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What's Happening Now

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.
lrp_spire_article_march_2021.pdf
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facilities_spire_article_march_2021.pdf
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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.
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December, 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

Facilities
  • Linda Zaugg
  • John Chenault
  • Gary Davis
  • Daryl De La Cruz
  • Brian Ross
  • Janet Hasselblad
  • Heather Dodge
  • Anita Peebles

Small Group
  • Cherry Johnson
  • Margaret Norton Arnold
  • Shirley Shafer
  • Doug Beasley
  • Anita Peebles
Anti-Racism
  • Karen Carlos
  • Lupe Carlos
  • Eric Watness
  • Sandra Jones
  • Jennifer Chin
  • Patricia Hunter

Governance
  • Phil Mortenson
  • Angie Buysse
  • Kendall Baker
  • Rebecca Morris
  • David Young
  • Tim Phillips
  • Patricia Hunter
Senior Ministry
  • Judy Scott
  • Merletta Roberts
  • Darla O’Brian
  • Carole Cornell
  • Atit Marmer
  • Tim Phillips

Pastoral Transition
  • Jim Thompson
  • Mary Jeffers
  • Sue Ross
  • Larry Green
  • Aaron Burkhalter
  • David Roberts

Program Office
  • Joyce Phillips
  • Jim Segaar

Key Ministries

Together we are working to define our Key Ministries - the high level ministries that we do together as a church. Over the coming months we will define what our current Key Ministries are, and take a first guess at what we want them to be going forward. The following list was drafted by the Staff and Project Office. In the coming weeks we will discuss these with the Diaconate and the Congregation. Stay tuned!
Our Current Key Ministries - First Draft
​Worship
            Sunday Services
            Music
            Choirs
            Church Holidays
 
Pastoral Care
            Support of sick/grieving
            Special events: weddings, funerals, baby dedications
            Birthday cards
 
Congregational Care
            Wednesday night dinners
            New member Class
            Place at the Table
            Parish Nurse
            Senior Ministry
            Youth Group
            Young Adults
            Small Groups – social
            Publications
            Name tags
            Ushers/Greeters
            Facebook Connect page
 
Spiritual Formation
            Retreats
            Godly Play
            Adult Learning
            Small Groups – educational
            Special Events (Romney lectures, etc.)
            Prayer Group
​            Library
​Social Justice
            Public witness
            Living our values
                        Anti-Racism
                        LGBTQ+
                        Immigrants
                        Climate justice
            Financial support for other organizations
            Space rental to nonprofits
            Burrito Roll
            Calls to Action via Facebook Connect page
 
Baptist Life
            Evergreen
            ABC
            Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists
            Baptist Peace Fellowship of N. America / Bautistas por la Paz
            American Baptist Women
            Seattle Baptist Union
            Camps (Burton, Cascade Meadows)
 
Community Engagement
            Jazz Vespers
            Choir concerts and other musical special events
            Neighborhood involvement
            External Communications
            Carillon
            Reader Board
            Public Space Ministry
            Partnering with other agencies
                        Companis
                        Hilltop House
                        Diverse Harmony
            Partnering with other religious organizations
                        Bet Alef
                        MAPS
                        Church Council of Greater Seattle
                        Faith Action Network
                        Interfaith Community Sanctuary

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.
Read the SFBC Affirmation of Values and Mission Statement

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.
Anti-Racism SOW
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Senior Ministry SOW
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Pastoral Transition SOW
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Governance SOW
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Facilities SOW
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Small Group Ministry SOW
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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
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Long-Range Plan Documents

Personal Statements
Findings and Recommendations
Focus Group Summary
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Long-Range Planning Team (left to right): Jim Segaar, Deepty Gulati, Angie Buysse (on screen), Cherry Johnson, Larry Green, Karin Zaugg (front)


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
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LRP Update for Spire, Nov. 2020
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Introduction to the LRP by Angie Buysse
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