Membuat Tim Pandangan Kementerian

Membuat tim pandangan kementerian

Tim Pandangan Kementerian adalah apa?

Tim Pandangan Kementerian adalah sekelompok inti orang di jemaat yang bersama bisa membedakan pandangan Tuhan untuk gereja di langkah misi dan pengambilan untuk melihat rencana kementerian holistis ini menjadi hasil. Sedangkan mobilizing jemaat utuh untuk membagikan injil di saksi dan industri jawa adalah tujuan akhir, tak ada tiap orang di badan gereja anda mungkin siap atau rela melompat ke atas kereta musik kementerian holistis. Tempat baik untuk mulai oleh pembangunan tim.

Beberapa pastor sudah mempunyai pengertian jelas di mana gereja sebaiknya pergi. Tetapi, jika pemimpin dengan sederhana mempergunakan kekuasaan mereka untuk memaksakan pandangan, holistis kementerian mungkin tidak mengambil jangka panjang mencari-cari di gereja. Pandangan kementerian paling kuat kalau boleh menapis lewat doa, bayangan, dan ketajaman kelompok, yang dituntun dan dimudahkan lewat pimpinan bijaksana. Proses ketajaman kelompok mungkin berakhir ke atas menegaskan dan memperhalus pemimpin 's pandangan-atau mungkin mengubah pengertian pemimpin pimpinan. Melibatkan pertambahan anggota lain pengertian jemaat kemilikan dan kerelaan mereka untuk bekerja untuk membuatkan pandangan kenyataan. Sebagai Bishop Milton Grannum menaruh itu, "People akan membaktikan 80% kepada hal keprihatinan itu mereka, sedangkan mereka membaktikan 20% kepada hal keprihatinan itu you." lebih banyak orang anda melibatkan di perencanaan dan visioning proses, dan lebih banyak mereka pengertian bahwa kementerian menyinggung keprihatinan mereka, orang yang lebih dekat akan mendapat ke membaktikan 100% kepada pandangan.

The Ministry Vision Team works with the church's leadership body to discern the specific ministry direction that God is leading the church. Using their unique gifts in complementary ways, team members work to accomplish the ministry goals of the church. Team members also encourage one another's spiritual growth and provide mutual support throughout this process. Ideally, the Ministry Vision Team can develop into a close-knit group that is animated by common key theological beliefs, shaped by a similar set of ministry experiences, inspired by a shared dream, and equipped to implement the vision. Such a dedicated core group can serve as a solid foundation for whatever ministry project the church is led to develop.



Transforming an established congregation ... is a daunting undertaking. It cannot be accomplished without God and it should not be attempted as a solo enterprise of the pastor. The complexity of change and the need to mobilize the full giftedness of the body requires that a group of staff and lay leaders coalesce around the future direction of the church. ...

The vision community is a diverse group of key members who become a committed and trusting community in order to discern and implement God'svision for the congregation. ... Its members must become personally prepared, understand and clearly feel the sense of urgency, and agree that change is needed. They will help in discerning and shaping the vision, in communicating with the broader congregation, and in carrying out the implementation of specific action plans. ...

The group's central focus will be God's vision for their church. They should have a burning passion for seeking God's will and for helping the church become all God intends it to be. They should also have the capacity and willingness to experience community together - to develop care and trust that will sustain them through the change process. This is not a committee or task force. ...

The right connection of individuals, knitted together by the Holy Spirit at a deep heart level, must invest heavily in each other and in the process from start to finish. Who are the right individuals? Ultimately, this is a matter of prayer, careful consideration, and church polity. ...

Who should be on the Ministry Vision Team?

In some churches, the church council or other governing body can provide a ready-made team. In other contexts, it is better to start from scratch. Ideally, the team should blend clergy/staff and lay/non-staff persons. Not every church leader needs to be part of the team, and not everyone on the team needs to be in church leadership.

Typically, pastors serve the critical purpose of encouraging, exhorting and equipping church members for ministry. In their administrative role, pastors influence the distribution of the church's resources. As spiritual leaders, pastors also play a key role in discerning God's vision and direction for the church. These functions make pastors an essential part of the Holistic Ministry Vision Project. Some pastors, however, may show no interest at all in outreach. A core group of competent, passionate, energetic lay people can overcome this obstacle - unless the pastor is actively opposed to the project.

Prospective team members are more likely to join if they are personally invited, and told why their particular gifts or experiences are valued. Encourage people to pray about their participation, so they are not just saying yes to you but to God.

