To Affinities and BeyondTo Affinities and BeyondDoing Ministry in a Vacuum is Oxygen Doing Ministry in a Vacuum is Oxygen

DeprivingDepriving

MMI’s affinities of tomorrow, today—MMI’s affinities of tomorrow, today—

Asian Help ServicesAsian Help Services Brightwood Community CenterBrightwood Community Center East 10East 10thth St. Children & Youth St. Children & Youth Fletcher Place MinistriesFletcher Place Ministries

Helping Hands 2007 & BeyondHelping Hands 2007 & Beyond Vida Nueva & Centro Vida Nueva & Centro

FamiliarFamiliar

Present Keys

MMI’s affinities of yesterday, ministering MMI’s affinities of yesterday, ministering todaytoday

Goodwill IndustriesGoodwill Industries

Methodist HospitalMethodist Hospital

Wheeler MissionWheeler Mission

Past Keys

Metro Ministries’ future affinities include:Metro Ministries’ future affinities include:• ConnectingConnecting at District Pairing/Conference at District Pairing/Conference

levelslevels• OperatingOperating with a Statewide Scope with a Statewide Scope• ClusteringClustering with other extension ministries with other extension ministries• CollaboratingCollaborating with other faith & social with other faith & social

communitiescommunities• FormingForming other geographically-based metro other geographically-based metro

ministries that may reach across state linesministries that may reach across state lines• LaunchingLaunching

Demographically/Psychographically- focused Demographically/Psychographically- focused outreaches, inter-reaches, and intra-reachesoutreaches, inter-reaches, and intra-reaches

Future Keys

Metro Ministries’ engaging affinities include:Metro Ministries’ engaging affinities include:

• Discovering Discovering our communities’ our communities’ DDynamic ynamic NNeeds eeds AAssessmentssessment

• Determining Determining Strategic Ministries Agendas (SMAs)Strategic Ministries Agendas (SMAs)

• Developing Developing Effective Ministry Cultures (EMCs) Effective Ministry Cultures (EMCs) communitiescommunities

• Delivering Delivering Ministry at the Speed of NeedMinistry at the Speed of Need

Immediate Keys

Where are people’sWhere are people’saffinities?affinities?

Commerce—where do we shop?

Communications—how do we stay in touch?

Education—with what learning centers do we engage?

Recreation—what do we enjoy?

Employment—how much/how far do we commute?

Media—from which markets do we get our information?

What are people’sWhat are people’saffinities?affinities?

Communications—how do we stay in touch?

Economic—how much will we spend for mobility?

Passions—where are we present?

Spirituality—what guides our ethics and morality?

Technology—to what degree a necessity?

Transitioning Transitioning AffinitiesAffinities

From urban regentrification to rural techno-integration all of our neighborhoods (people) are transitioning.

•Is the church (us) positioned to provide transforming ministries?

•Will the church (us) have to be transforming itself/ourselves to be a significant player?

As example, if we are only sending printed newsletters in a web-based world, we are operating sufficiently below the informational needs of our members, constituents, and mission field so as to be insignificant.

Changing Affinities Changing Affinities (and Beyond)(and Beyond)Americans who believe Americans who believe the Bible is the Bible is

the actual Word of God and is to the actual Word of God and is to be taken literally, word for wordbe taken literally, word for word

1963—65%1963—65%

2001—27%2001—27%

Source: The Gallup OrganizationSource: The Gallup Organization

From: Marcus Borg’s From: Marcus Borg’s Rediscovering a Life of Faith: How We Can Be Rediscovering a Life of Faith: How We Can Be Passionate Believers TodayPassionate Believers Today

TThe future of an organization depends he future of an organization depends not on rational planning, but on an not on rational planning, but on an organic capacity to adaptorganic capacity to adapt to to whatever comes long whatever comes long without losing without losing its integrityits integrity..

——Robert PalmerRobert Palmer

Philosophical Philosophical AffinitiesAffinities

It’s not my job.It’s not my job.

Vacuum Affinity

Hyper-AffinityHyper-Affinity

Meaningful affinities require Meaningful affinities require putting putting first things firstfirst things first..

