Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
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Camp Hill, PA  17011
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November 18, 2008

Planning for Trinity's Future

Congregational Council
Seeks Reaction and Comments
to Draft Vision/Mission Statement

Trinity’s Strategic Planning Team, tasked by Congregational Council, has solicited input and developed a draft mission statement to guide our ministries here at Trinity Church into the future. You are encouraged to give us your reaction and comments over the course of the next month.

This draft mission statement, if approved by Congregational Council, is expected to be included on the agenda for congregational approval at our regularly scheduled annual meeting scheduled for January 25, 2009. This mission statement will replace our current one which has been used in our ministries over the past number of years.

There will be several Temple Talks to communicate the importance of moving forward at Trinity with this statement to guide us. We encourage you to contact Team Co-Chairs, Bill Foos and Douglas Bonsall, President Bob Frymoyer, Pastor Hardy or any Council member to express your interest, comments, and concerns, if any.

We will all be better prepared to carry out Christ’s ministry here at Trinity accordingly.

VISION:

"Disciples in the making, making disciples"
(based on The Great Commission Matthew 28:19-20)

MISSION STATEMENT:

We seek to equip ourselves and others to share the good news in our daily living as called disciples of Christ.

GUIDING PRINCIPLES (precepts that will govern how the mission will be accomplished):

While remaining true to our Reformation heritage we will use the following principles in carrying out the mission of Trinity Lutheran Church:

Empowered Leadership - Develop and foster an environment that provides opportunities to grow and empower leadership while providing witness and service to God

Passionate Spirituality – Foster Christ-centered spiritual passion

Inspiring Worship - Provide opportunities to experience God’s grace through Word and Sacrament

Need–Oriented Evangelism - Identify and respond to the needs of the local and global communities through evangelism

Gift-Oriented Ministry - Provide a ministry that helps individuals identify, develop and share their spiritual gifts and talents

Loving Relationships - Demonstrate our loving relationship with God and sharing it with one another in all that we do

Functional Structures - Foster effective and functional organizational structures

Holistic Small Groups – Utilize an intentional system of small groups to foster community and spiritual growth

Trinity Lutheran Church began a strategic planning process to help set our direction into the future.  Members of the congregation, as individuals or as part of group brainstorming sessions in committee meetings and other group meetings, were invited to respond to six questions:
1. Think back over our congregation's history.  What things have happened that have contributed notably to God's dream for this place?
2. Who are the people within the congregation that we are not presently reaching?
3. Who are the people outside the congregation that we are not presently reaching?
4. What are Trinity's strengths?
5. What are Trinity's weaknesses?
6. If God has His way with Trinity over the next 5 years, what would be different?

The results of all of the responses were tabulated and presented at a workshop held on May 31, 2008, to which all members of the congregation were invited.  Follow this link to view the summary that was presented at the workshop.   Guided by the Strategic Planning Committee and with the assistance of the Rev. David Fisher, staff resource person from the Lower Susquehanna Synod, workshop participants provided some of their visions for the future ministry of Trinity Lutheran Church.  Using visions expressed, the Strategic Planning Committee developed a draft VISION STATEMENT, "Disciples in the Making, Making Disciples", that became the foundation for the development of the draft mission statement and guiding principles.

The August 2008 Trinity Parish article entitled Disciples in the Making, Making Disciples by Strategic Planning Task Force Co-chair, Douglas Bonsall, provides a summary of the history of our strategic planning process and the expected outcomes for the process.

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