What's Happening Now
Upcoming Events
- Sunday, Sept. 26 - Open Forum with the Small Group Ministries and Senior Ministries Task Forces. Due to the currect COVID situation this meeting is Online Only. It begins at 1:30 p.m. with this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86246149511
- Sunday, Nov. 14 - Open Forum with the Governance Task Force
Proposal from the Small Groups Task Force
Here are two versions of the current proposal for Small Group Ministry at SFBC - a two-page summary and the full proposal. This will be one of two topics at the Sept. 26 open forum. Also feel free to send questions and comments to planning@seattlefirstbaptist.org
Here are two versions of the current proposal for Small Group Ministry at SFBC - a two-page summary and the full proposal. This will be one of two topics at the Sept. 26 open forum. Also feel free to send questions and comments to planning@seattlefirstbaptist.org
| sg_short_version_recommendations_aug_21_draft.pdf |
| sg_recommendations_aug_21_draft_.pdf |
Proposal from the Senior Ministry Task Force
Here is the current proposal for Senior Ministry at SFBC. This will be one of two topics at the Sept. 26 open forum. Also feel free to send questions and comments to planning@seattlefirstbaptist.org
Here is the current proposal for Senior Ministry at SFBC. This will be one of two topics at the Sept. 26 open forum. Also feel free to send questions and comments to planning@seattlefirstbaptist.org
| senior_task_force_proposal.pdf |
Unified Schedule
We have prepared a swim lane diagram that shows schedules for all change-related activities at SFBC. It will be updated as new information becomes available.
We have prepared a swim lane diagram that shows schedules for all change-related activities at SFBC. It will be updated as new information becomes available.
| schedule_-_unified.pdf |
June, 2021
- The Program Office has begun working on an overall schedule for these efforts.
- The latest status report is here:
| lrp_july_spire_article.pdf |
May, 2021
- A new version of the Key Ministries is available. See below.
- The latest status report is here:
| spire_article_for_june_2021.pdf |
April, 2021
- Hosted the Long Range Planning Open Forum for the Congregation - Sunday, April 18, 12:30 p.m.
- Hosted the Key Ministries Working Session with the Congregation - Wednesday, April 21, 6:30 p.m.
| lrp_spire_may_2021.pdf |
March, 2021
- The March status report is here. It will also appear in the April Spire.
- We've made good progress on the Key Ministries. The latest update is below.
| lrp_spire_article_apr_2021.pdf |
February, 2021
- Key Ministries will be discussed with the Diaconate later this month. We've made some additions to the list below.
- All task forces are hard at work. The February status report is here, as is an article from the Facilities Task Force. This information will also appear in the March Spire.
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January, 2021
- The task forces have started their work. A summary of their activities is here. This information will also appear in the February Spire.
| lrp_spire_article_feb_2021.pdf |
December, 2020
November, 2020
August - October, 2020
- Our task forces have all met with the Program Office and lay leadership and have begun their work. The names of people on each task force are listed below.
- We have drafted a list of our current Key Ministries (see below)
November, 2020
- The Executive Committee is recruiting members for the first task forces
- Statements of Work for the task forces have been drafted (see below)
- Task forces will be kicked off later this month
August - October, 2020
- The Diaconate reviewed and accepted the Long Range Plan
- The Diaconate decided to begin work with 6 task forces. They will focus on: Pastoral Transition; Facilities; Anti-Racism; Small Group Ministry; Senior Ministry; Governance
Task Forces
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Facilities
Small Group
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Anti-Racism
Governance
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Senior Ministry
Pastoral Transition
Program Office
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Key Ministries
What are Key Ministries?
Listing our Key Ministries is a way to help visitors understand what our church is about. It also helps us get a more complete understanding of what SFBC does. They relate to our Mission Statement and Values as follows:
Listing our Key Ministries is a way to help visitors understand what our church is about. It also helps us get a more complete understanding of what SFBC does. They relate to our Mission Statement and Values as follows:
- Mission Statement – states who we aspire to be. We are…
- Affirmation of Values – calls attention to how we aspire to relate to our world and to each other. We will…
- Key Ministries – summarizes how we live into our Mission Statement and Values. We do…
Our Current Key Ministries - Summary as of May, 2021
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Much more detail about each Key Ministry is available in this document, which includes all the latest updates.
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Our Vision
Early in the process, the Long-Range Planning team consulted with the Diaconate, and we all agreed that the foundation of the plan, our vision, is the SFBC Mission Statement and Affirmation of Values. The plan calls us to Be Bold, Be Different, and Be Better as we continue to be a community of faith united in exploring what it means to follow the way of Jesus Christ.
Statements of Work for Task Forces
These statements of work have been prepared for the tasks that are being kicked off. Each task force will confirm what their statement of work should be, and the statements of work will likely change as they do their work. These are starting points.
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In the process of preparing the statements of work, we recognized the need for an additional piece of foundational work - identifying SFBC's key ministries. The first priority is to list the key ministries that we already do. We then will prepare a list of changes to key ministries or additional key ministries that have been brought up as possibilities for the future. This information will be used by the task forces to support their work. We do not expect to finalize a list of key ministries for the future until our new permanent pastor(s) are in place.
| Key Ministries SOW |
Long-Range Plan Documents
What are people saying?
These are articles and other items that have been published about the Long-Range Planning Process.
| Diaconate Update for Spire, Nov. 2020 |
| LRP Update for Spire, Nov. 2020 |
| Introduction to the LRP by Angie Buysse |