“It doesn’t matter what else I do if the floors don’t shine and meals aren’t delivered on time.”

Indianapolis Meridian Street UMC Lay Leader Daniel F. Evans, CEO, Clarian

Health Partners

“Final year medical students who can’t relate to patients are not graduated.”

United Methodist Layperson D. Craig Brater, Dean, Indiana University School of Medicine

Effective affinities require Effective affinities require knowing our core business.knowing our core business.

“We’re a sick-care institution. There are no system incentives for health care.”

Stephen S. Ivy, Ph.D., Clarian Health Partners, Senior Vice President of Values, Ethics, Social Responsibility

and Pastoral Services

Top of Mind Affinities keep Top of Mind Affinities keep us:us:

Making disciples for the transformation of the world.

Resource AffinitiesResource Affinities

• Statewide UM Laity contribute Statewide UM Laity contribute 6,525,0006,525,000 volunteer hours each year.volunteer hours each year.

• Statewide UM Laity’s impact is the same as Statewide UM Laity’s impact is the same as 3137 full-time equivalent3137 full-time equivalent staff positions. staff positions.

• The monetary value of Indiana UM Laity’s The monetary value of Indiana UM Laity’s volunteerism is estimated to be volunteerism is estimated to be $114,709,500$114,709,500 eacheach year. year.

• This is about This is about 29 hours per member per 29 hours per member per yearyear..

Affinities Potential Affinities Potential

• Membership Membership 225,000 225,000 (adult, confirmed (adult, confirmed members)members)

• Annual Tithing Capacity of Annual Tithing Capacity of $445,000,000$445,000,000(Indiana’s per capita income is $21,000)(Indiana’s per capita income is $21,000)

• Resulting in an Annual Conference Budget Resulting in an Annual Conference Budget (Tithed from 1,237 churches) (Tithed from 1,237 churches) $45,000,000$45,000,000

• Issues Impact of 1% response would mean Issues Impact of 1% response would mean 2,250 voices2,250 voices or or 15 different contacts15 different contacts to to each Indiana Legislatoreach Indiana Legislator

On-Going On-Going Dialog AffinitiesDialog Affinities

• Indiana Baptist Convention (American Baptist)Indiana Baptist Convention (American Baptist)• Christian Church in Indiana (Disciples of Christ)Christian Church in Indiana (Disciples of Christ)• Indianapolis Diocese, Episcopal ChurchIndianapolis Diocese, Episcopal Church• Western Yearly Meeting (Friends)Western Yearly Meeting (Friends)• Indiana-Kentucky Conference of the United Church of ChristIndiana-Kentucky Conference of the United Church of Christ• The Indiana Area of The United Methodist ChurchThe Indiana Area of The United Methodist Church• Indiana-Kentucky Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Indiana-Kentucky Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in

AmericaAmerica• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of IndianapolisRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis• Office of Whitewater Valley Presbytery (Presbyterian Church Office of Whitewater Valley Presbytery (Presbyterian Church

USA)USA)• Indiana Ministries of the Church of GodIndiana Ministries of the Church of God

These affinities transform These affinities transform our reach 88%:our reach 88%:• Indiana Baptist Convention (5,500)Indiana Baptist Convention (5,500)• Christian Church in Indiana (15,720)Christian Church in Indiana (15,720)• Episcopal Church Dioceses (46,400)Episcopal Church Dioceses (46,400)• Western Yearly Meeting (3,500)Western Yearly Meeting (3,500)• United Church of Christ (25,940)United Church of Christ (25,940)• The Indiana Area of The United Methodist Church (225,000)The Indiana Area of The United Methodist Church (225,000)• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (70,000)Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (70,000)• Roman Catholic Archdiocese/Dioceses (1,328,140)Roman Catholic Archdiocese/Dioceses (1,328,140)• Presbyterian Church USA (64,820)Presbyterian Church USA (64,820)• Indiana Ministries of the Church of God (4,940)Indiana Ministries of the Church of God (4,940)

• 1,789,960 of approximately 3,000,000 Indiana Church 1,789,960 of approximately 3,000,000 Indiana Church MembersMembers