The book Leading Congregational Change suggests looking for these qualities:

• Diversity reflecting the make-up of the congregation.
• Standing in the congregation - members who are respected for their wisdom, maturity, influence, and fair-mindedness.
• Spiritual maturity.
• Ability to make a meaningful contribution.
• Willing to support the right changes - neither "perpetual naysayers" nor "those who always vote with the pastor."

Also look for a blend of leadership styles - visionaries and practical types, thinkers and doers, extroverts and introverts, people who are prepared to take the lead and people who prefer to work behind the scenes.

Keep an ear out for people who say, "I have this idea for a ministry outreach ..." or "Why isn't the church doing more XYZ?" or "It's terrible to see so much such-and-such happening in the community." These are the people to whom you can say, "How would you like to be part of the solution?"

What do Ministry Vision Team members do?

In general, team members try to commit to:

• Meet together to pray, share information and ideas, discuss ministry goals,discern the church's next steps, and plan specific ministry proposals. (See Ministry Vision Team meetings .)
• Help to carry out ministry development activities (such as a community study).
• Review the church self-assessment and community study reports.
• Develop a specific vision and/or mission statement (see Where is God calling us? ).
• Practice personal devotions - study, prayer, and journaling on holistic ministry
• Care for one another holistically - i.e., spiritually, emotionally, materially.
• Attend the retreat , holistic ministry Bible study, and ministry celebration worship service , if the church organizes these events.
• Read selections of books on holistic ministry like Churches That Make a Difference or other materials that the team agrees on (see suggested reading list ).

The Ministry Vision Team may be divided into task groups for undertaking specific ministry development steps, such as a church ministry audit or community networking.

We suggest holding a commissioning service for the newly formed Ministry Vision Team, with prayers for their insight, perseverance, unity, compassion, and vision. This also provides an opportunity to formally present the team to the congregation.

The Key Leader

The Ministry Vision Team should identify a "key leader" who serves as the main contact person between this group and the church's pastorate and governing body. Often the key leader will be be the pastor, but not in every case. It may be another designated leader, such as an elder. It should be someone who is in a position of established leadership in the church, desires to see the church develop community outreach, is a good listener, and has time to invest in the project. (Note: Having a co-leader can be a good way to train an emerging church leader.)

Why the key leader's involvement is important:

• To maintain accountability for the theological development of the congregation (being what Carl Dudley calls a "theological coach").
• To assess the implications of the revised mission / vision statement for the future actions and priorities of the church's leadership.
• To integrate new training programs with other avenues of discipleship (sermons, selection of Sunday school curriculum, etc.).
• To ensure consistency with other directions in which the church is being led.
• To signal the importance of project activities to the congregation.
• To promote follow-up activities as needed.

Another function of the key leader is to guide and inspire the Ministry Vision Team. One of the roles of a leader is to step back and survey the whole picture, especially when a group starts to lose the forest for the trees. Achieving big dreams takes someone who can keep a "big picture" perspective. The leader can also help the group think long-term - looking beyond immediate tasks to a sustainable future course of mission, anticipating obstacles and opportunities, planting seeds of support in the church. Like a team cheerleader, a key leader can help keep other participants motivated, encouraging people to stick with the project despite obstacles.

The key leader can also speak to church concerns outside the scope of the project. From this perspective, the goal is to help the team make connections between "outreach" and "in-reach" and to consider the implications of the emerging vision for the church as a whole. The key leader may need to fulfill a pastoral role if the team experiences conflict (see Maintaining unity ) or if individual team members find themselves at a personal or spiritual crossroads.
The key leader can also help the team assess the ongoing development of the project according to the following criteria:

• Is the team's approach to ministry rooted in holistic theology?
• Is the team acting and relating in love?
• Is there a sense of excitement about holistic ministry? How often do people talk about the church's mission outside of "official" meetings?
• Is the project moving toward action plans for specific ministries, or is it all talk? (This is a fine line. It is wise to take time to seek God's Spirit and build consensus before moving ahead - but the goal is to move ahead.)
• Is the group involved in the project an expanding circle, or an exclusive clique? (Also a fine line; the team should nurture close relationships, but still be welcoming - just like your church family as a whole.)
• Does the planning process balance dreams and data? Does it take input from the congregational and community assessments into account, or is it based on unfounded assumptions?
• Does the project keep God's love for the world at the heart of its concerns?

If the team is missing the mark on any of these criteria, the key leader can help the process get back on track.

"Congregational transformation is a balancing act in many different respects," advise the authors of Leading Congregational Change. "Change leaders will be pulled between the daily demands of managing the congregation's routine activities and the need to devote considerable time to the long-term change process. - We may see great leaders and wonder how they do it, but the truth is that God has placed tremendous capability in each of us." Trust this gift in each member of the Ministry Vision Team.