Justice– Offer opportunities for all to participate– Encourage involvement of all ages– Share our resources with associated local and

regional agencies– Support our sister parish in Haiti– Raise awareness of social issues– Offer more mission trips for adults

Our Guiding Principles in Practice

• Value Christian Formation, Grow in Faith– Offer excellent programs for

• Children• Youth• Adults

• Create a Welcoming Culture– Embrace newcomers– Provide communities of support– Value diversity– Care and share

Our Guiding Principles in Practice

• Practice Ministry– Inviting all to share in ministry– Encourage the Holy Spirit’s work in all– Practice, not perfection

• Share Responsibility for Our Financial Health– Invite all to pledge with substance– Claim the value of a healthy community

Strategic Direction: What Does St. Paul’s Look Like in Five Years?

• Staffing to sustain programs and ministries:– 2 full-time priests– 1 full-time choir director– 1 full-time Christian Formation director– 1 full-time office secretary– 1 full-time finance steward

Strategic Direction: What Does St. Paul’s Look Like in Five Years?

• Parishioners– All actively engaged in ministry– Servant leaders of all ages

Strategic Direction: What Does St. Paul’s Look Like in Five Years?

• Buildings– Reconstruction of Gale House

• One option Build a new, energy-efficient space that will provide

– Office space– Classroom space– Community space– Rental space to provide intentional rental income (i.e., a pre-

school)

• Another option Connect Gale House to the church and Sherrill Hall

– Modular construction, expandable

Strategic Direction: What Does St. Paul’s Look Like in Five Years?

• Buildings, continued– Sherrill Hall• Renovate kitchen• Invest in comfortable chairs

– Church• Insulate the church• Install an energy-efficient boiler

Strategic Action Plan—Timeline

• 3 to 9 months– Establish a ministry council– Establish a technology ministry– Establish a hospitality ministry– Get financial budget into shape– Implement initiative about planned giving– Establish Capital Committee to research and articulate

needs/cost for renovation– Request each ministry to create charter, defining the goals

and responsibilities of their team– Kick off capital campaign for replacing Gale House

Strategic Action Plan—Timeline

• 12 to 18 months– Create and capture key metrics to monitor:• Growth• Parishioner involvement • Success of our programs

– Provide more outreach to the Natick community via St. Paul’s Camino Group offerings

– Sponsor Adult Mission Trips

Strategic Action Plan—Timeline

• 2 years– Have a self-sustaining budget– Fund a full-time assistant rector position with

operating income• 3 years– Refurbish Sherrill Hall and kitchen to provide• Facilities for parish and community meetings• Chapel space for more community use• Library space

Strategic Action Plan—Timeline

• 4 to 5 years– Fund a • Full-time music position• Full-time Christian education position • Part-time Treasurer

• 5 to 7 years– Complete new space

Recommendation for Capital Campaign

• Identify current barriers– Gale House accessibility – Lack of self-supporting finances

• Remove these barriers in order to: – Get to the vision– Get people plugged in– Get them going now

Next Steps

• Feasibility Study– Establish a working team to identify various

options for renovations to Gale House– Come up with recommendation for various levels

of funding (ie Cadillac, Honda, Escort)– Identify a listing of “Friends of St. Paul’s” who may

be willing to make a significant financial donation