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Introduction

Vision RenewalTMSchedule

Preparing the Church

Dates ______ to ______

1. Clarify pastor's understanding of the Vision Renewal Process and determine whether he wishes to proceed

2. Present Vision Renewal to Church leadership

3. Circulate the "Proposal" and Present Vision Renewal to Church membership

4. Church membership adopts the Vision Renewal process and appoints 20/20 Team

Gathering the Information

Week 1 Dates _______ to ______

1. First 20/20 Team meeting - Coordinators appointed and assignments delegated.

2. Ministry Assessment Questionnaire is given

3. Renewing the Vision Update 1 is circulated

4. Purpose and Values Survey circulated

Week 2 Dates _______ to ______

5. First Prayer Concert

Week 3 Dates _______ to ______

6. Purpose and Values Surveys are due

7. Assignments due (Program Inventory, Facility Inventory, Attendance Charts, Offering Charts, etc.

8. Congregational Discovery Session on the Ministry Assessment Questionnaire

Week 4 Dates _______ to ______

9. Community Survey and research due (complete)

  • Developing the Profiles

Week 5 Dates _______ to ______

1. Second 20/20 Team Meeting to review draft Church Profile and Purpose and Values Statement

Week 6 Dates _______ to ______

2. Third 20/20 Team Meeting to finalize Church Profile, Purpose and Values and Community Profile for church

Week 7 Dates _______ to ______

3. Circulate Renewing the Vision Update 2

Week 8 Dates _______ to ______

4. Congregational Discovery Session on the Statements and Profiles

Week 9 Dates _______ to ______

5. Fourth Meeting of the 20/20 Team to appoint an author of the Vision and Goals Statement and finalize the Profiles and Statements for congregational adoption

6. Circulate Renewing the Vision Update 3

Week 10 Dates _______ to ______

7. Second Prayer Concert

  • Casting the Vision

Week 11 Dates _______ to ______

1. Congregational Discovery Session on Vision

Week 12 Dates _______ to ______

2. Fifth 20/20 Team Meeting to finalize Vision and Goals Statement for church

Week 13 Dates _______ to ______

3. Circulate Renewing the Vision Update 4

4. Schedule Congregational meeting to formally adopt the Vision and Goals Statement

  • Determining Plans

Week 14 Dates _______ to ______

1. Prioritize Goals

Week 15-20 Dates _______ to ______

2. Organize Planning Retreat

Week 21-25 Dates _______ to ______

3. Host Planning Retreat

4. Schedule Plans for Implementation

5. Adopt Plans

6. Bring Implementation Agreement to the church for consideration and adoption

Week 26-32 Dates _______ to ______

7. Begin the implementation of the Plans

 

Vision RenewalTM Timetable

Week*

Date/Time

Place

Meeting

Purpose/Notes

 

 

 

Congregational Meeting

Adopt Process

1

 

 

20/20 Team Meeting 1

Assign roles and delegate tasks to 20/20 Team members

1

 

 

Sunday Worship

  • Introduce 20/20 Team to Church

  • Administer Ministry Assessment Questionnaire

  • Distribute Purpose and Values Survey

2

 

 

Concert of Prayer

Congregational Prayer Meeting asking God for direction

3

 

 

Congregational Discovery Session

Discovery Session on Ministry Assessment

All research assignments on the church due

5

 

 

20/20 Team Meeting 2

Review/draft Church Profile

Review/draft Purpose and Values

6

 

 

20/20 Team Meeting 3

Review Community Profile

8

 

 

Congregational Discovery Session

Review Church, Community and Purpose Profiles

9

 

 

20/20 Team Meeting 4

Finalize Profiles for church adoption

10

 

 

Concert of Prayer

Asking God to help us grasp His agenda

11

 

 

Congregational Discovery Session

Casting the Vision

Week

Date/Time

Place

Meeting

Purpose/Notes

12

 

 

20/20 Team Meeting 5

Vision Statement/Ministry Goals considered and finalized for congregational discussion and adoption

13

 

 

Congregational Discovery Session

Vision Statement and Goals presented for adoption

14 - 22

 

 

Ministry Planning Retreat

Develop plans to accomplish the Vision

*Designates which week in the process the meeting should take place. For our purposes a week is Monday - Sunday.