EVALUATION COMING THIS FALL

This fall we will be having our bi-annual ministry evaluation. Our constitution requires that we come together as a people to be intentional about closely examining and reflecting upon our ministry as a people of Christ.

Churches do certain things. We:

1. Worship the Lord our God with fervor and joy,
2. Educate our children and ourselves about God and Christ as they are born witness to in Holy Scripture,
3. Steward the resources we are given from God,
4. Serve the poorest of the poor and seek justice for them in the halls and corridors of power,
5. Evangelize in our community, that is, we lift up the name of Jesus to our neighbors and invite them to know him and to live under his gracious and gentle rule.

In an evaluation, we ask ourselves the question: “How well are we doing all of the above?”

Every church has strengths and weaknesses. Just like the individuals who make them up, congregations do some things well and other things need to be supported and strengthened; or created if they do not in fact exist.

The Mutual Ministry Committee is in charge of carrying out this evaluation and there are many ways you can help. During September and October, we will be passing out sermon evaluations forms in a random way (e.g. one to every 6th or 10th person who enters the sanctuary) to help Pastor John assess your reactions to his sermons.

We will also go through our membership list and invite every “nth” person to a pot-luck meal to discuss our ministry in the five aforementioned areas. We also hope to do an “on-line” survey (members without internet will be given or mailed a survey) to assess the strengths of our ministry and to ask for suggestions.

As your Pastor, I am very pleased with the ministry we do overall. We have excellent worship and do outstanding ministry to the poor and the hungry. We have many dynamic educational offerings and Bible studies. Our parish nurse program and new healing ministry are exemplary and are earning us a good deal of recognition at the synodical level. However, we have areas that need strengthening.

I‟m writing now to give you a “head's up” so that you'll know this is our plan. Please be thinking about our ministry together, both how it is strong and where it is weak. Perhaps you might prayerfully consider how you might offer service to the Lord we love and worship, so that we might even better “reach out to share Christ's love”.

In Christ, Pastor John

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