Those affinities increase our Those affinities increase our impact potential 88%:impact potential 88%:

• Partner Church Members Partner Church Members 1,789,9601,789,960

• Volunteer Approximately Volunteer Approximately 51,908,000 51,908,000 hourshours per year per year

• Volunteer Labor Impact is Volunteer Labor Impact is 24,955 FTE24,955 FTE

• Monetary Volunteerism Value Monetary Volunteerism Value $912,557,407$912,557,407 per year per year

We increase our We increase our transforming capacity 88% transforming capacity 88% with those partnerswith those partners

Tithing Tithing Capacity Capacity of Partner Church of Partner Church MembersMembers

$3,579,920,000 $3,579,920,000 per yearper year

Issues Impact of 1% response from Issues Impact of 1% response from Partner Church members would be Partner Church members would be 17,899 voices 17,899 voices or or 119 different 119 different contactscontacts to each Indiana Legislator to each Indiana Legislator

• IntersectingIntersecting the past (our heritage) the past (our heritage)

• InterceptingIntercepting the present (our locus) the present (our locus)

• InterpretingInterpreting the future (our vision) the future (our vision)

Keys getting us

To Affinities and Beyond

Transforming Transforming AffinitiesAffinities

Local churches and church members forming affinities with other faith communities, social service organizations, governmental agencies, and passionate individuals can deliver the most efficient and outcome oriented results.

Act decisively. Formalize when necessary.

Bishop Michael J. CoynerBishop Michael J. CoynerIndiana Area UMC Indiana Area UMC “Making a Difference … in Indiana “Making a Difference … in Indiana and around the world.”and around the world.”

Episcopal Affinities: Coyner QuadrilateralEpiscopal Affinities: Coyner Quadrilateral

• CallingCalling is more important than is more important than careercareer• MinistryMinistry is more important than is more important than meetingsmeetings• StewardshipStewardship is more important than is more important than scarcityscarcity• EfficiencyEfficiency is more important than is more important than

entrenchmententrenchment

From Bishop Coyner’s Welcoming Service, September 11, 2004, St. Luke UMC, From Bishop Coyner’s Welcoming Service, September 11, 2004, St. Luke UMC, IndianapolisIndianapolis

Bishop Michael J. CoynerBishop Michael J. CoynerIndiana Area UMC Indiana Area UMC “Making a Difference … in “Making a Difference … in Indiana and around the world.”Indiana and around the world.”

Bishop Coyner affirms these affinities:Bishop Coyner affirms these affinities:• Shepard (meet needs),Shepard (meet needs),• Supervise (have a super vision), andSupervise (have a super vision), and• Strengthen (numbers synergy)?Strengthen (numbers synergy)?

From Vincennes District Superintendent Welcoming, July 11, 2005, Washington From Vincennes District Superintendent Welcoming, July 11, 2005, Washington First UMCFirst UMC

Bishop Michael J. CoynerBishop Michael J. CoynerIndiana Area UMC Indiana Area UMC “Making a Difference … in “Making a Difference … in Indiana and around the world.”Indiana and around the world.”

Bishop Coyner's affinity directives:Bishop Coyner's affinity directives:

• Making Disciples (nurturing, loving, Making Disciples (nurturing, loving, encouraging, forming people, not just encouraging, forming people, not just having a program),having a program),

• Taking Stands, andTaking Stands, and

• Finding Ministry Effectiveness (e-mails, Finding Ministry Effectiveness (e-mails, quorums, new ministry delivery systems).quorums, new ministry delivery systems).

From Bishop Coyner’s Welcoming Service, September 11, 2004, St. Luke UMC, From Bishop Coyner’s Welcoming Service, September 11, 2004, St. Luke UMC,

IndianapolisIndianapolis

Metro Ministries Metro Ministries

connects people … connects people …

funds present and future ministries …funds present and future ministries …

develops lay and clergy leadership …develops lay and clergy leadership …

to spread God’s love.to spread God’s love.

Mission Affinities

Executive Affinities

Administrative Affinities

Leadership Affinities