Humility and Confidence in Sharing Faith

Strategic Objective: Develop and implement effective and connected regional and national strategies that result in growth within existing ministries, and by seeding and sustaining new expressions of communities of faith.

The first and leading priority is achieving the strategic objective related to growth.  Working in partnership with regions and the Indigenous Church, we will advance three interconnected streams of work to revitalize and activate growth in the denomination: Renew; Create; Invite.

Renew

We will strengthen the capacities of existing communities of faith to welcome, attract, retain, transform, and send people into the world. The plan is for a creative, robust, clear, and coordinated set of resources to help communities of faith strengthen invitation and innovation, reducing current duplication and filling in key gaps.

Priority?

Key Activities

Progress

Tools and Accompaniment for Communities of Faith

 
Good
 

Stewardship for Communities of Faith

 
Excellent

Moderator's Initiative: Church Workshops

 
Excellent

 

Renewing Francophone Communities 

 
Good

Create

Gathering from experience, mapping demographic information and assessing community needs, we will propose, develop, and create 100 new communities of faith with a view to their long-term sustainability.

Priority?

Key Activities

Progress

 

Online Communities

 
Ended

Regional Priority Communities

 
Good

Migrant Communities

 
Excellent
 

Intercultural Communities

 
Excellent

Francophone Communities

 
Excellent
 

Diverse Identity Communities

 
Ended

Invite

Drawing deep on the new Call and Vision, we will galvanize common identity and purpose across the church, strengthening the understanding of our discipleship in this time. We will develop ways to communicate effectively with different groups of the public about the spiritual home or pathways to home in the church, including renewing relationships in the 100th anniversary.

Priority?

Key Activities

Progress

 

Engage with Call and Vision

 
Excellent

Public Outreach: Communication Strategy

 
Excellent
 

Francophone Outreach

 
Excellent
 

Centennial Commemoration Project

 
Good

*Progress is determined from percentage completion of planned key results in a given quarter.

For questions on the Strategic Plan, or for a summary of all 2024 Operational Plan Activities including descriptions, contact  planning@united-church.ca .

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