Adapting and Innovating for Bold Discipleship
Strategic Objective: Renew a vision of leadership based on the call of the denomination—deep spirituality, bold discipleship and daring justice―and align discernment, recruitment, training, and support of ordered and lay leadership, to this vision.
Whole People of God
We will reinvigorate our commitment to the ministry of the whole people of God, better coordinating support and resources.
Priority? | Key Activities | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| Whole People of God Training | Delayed |
First Third Ministry Leaders | Excellent | |
| Worship Resources | Excellent |
Statement of Ministry Review | Excellent |
Ministry Personnel
We will work to align policy and systems for recruiting, training, authorizing and overseeing ministry personnel with the new Vision.
Priority? | Key Activities | Progress |
|---|---|---|
Reimagine Theological Education | Excellent | |
✓ | Cooperative Ministry and Mentorship Pilot | Good |
✓ | Recruitment-Ministry Personnel | Excellent |
✓ | Appointments for Admission Ministers | Good |
Leadership Counts | Excellent | |
✓ | Moderator's Initiative: (Re)Generate | Excellent |
Pastoral Relations Equity Animation | Fair |
Elected Leaders
We will support the increased diversity and effectiveness of faithful elected leaders.
Priority? | Key Activities | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| Support to Equity Groups in Governance | Excellent |
Equity and Anti-Oppression Training | Excellent | |
| Onboarding Volunteers | Delayed |
Staff
We will strengthen equity, accountability and effectiveness in the General Council and Regional Council staff systems, enhancing a learning culture, increased alignment, and evaluation against work plans.
Priority? | Key Activities | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| Performance Management System | Excellent |
Training: Learning Strategy | Good | |
| Equity in Recruitment and Retention | Postponed |
*Progress is determined from percentage completion of planned key results in a given quarter.
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Break Us and Mold Us
A prayer for the renewal of the church by the Rev. Karlene Brown-Palmer, St. Paul’s United Church, Tillsonburg, Ontario.Downloads
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