In 2018, St. John will embark on a Self-Assessment and Adjustment program (SAA), offered by WELS Commission on Congregational Counseling. The purpose of the SAA is to assess and evaluate our ministry and to develop plans to adjust and expand our ministry in appropriate ways. The congregation indicated strong support for this program through several surveys.
Read more about the program here: https://ccc.welsrc.net/self-assessment-and-adjustment-program/
Watch a video about the program here: https://vimeo.com/164633091
How you can be a part of this effort:
The first step is to complete a Congregational Profile consisting of eight research topics (outlined below). If you are willing to help in any of these areas, please talk to or email Pastor Voigt (dvoigt@stjohnev.net).
- Congregational History
- Church Statistics
- Congregational Makeup
- Ministry
- Financial
- Parish Area Mapping / Demographics / Economics
- Religion in the Community
- Community SWOT
Watch your email/mailbox in April for information on how to complete a member pulse survey.
Upon completion of the congregational profile and pulse survey, a WELS counselor will lead us through Bible study and small group discussion on every aspect of our ministry. This will take place over Saturday and Sunday – exact dates coming soon!
Lastly, the counselor will provide a report back to us and we will meet as a congregation to determine what adjustments to our ministry, if any, we would like to make over the next year.
Timeline:
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