Planning for Growth and Vitality for Mid-Size Congregation
This opportunity for a team of people from midsize congregations focuses on specific issues of middle sized churches. In particular, your congregational team learns:- To identify some of the current strengths and future opportunities for growth, development, and vitality in your congregation.
- Some of the specific strategies moving from a "pastoral" to "program" style congregation.
- How to focus on ways that a vision, a sense of purpose and a responsiveness to your surrounding community can direct your efforts for expressing these in the program ministry of the congregation.
- The importance of congregational culture in middle sized congregations and ways hat this informs your specific growth, vitality and change strategies.
- To put some of the concerns that you have about "volunteerism" and "fundraising" into the broader context of personal ministry and giving development within the congregation.
- A planning method that guides your work with your congregation following the workshop.
For Workshop Participants
- Pre-Workshop Assignments (PDF, 28 pages)
For Individuals Wishing to Attend a Workshop
- Members of congregations, ministers, church staff, and district volunteers can contact their district offices to indicate interest in arranging a workshop.
For District Planning
- Hosting Guide (PDF, 27 pages: see 5-9)
- Request a Workshop for Your District (PDF)
- Countdown Tool (PDF)
- List Your Workshop on Your District's Website
- Promote Your District's Workshop:
- What to Expect (PDF)
- Who Can Benefit (PDF)
- Sample Materials
- Brochure Content (Word/RTF) (PDF)
- Participant Registration Form (Word/RTF) (PDF)
- Participant Confirmation Letter (Word/RTF) (PDF)
For Host Congregation/Local Workshop Site Planning
- Hosting Guide (PDF, 27 pages: see 15-18)
- Countdown Tool (PDF)
For more information contact growthresources @ uua.org.
Last updated on Friday, April 18, 2008.
