Lakeview Presbyterian Church

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1 Lakeview Presbyterian Church Vision Mission Objectives Strategies Action Plan Completed June 4, 2012 Prepared by: Lisa Gadd-Guillot Gadd/Guillot Gadd/Guillot

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Mission.. 2 Vision.. 2 Objectives. 3 Strategies.. 4 Christian Education.. 4 Outreach Spiritual Growth.. 5 Action Plan Christian Education... 7 Outreach Spiritual Growth 17 1

3 MISSION Lakeview Presbyterian Church brings God s word to life in a welcoming atmosphere of worship, prayer, and fellowship while spreading the love of Jesus Christ through Christian education and outreach. VISION Honoring the past and poised for the future, Lakeview Presbyterian Church will become a center of excellence in Christian education, outreach, and spiritual growth. 2

4 OBJECTIVES Christian Education 1. Improve/strengthen relationship between Day School and LPC 2. Engaging Youth (teens and children) Program 3. Start a Young Adult Program 4. Grow Adult Education Offerings Outreach 1. Reach the neighborhood 2. Reach those in our congregation 3. Missions and Ministries 4. Increase participation of Youth and Young Adults 5. Reach the unchurched (believers and others) Spiritual Growth 1. Grow Music Ministry 2. Increase congregant participation 3. Increase Individual Spiritual Practices 4. Increase ministry to young people 5. Increase Biblical Literacy 3

5 CHRISTIAN EDUCATION LPC: Mission, Vision, Objectives, Strategies, Action Plan STRATEGIES 1) Improve/strengthen relationship between Day School and LPC a) Choral performance at combined worship service b) Become a resource center for community parents 2) Engaging Youth (teens and children) Program a) Continue improving currently running programs b) Form an Ecumenical Youth Group 3) Start a Young Adult Program a) Support YANOLA (Young Adults New Orleans Louisiana) b) Host a Christian "Meet Up" Group (small group) c) Support Young Adult Volunteers 4) Grow Adult Education Offerings a) Improve Adult Sunday School b) Mentor Program for all ages OUTREACH 1) Reach the neighborhood a) Have event cards for all programs of the church (i.e.-sunset Sundays, picnics, community playground events, breakfast with Santa, WOW dinners b) Have special services with dayschool families, Korean congregation c) Create welcome packets for visitors and all dayschool families d) Create a relationship with groups using our facility 2) Reaching those in our congregation a) Visit shut-ins regularly(at least once a month) with communion when appropriate b) Host meals at the church for the elderly c) Identify personal needs within the congregation d) Offer programs in which congregants want to participate e) Sponsor/Adopt a room in honor of/ in memory of f) Entwine small groups and Sunday school classes with outreach elements 3) Missions and Ministries a) Project Homecoming b) Crawfish Boil c) Continue to participate in homeless lunch ministry 3 months/ year 4) Increase participation of Youth and Young Adults a) Youth group b) Offer more programs for young adults (20-30 something) 5) Reach the unchurched (believers and others) a) Sunset Sundays b) Offer childcare for all services and events c) Co-op partnerships with other organizations 4

6 SPIRITUAL GROWTH 1) Grow Music Ministry a) Live Music for Taize b) Concert-style music service c) Increase congregant participation d) 100 people on average attending worship on regular basis 2) Increase attendance at Taize/Contemplative prayer service a) Spoken prayers during worship by members of congregation b) 50% of membership in small groups c) Year-round stewardship emphasis d) Annual Spiritual Renewal Weekend with Guest Preacher 3) Increase Individual Spiritual Practices a) Each member write a faith statement and share with congregation b) Each member assesses spiritual gifts c) Each member writes a plan for spiritual growth 4) Increase ministry to young people a) Hire a youth minister b) Children s Choir c) Youth-oriented second Sunday worship service d) More use of multi-media 5) Increase Biblical Literacy a) A Year with the Bible b) More opportunities for Bible study c) Bible education in worship service 5

7 ACTION PLAN 6

8 Christian Education Objective 1: Improve/strengthen relationship between Day School and LPC Strategy 1: Choral performance at combined worship service People responsible Find willing Teacher LPC & LPWS Spring and fall coordinators to representative on music resources services choose music the DS Board and teach children the a member of CE music committee put it on the calendar coordinate with worship committee Strategy 2: Become a resource center for community parents People Designate areas at church & school for written resources Accumulate books, videos and other relevant materials (prefer for free!) {Finance through Fund-raising} send ltr to parents and congregants look into using Taylor Backstrom Library Maintain accurate catalog of resources and check out system Coordinate speakers and WOW dinners surveys to church and school parents WOW dinners speakers WOW dinners responsible CE Committee and school board Sub-committee of CE and school board parent representative Sub-committee above LPWS director and church volunteer LPWS board and director LPWS director and CE member Emily Michael Penny Sproles TB Library and foyer at school Internet Parenting Center At Children's Hosp Agenda for Children (nonprofit) Computer/internet directory computer Internet Parenting center Agenda for Children Positive Steps Local ed instructors in colleges Comm members Parents Areas prepared at school and church building 10 new resources added each semester Purchasing new resources - 10 each semester are catalogued as they arrive 2 speakers per semester Deadline August 2012 Deadline Beginning of school year End of fall & spring semesters End of fall and spring semesters ongoing End of fall and spring semesters 25 people in End of each attendance event Grocery store Dinner served Wow event 7

