ORGANIZINGFOR

MISSION

Start and strengthen churches

Develop leaders

Make and deepen disciples

Love mercy – Do justice

Serve globally

Five key priorities. These core ministries, referred to as our “Five smooth stones” recalling David going

into battle with Goliath.

Anticipated Result and Required Resolve

From:

821 to 1,000 congregations

26% to 30% of congregations among populations of color or intentionally multi-ethnic

184,050 to 250,000 aggregate attendance on any given Sunday (implied Constituency of 400,000 regular attenders)

1,830 to 2,500 credentialed clergy 1,000,000 lives impacted globally through international partnerships and initiatives

Start and Strengthen Churches

Starting Churches

Rev. Jolene Bergstrom – CarlsonAssociate Superintendent / Director of Church Planting

ECC Goal 200 new congregations Conference Goal 20 new congregations

(Plantings & Adoptions) Frontend identification of potential church planters Developing project design Training Coaching Contextualizing vision Revenue generation

Start and Strengthen Churches

Strengthen Churches

Rev. Peter SjoblomDirector of Congregational Vitality

Engaging the Conversation… Veritas Deeper Analysis… Pulse Surveys Furthering the Conversation… Leading Change… EPIC Growing Congregational Vitality Teams… The Vitality Team

Field Guide Strengthening the Strategic Tools… CO-OP Coaching for

Pastors Strategic Planning… Tools to help develop a strategic plan…

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Develop Leaders

Rev. Jerome Nelson Superintendent

Young Leaders CBCIPE Student Leadership Initiative Mentoring Program

Lay Leader Leadership Training Board/Council/Leadership Team Training

Clergy Development Pathway More churches – More Clergy Covenant Orientation First Call resourcing New Call/Revisioning (i.e., mid career) Finish Well Pastoral Relations Committees

ECC Goal 250,000 Total

Conference Goal 10,000 new disciples

Make and Deepen Disciples

Rev. Debbie Griffith SamuelsDirector of Mission and Outreach

Discipleship Planning Committee will be made up of 4-6 volunteers from various churches in

the conference who are involved in Christian Formation in their local church.

Make and Deepen Disciples

Love Mercy – Do Justice

Presentation / Remarks: Conference Goals - Rev. Debbie Griffith

Samuels.

Faith Rooted Organizing

Criminal Justice System

Immigration

Health and Fitness

Journey to Mosaic

World Mission

World Relief

Conference churches serving globally

Serve Globally