Leadership Ministry Team

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church

7000 Creedmoor Rd

Raleigh, NC  27613

 

January 4, 2005

 

Subject: Telecon with Good Shepherd Lutheran Ministry Team to be held on

Tuesday, January 11, 2005 at 4pm CST/6pm EST. 

 

Dear Pastor Barger:

 

We look forward to speaking with you on Tuesday, January 11th at 4pm CST/6pm EST.  Please use the following toll-free number to phone into our conference call:

Toll-Free Conference Number:  1-877-641-0660

Participant Code: 109169#

 

The Leadership Ministry Team at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church is in the process of evaluating our leadership structure in an effort to find a structure that is both appropriate for our congregationÕs size and where our staff can function optimally.  We currently have a total of 15 staff members (includes full and part-time employees) to serve our congregation of 1,200 baptized/750 confirmed members. 

 

Our Senior Pastor, David Sloop, visited with you in July 2004, and shared some of the details of the leadership structure of Abiding Hope with our Leadership Ministry Team.  In addition, we have reviewed your congregations 2003 Annual Report (dated February 1, 2004) and the summary of Lead Staff Team (revised April 7, 2004).   Following review of the aforementioned information, we developed a set of categories and questions to focus our discussion.  We hope these questions will give you an idea of the information we seek.

 

Thank you in advance for reviewing our questions and for your willingness to share your experience with us.  We look forward to speaking with you on Tuesday, January 11th.  Feel free to contact me should you have questions or concerns prior to our meeting. 

 

Sincerely,

 

Nancy

 

Nancy Herje

GSLC Leadership Task Force

e-mail: nansong@earthlink.net

cell phone: (919) 475-5101

 

cc: GSLC Leadership Ministry Team

Enclosure

Questions for Discussion with Good Shepherd Leadership Ministry Team

 

Time

Category

Questions

4:00pmÐ 4:05 pm

Introductions

 

 

 

 

4:05pm Ð 4:25pm

Abiding Hope Lead Staff Team Structure

We noted changes in the Lead Staff Team structure of Abiding Hope from 2003 (as reported in the 2003 Annual Report) to a revised structure of the Lead Staff Team dated April 7, 2004. 

 

 
  • Please describe the current Lead Staff Team structure.

 

 
  • What led Abiding Hope to change the leadership structure in April 2004?

 

 
  • What is the difference between the roles of ÒPastorÓ vs. ÒMinisterÓ?

 

 
  • What is the meaning of the phrase Òreplicates the lead pastorÓ?

 

 
  • In the current structure (April 2004):

- What works well?

- What would you change?

- Why would you change it?

 

 

 

4:25pm Ð 4:40pm

Abiding Hope Ministry Teams
  • Please describe the structure of the Ministry Teams (Focus example on Discipleship Team).

 

 
  • Who leads the Ministry Teams?

 

 
  • How does the Lead Staff Team interact with the Ministry Teams?

 

 
  • In the current structure:

- What works well?

- What would you change?

- Why would you change it?

 

 

 

4:40pm Ð 4:50pm

Abiding Hope Council
  • Please describe the structure of your church Council.

 

 
  • What is the CouncilÕs primary role?

 

 
  • Is the Council responsible for development and management of the spending plan?

 

 
  • Do you operate with a unified balanced budget?

 

 
  • Do you have an outside funding source?

 

 
  • In the current structure:

- What works well?

- What would you change?

- Why would you change it?

 

 

 

4:50pm Ð 4:55pm

Abiding Hope Vision
  • Who is responsible for developing the vision for Abiding Hope?

 

 

 

4:55pm Ð 5pm

Conclusion