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Diocesan Jubilee Officer Cedar Rapids
Gathering
Session Four:
New Program Development
March 28, 2009
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Goals for New Program Development
1.
To introduce distinctions between Jubilee Ministries that are
congregationally based and those which are agency based
a.
b.
c.
2.
To recognize the important work of ECSA and to distinguish between that
work and our identity as members of the Jubilee Ministry network
a.
3.
37.0 % (Strongly Agree);48.1% (Agree); 14.8% (Disagree); 0% (Strongly Disagree)
To introduce the Model for Domestic Poverty Alleviation and to make a
direct connection between Jubilee Ministry and its role supporting this
commitment
a.
b.
c.
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Review Resolution history of Jubilee Ministry & Diocesan Jubilee Officers
Contrast histories with survey interests expressed while making review
Seek further clarification of the questions throughout to assure targeted program visioning
and development
Will accomplish through Morning Prayer with Theological Reflection
Brochure and Study Guide
Discussion around Model for Domestic Poverty Alleviation
To introduce the Excellence in Ministry Recognition program
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Resolution Number:
Title:
Officer
Legislative Action Taken:
1985-A106
Request That Each Diocese Appoint a Jubilee
Concurred As Amended
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Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That in each diocese
there be appointed a Jubilee officer who will
1.
become informed on all facets of the Jubilee Ministry,
2.
serve as a liaison to the Jubilee Ministry Commission, and
3.
be available as a resource to their bishops and congregations and
4.
otherwise bring support to further Jubilee Ministries [in each diocese of
the Church].
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Congregational and Agency Based Ministries
The Jubilee Ministries in my diocese
consist of the following:
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o
o
o
o
Congregational Based
Small Agencies
Large Agencies
Ecumenical Ministries
Interfatih Partnerships
88.5%
69.2%
38.5%
50.0%
42.3%
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Feedback from survey comments. What are the major
differences between Congregation and Agency based
Jubilee Ministries?
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Size, funding sources, and Vestry/Board of Directors oversight
Scope is smaller in congregation-based ministries; they tend to appear,
work, then disappear because they are based on the passion of one
person or group.
Congregational based ministries are smaller, while agency based
ministries are more widespread
501(c)3 are typically ecumenical or interfaith, with an ancillary connection
to founding parishes through those members currently active; whereas
the parish based are woven into the life and outreach of the faith
community
congregation based approved through the Jubilee Office don't exist here.
Congregational ministries are under the supervision of the Rector and
Vestry.
We have no agency-based ministries
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Feedback from survey comments. What are the major
differences between Congregation and Agency based
Jubilee Ministries? (continued)
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Can’t say yet
I don't think I have enough information to accurately answer these
questions. The differences, blocks, and issues are different for each
congregation. I cannot generalize them.
I am too new to answer this
We have two congregation based ministries that hold a variety of
services.
amount of diocesan support
Of the two congregational ministries, one is a ministry to Hispanics in
southern MO. The other is a pantry giving toiletries to low income folks.
Of the three large agency based ministries, one is a training center for
chefs, one is the largest feeding program in Kansas City, MO, and one is
a large Parenting Life Skills Center in Springfield, MO.
I think we are mostly congregation based. One of our sites has a
partnership with a domestic violence agency. They support the work of
this single agency as the biggest part of their ministry. Others are
congregational in the sense that they reach out to many agencies,
organizations and individual through many means. The ministry of the
entire congregation is called upon.
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Feedback from survey comments. What are the major
differences between Congregation and Agency based
Jubilee Ministries? (continued)
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In the Diocese of Lexington the distinction is the involvement is that
Congregational based ministries are primary Episcopal Church centered
as opposed to an interfaith focus of member involvement.
Congregation based generally smaller, smaller facilities, smaller reach
Size, mostly. Not certain of the distinctions, in part because some of ours
grew from parish-based to spin-off agencies.