9 Objective 2: Engaging Youth (teens and children) Program Strategy 1: Continue improving currently running programs People responsible Vacation Bible CE committee Computer School and coordinator Printer People/volunteers shepherd/teacher trainings for Faith Connection each year Redecorate upstairs rooms Make sure upstairs rooms are cleaned weekly Survey youth about what would attract them and their friends to the church grounds (and neighboring churches) CE committee and coordinator Property committee and CE Sexton and sexton supervisor CE Supplies Computer Phone Internet A plan Adopt-a-room Cleaning supplies Computer Phone #'s for all neighboring churches Internet 40 children attend Increased number of trained teachers People adopt a room 2 rooms completed / year (4 rms, 2 baths) Rooms are clean and uncluttered each Sunday morning Deadline June 2013 August 2012 (before start) and early January 2013 End of 2014 Weekly responses September 2012 Strategy 2: Form an Ecumenical Youth Group People responsible Contact youth CE committee Phone numbers directors of and coordinator neighboring churches Select a coordinator plan activities with other coordinators schedule locations contact youth and parents CE committee Congregation and community Positive or negative responses from 8 churches Someone to be the coordinator Deadline September 2012 September

10 Objective 3 : Start a Young Adult Program Strategy 1: Support YANOLA (Young Adults New Orleans Louisiana) People responsible Contact Kathy Lee Alicia Weber Phone Gain information ( c) about supporting for information group offer our facilities offer to plan activities offer meal or food offer Word's house Coordinate efforts with directors at YANOLA Volunteer from congregation Congregation LPC assists at 3 monthly gatherings annually Strategy 2: Host a Christian "Meet Up" Group (small group) People responsible Choose a young A young adult Congregation adult to head it from LPC up Strategy 3: Support Young Adult Volunteers People responsible Connect with the YAV Board Ford Dieth Kathy Lee Alicia Weber Act on suggestions of YAV Board We have a leader to enter it on the meet up website and organize it Alicia Weber YAV Board We have 5 new suggestions of ways to help Team of volunteers LPC Church members Act on 3 suggestions to support YAVs Deadline May 29, 2012 Begin by December 2012 Deadline 2014 Deadline End of July 2012 December 2013 Objective 4: Grow Adult Education Offerings Strategy 1: Improve Adult Sunday School People responsible Survey adults CE committee Amelie about topic Computer interest and Phone meeting time Bulletin insert Newsletter talk with people Deadline 20 responses Rally Day

11 Act on results of survey topics time change new classes CE Committee and adult teachers Survey results At least one change in Sunday School offerings Strategy 2: Mentor Program for all ages People responsible Look into service that gives lessons in being mentors Announce and explain mentor program to the congregation & invite them to sign up as mentors or mentees Collect information from potential mentors and mentees (short bios) Organize list of people who want to be mentors or mentees new members confirmands new session members anyone who wants it Have mentor meeting/training before we send them out Have an informal gathering to introduce mentors and mentees Match up mentors and mentees Word Backstrom Congregants with backgrounds in social work, counseling, psychology Minister Session Congregational volunteer Minister Session Congregation volunteers Minister Session Congregation volunteers Minister Session Congregation volunteers Minister Session Congregation volunteers Minister Session Internet Phone Book Charlene Berry Administrative Assistant Computer Databases Computer Info from a service? Church building and chairs Church building Phone and computer Knowledge Bios Choice lists Report with affirmative of or negative Announcement in church, newsletter article and bulletin Mentors found for new Session members A compiled list of bios, contact information Evaluate the training with a rating system Each person submits list of top 3 mentor/mentee choices Every mentee has a mentor January 2014 Deadline End January 2013 Summer 2013 January 2014 February 2014 February 2014 Early March 2014 End March 2014 Provide 3 month check-ins Congregation volunteers Minister Session Computer evaluation 1 evaluation from every mentor and mentee End June

