Ministry Action Plan (MAP) for 2025 …
AT A GLANCE …
| HOPE AVENUE | FAITH AVENUE | LOVE AVENUE | |
| Weekly | Church Service (Saturdays) | Sermons | Footballers MeetUp |
| Fellowship Meeting (online) | Online Bible Studies | Reading Classes | |
| Prayer Meeting (Online) | School | ||
| Monthly | Church Service (Sundays) | Church Potluck | Community Walk |
| Prayer Service | Care Bank | Sports Club LinkUp | |
| Communion (Saturday & Sunday) | Pastoral visits | ||
| Games Evening | |||
| Quarterly | Youth Service (5th Saturdays) | ||
| Talent Shows | |||
| Movie Night … w/ popcorn | |||
| Annually | Foot-washing ceremony | Convention | VBS-type Pgm (without VBS label) |
| Good Friday Service (online) | YearEnd Thnksgiving Lunch | Summer Reading Program (3 wks.) | |
| Pentecost Service (on-site) | Fundraisers | Summer Youth LinkUp | |
| Back-To-School Treat | |||
| Health Fair | |||
PROGRESS REPORT …
PLANS FOR PASTORAL TEAM
To improve pastoral care by focusing on improving the following …
- Prayer ministry …
- Caring ministry …
- Teaching ministry …
- Visiting ministry …
- Coaching for Avenue champions
| Prayer ministry | happening online on Thursdays
on-site on 3rd Saturdays |
| Pastoral Caring | Not as we would like
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| Bible Teaching | happening
More participation would help Frequency — OK, adequate |
| Pastoral Visiting | Not started as yet due to bi vocational ministries |
| Coaching | MM still awaiting guidance from RO |
PLANS FOR HOPE AVENUE
- Weekly Saturday services … with communion once per month … and one prayer service per month …
- Weekly Sunday Fellowship meetings (online)
- Monthly Sunday Services … with communion … on 1st Sunday of each month
- Improve audio-visual equipment to make church services more inspiring and inclusive
- Workshops for song-leaders … with Men’s Ministry getting more involved
| Weekly Saturday services … with communion once per month … and one prayer service per month … and one youth service per month (5th Saturdays) | Wkly … happening
communion … happening pyr service … happening Youth service … May 31 Ms.Wilson helping youth |
| Weekly Sunday Fellowship meetings (online) | |
| Monthly Sunday Services … with communion … on 1st Sunday of each month | has been happening … but numbers declining
Sunday meeting to be given a HIGH PRIORITY |
| Workshops for song-leaders … with Men’s Ministry getting more involved
Spokesman Club … Promise Keepers (???) |
Workshops … not happening
Workshop for using PA equipment Men’s ministry involvement … happening |
| Improve audio-visual equipment to make church services more inspiring and inclusive | New mixer and boxes making a big difference
Need to look at projection of lyrics |
| Foot-washing ceremony
Good Friday Service Pentecost Service |
PLANS FOR FAITH AVENUE
- To formalize small groups (connect groups, service teams, etc.)
- To use RCL for preparation of sermons for Saturdays, as well as Sundays
- To have regular online Bible studies
- To promote in-home Bible studies and prayer meetings
- Sustain our Care Bank at current levels
- Monthly Games evening (after church on one Saturday per month)
- Monthly church potluck
- 50th Anniversary Thanksgiving service and Celebration
- Quarterly Movie Nights
- Quarterly Talent Shows
- Church Convention
- Annual Y/E Thanksgiving Luncheon
- Pastoral Visits
- Fundraisers
| To formalize small groups (connect groups, service teams, etc.) | |
| To use RCL for preparation of sermons for Saturdays, as well as Sundays | happening |
| To have regular online Bible studies | happening |
| To promote in-home Bible studies and prayer meetings | has not been happening |
| Sustain our Care Bank at current levels | happening |
| Monthly Games evening (after church on one Saturday per month) | may have to consider once per quarter |
| Monthly church potluck | happening |
| 50th Anniversary Thanksgiving service and Celebration | happening |
| Church Convention | happening … coordinated by Womens Ministry
… October 30 – November 2, 2025 |
| Annual Y/E Thanksgiving Luncheon
Fundraisers |
… should happen
??? Flea Market … last Sunday in March/April
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PLANS FOR LOVE AVENUE
- Footballers MeetUp
- Weekly Sunday outreach – to help with READING and Preparation for High School Entrance exams
- Homework assistance and exam preparation sessions on weekdays
- Monthly sports club link-ups … in tandem with monthly Saturday Games evenings
- Back-to-School Treat … for children in communities nearby
- Annual health fair … probably during the convention
- Co-host Summer Educational Program (SEP) … w/ emphasis on remedial reading for youth
- Annual summer event (Youth LinkUp) … for older teens and young adults
| Footballers MeetUp | has been happening regularly |
| Community Walks | Has not been happening |
| Weekly Sunday outreach – to help with READING and Preparation for High School Entrance exams | started … but discontinued
due to lack of interests and staff constraints |
| Homework assistance and exam preparation sessions on weekdays | See above |
| Monthly sports club link-ups … in tandem with monthly Saturday Games evenings | has not been happening
may need to happen quarterly Can Mens Ministry take the lead in this? |
| Back-to-School Treat … for children in communities nearby | Should be happening
… possibly with input from LEF |
| Annual health fair … probably during the convention | Should be happening
Check with Womens Ministry |
| Annual summer event (Youth LinkUp) … for older teens and young adults
Co-host Summer Educational Program (SEP) … w/ emphasis on remedial reading for youth
TestPreparationCentre –> School |
TBD … GS and MM |
CLOSING THOUGHTS
Most of what has been discussed pertains to the Saturday church.
The Sunday church, as should be expected, operates differently … for a number of reasons:
- It’s a hybrid church (members meet online and on-site)
- It has fewer members
- It has fewer resources
The approach of the Sunday church now is to ENGAGE not-yet-believers and EQUIP believers for ministry. One objective of the Sunday church is to facilitate the growth of the online fellowship so that it can become a feeder for the on-site church services.
- Hope Avenue … focus (Up)
- … Online Fellowship Meeting (Sundays) & Online Prayer Meeting (Thursdays)
- Faith Avenue … focus (In)
- … Online Bible Studies (Fridays)
- Love Avenue … focus (Out)
- … Reading Classes –> SRP –> TPC –> School
- Reading Classes (Weekdays)
- SRP (Summers)
- TPC (Year-round)
- School (Year-round)
- … Reading Classes –> SRP –> TPC –> School
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Re: Concern some seem to have about “two churches” — Any thoughts?