12 Outreach Objective 1: Reach the neighborhood Strategy 1: Have event cards for all programs of the church (i.e.-sunset Sundays, picnics, community playground events, breakfast with Santa, WOW dinners) Create card that solicits info about person(s) attending event (age, married...) with feedback area (programs would they like to see/ attend) Host at least 2 worship services with dayschool families a year (teacher recognition and family Sunday); and minimum of 2 services with Korean church annually Fellowship committee; Roy Perrin person to create card; $$$ to print Collect information on events so that we can measure how many attendees there are August 2012 (would like to have for fall events) Strategy 2: Have special services with dayschool families, Korean congregation Dayschool People to June 2013 board; pastor to coordinate coordinate with services Korean church Create a packet highlighting programs of the church (Sunday school classes, worship times, WOW dinners, special events) with pastor letter welcoming church visitors and welcoming dayschool families Two services highlighting dayschool during the school year (one / semester); 2 services with Korean congregation annually Strategy 3: Create welcome packets for visitors and all dayschool families Pastor to create Volunteers to Create a August 2012 letters; help create and database of fellowship to assemble members/visitors create packets packets; $$ to print 11

13 Strategy 4: Create a relationship with groups using our facility Session to meet groups; Fellowship comm? Mission and Service? Compile a list of groups and people using facility Volunteers to go to groups using the facility and introduce/ welcome them to our church facility Increase number of visitors to events by 10% December 2012 Objective 2: Reach those in our congregation Strategy 1: Visit shut-ins regularly(at least once a month) with communion when appropriate Identify and visit Carolyn Graetz Volunteers to Members will be June 2013 members no (has been doing visit and elders visited at least longer able to this); Cece to serve monthly and will attend services Andre s small communion be served group? communion Strategy 2: Host meals at the church for the elderly Have meal for the elderly at the church Fellowship committee to coordinate with Shepherd Center and Dawn Davis People to prepare and serve; $$$ Host 2 meals for the elderly (early supper or lunch) Strategy 3: Identify personal needs within the congregation Barbara Morlier People to cook (has started doing); meals; people to Fellowship pray; people to committee; drive Library class Create a system to identify needs- meals, rides, prayers Increase attendance at church by offering rides; have formal system to follow needs and to track what has been done (rides given, meals delivered) June 2013 December

14 Strategy 4: Offer programs in which congregants want to participate small group People leaders; session Offer multiple small groups that people can join Offer this possibility to the congregation (ex: Taylor Backstrom Library) Each member participates in one extracurricular group (committee; small group; Sunday school class) Strategy 5: Sponsor/Adopt a room in honor of/ in memory of Ask Backstroms people and $$$$ Have 1-2 rooms and Chrestmans sponsored to share their experience in writing or in Word in Action Identify outreach programs to participate in (neighborhood needs, Second Harvest, homeless?) June years (from 2012) Strategy 6: Entwine small groups and Sunday school classes with outreach elements Mission and volunteers Have at least 3 December 2013 Service groups or classes committee and working with a Fellowship mission project committee Objective 3: Missions and Ministries Strategy 1: Project Homecoming Identify top Mission and people three needs of Service Project committee Homecoming and how we could help Strategy 2: Crawfish Boil??? Continue to host annual crawfish boil to raise funds for homeless Mission and Service committee Man hours; cooks; servers; donations; advertising; tickets; $$$ Have a plan for youth/ young adult involvement with Project Homecoming June 2013 Raise $5, 000 May

15 Strategy 3: Continue to participate in homeless lunch ministry 3 months/ year Mission and Not sure?? Service committee Purchase, prepare and serve lunches once a week for a month 3xyear in conjunction with other churches $$$ to buy food or donations; volunteers to prepare and volunteers to serve Objective 4: Increase participation of Youth and Young Adults Strategy 1: Youth group Contact our CE committee People and youth for ideas youth of what mission/ outreach they would like to participate in and other functions/ events for the next year Explore possibility of an ecumenical youth group with neighborhood churches or possibly a joint youth group with other Presbyterian churches Host 2 events focused on youth (one mission and one fellowship event) CE committee CE committee; Mission and Service committee; Fellowship committee People to contact other groups people to host; food; activity Have a written plan for the following school year for our youth (Montreat to Montreat?) Have a viable youth group with regular attendance at biweekly meetings Have at least 75% of our youth plus 10 others at each event August 2012 December 2013 December

16 Strategy 2 : Offer more programs for young adults (20-30 something) Fellowship Volunteers; Host 2 events for committee food; contact YAVs Host a gettogether for local YAVs Create a small group for young adults Host an ecumenical event with focus on young adults/ college age Small group leaders Fellowship committee? Alicia Weber and Emily Battin may be able to help info for YAVs : volunteers; advertising $$$ for function; advertising; volunteers Have at least one small group with 50-75% of attendees between 20 and 40 years of age Host at least 2 events outside of worship times with at least 50% of attendees in target age range Objective 5: Reach the unchurched (believers and others) Strategy 1: Sunset Sundays Offer take-aways Fellowship $$ for print Increase of other materials; participation of offerings of the volunteers to visitors in other church (brochure?) create/ assemble offerings min 10 visitors to other offerings Highlight Taize pastor; elder; people Increase service at all Lewis? attendance at Sunset Sunday Taize service by concerts 3-5 people Strategy 2: Offer childcare for all services and events Have childcare worship volunteers (small Increase available for all committee; groups; youth; attendance at services and fellowship Sunday school Taize, Holy week, events committee classes) and other events December 2014 December 2013 December 2013 June 2013 June 2013 December

17 Strategy 3: Co-op partnerships with other organizations research possibility of partnerships with YMCA, Westminster, Shepherd Center, etc Roy Perrin long term goal long term goal ~3-5 years 16

18 Spiritual Growth Objective 1: Grow Music Ministry Strategy 1: Live Music for Taize Hire church musician willing to do it Worship Leaders; Personnel Committee Funds to pay Musician; student musicians Strategy 2: Concert-style music service Worship Leaders Schedule Service & Recruit Musicians Funds to pay musicians; other choirs Once a month live music at Taize service All-music service 2 X Easter and Advent January 2013 Easter 2013 Objective 2: Increase congregant participation Strategy 1: 100 people on average attending worship on regular basis Invite a neighbor or a friend to church MSG Committee; congregation Word in Action; materials from denomination on invitational ministry Count attendance; goal is 100 at 100 Kickoff at Centennial Celebration Strategy 2: Increase attendance at Taize/Contemplative prayer service Live Music once a month See above See above in attendance on a regular basis January 2013 Focus or class on contemplative Prayer Taize Regulars Outside speakers (e.g. William Thiele) in attendance on a regular basis January 2013 Strategy 3: Spoken prayers during worship by members of congregation Solicit spoken prayers from congregants during Prayers of People Worship Leaders Mike, paper to write on, basket to put in prayer requests Once a month By end of

19 Elders to do Prayers of People 1 st Sunday of each month Worship Leaders Elders Once a month, first Sunday Start after July 8 when Jim Miller does sermon on power of prayer Strategy 4: 50% of membership in small groups Training 4 x year Charlene Berry Leaders & Trainers 50% members in small group By 2015 Strategy 5: Year-round stewardship emphasis Regular Financial Reports Quarterly Stewardship Focus Sermon Budget & Finance/Stewardship Committee Minister; outside speaker; Bible Power Point; presenter Stipend and recruit speaker 10% increase in giving each year 10% increase in giving each year By 2015 By 2012 Strategy 6: Annual Spiritual Renewal Weekend with Guest Preacher Plan the event Worship Leaders Stipend for guest Hold the event preacher Summer 2014 or 2015 Objective 3: Increase Individual Spiritual Practices Strategy 1: Each member write a faith statement and share with congregation Introduce the idea Worship leaders; session members Educational process on how to write a faith statement Worship leaders; individual members Denominational resources on faith statements Denominational resources on faith statements Each session member shares his or her faith statement Once a month a congregation members shares faith statement in church or in small group settings Starting September 2012 Mid to Fall

20 Strategy 2: Each member assesses spiritual gifts Educate Worship leaders; Spiritual Gifts members on individual Assessment evaluating members materials spiritual gifts Each member completes the assessment 2014 Strategy 3: Each member writes a plan for spiritual growth Individual members Each member commits to 20 minutes of daily prayer 2015 Objective 4: Increase ministry to young people Strategy 1: Hire a youth minister This will have to wait until at least 2015 or 2016 Christian Ed, Personnel Committees Long-term goal Long-term goal 2015 or 2016 Strategy 2: Children s Choir Start by having Music leaders, children sing choir members more in Sunday School Musician, guitar or piano Every Sunday Rally Day 2012 Strategy 3: Youth-oriented second Sunday worship service This will have to wait until we hire a youth minister CE, Worship, Personnel Committees Long-term goal Long-term goal 2015 or

21 Strategy 4: More use of multi-media Recruit and train Worship leaders Additional multi-media software & team equipment 2 small flat screen TVs in choir loft Property Committee Funds to purchase Objective 5: Increase Biblical Literacy Strategy 1: A Year with the Bible All members Worship Year with the enter into Leaders, Bible materials written covenant individual and covenant to complete this members study Strategy 2: More opportunities for Bible study One adult Christian Ed Class leader and Sunday School Committee materials class devoted to Bible study Men s Bible Study Group Presbyterian Women s Bible Study or other women s Bible study group Christian Ed, Small Group Committee Christian Ed Committee Class leader and materials Class leader and materials Strategy 3: Bible education in worship service Educational Worship leaders Bible study background resources about Scriptures (books, internet) read at service Use video clips Installation of screens Survey at end of year to see how we did 25% of members regularly attending one of the Bible study offerings 25% of members regularly attending one of the Bible study offerings 25% of members regularly attending one of the Bible study offerings At each Sunday service Ongoing process 2013 January December 2014 Ongoing Ongoing