Agency based have hired director usually, may not belong to the church,
but many church volunteers and financial assistance. The physical place
may not be in the church facility. Congregation based is in the church
"footprint" and has leadership from church members - Often all volunteer.
Agencies have a elected board of directors, vestry run many church base
groups
Congregation based ministry are sponsored by one congregation; agency
based usually more interfaith or ecumenical.
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Feedback from survey comments. What are the major
differences between Congregation and Agency based
Jubilee Ministries? (continued)
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Some of the larger agency-based ministries grew directly out of the
initiatives of an individual Episcopal; some are the result of ecumenical
efforts to address issues (mostly urban). They mostly address broad
social needs. The congregation-based ministries vary greatly; some
focus on one specific need, while some congregations address a variety
of needs; these tend to be smaller initiatives, but they are still worthwhile
programs.
The main difference would be available resources and size of program.
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What is it? A quick rule of thumb
Is the organizational budget approved by the congregation at its Annual
Meeting or by a Board of Directors?
If the budget is approved by the congregation at its annual meeting,
then this is most likely a congregationally based Jubilee Ministry.
If the budget is approved by a Board of Directors,
then it is most likely an agency based Jubilee Ministry.
Congregational and ecumenical cluster ministries rely on congregations
to approve outreach support, while approving their program budget.
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Theological implications for consideration
in determining needed resources
One of the scribes came near and heard them disputing with one
another, and seeing that he answered them well, he asked him, ‘Which
commandment is the first of all?’ Jesus answered, ‘The first is, “Hear,
O Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is one; you shall love the Lord your
God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind,
and with all your strength.” The second is this, “You shall love your
neighbor as yourself.” There is no other commandment greater than
these.’ Then the scribe said to him, ‘You are right, Teacher; you have
truly said that “he is one, and besides him there is no other”; and “to
love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the
strength”, and “to love one’s neighbor as oneself”,—this is much more
important than all whole burnt-offerings and sacrifices.’ When Jesus saw that
he answered wisely, he said to him, ‘You are not far from the kingdom of God.’
After that no one dared to ask him any question.
Mark 12:28-34
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Theological implications for consideration
in determining needed resources
Congregations tend to focus on personal piety – loving God
with heart, mind, soul and strength
Agencies tend to focus on faith in action – loving neighbor
as self.
To the extent that this observation is true, congregations
need help with resources that focus on putting their faith
in action, while members of agencies need help with
resources that focus on cultivating their relationship with
God as the source of their faith.
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Resources needed to support
Congregations doing Jubilee Ministry
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Resources needed to support
Congregations doing Jubilee Ministry
Survey feedback regarding the blocks to development of congregational based ministries:
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I think there is an absence of clergy awareness.
Can't say yet
Yeah, all them in some combination, and what wil usually seem to jumpstart is one
person with a burning desire to do the work and then hopefully finding the support
in the rector or DJO to do the research, determine what resources are needed to
meet the need, then go look for seed money to 'kick start', and work on broader
support with the parish
All the above; I believe our chief challenge is critical mass; because we are <5,000
Episcopalians in the whole state, our ministries must be ecumenical; Our one
Jubilee Ministry is situated on a circle where every other church in town is located
within a few hundred yards; the ministry taps volunteers from one or more of these
nearby centers.
Probably lack of knowledge of JM together with lack of money
lack of vision
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Resources needed to support
Congregations doing Jubilee Ministry
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Here is a big push for Millennium Development Goals projects
that dominates. Currently, the two co-chairs of the MDG's feel all
funds should go overseas to help folks earning $1 a day.
Relationship between wider parish and particular ministry/the
group that "runs" it. Funding, communication, broadening senes
of "ownership," when/why to spin off as 501(c)3, etc.
Often small churches here have an older congregation, not willing
to start and lead. BUT the recent gift of $12,000 for a Mustartd
Seed Mission to every one of our churches is a huge stimulus and
just getting off the ground!
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Resources needed to support
Agencies doing Jubilee Ministry
Home of the Innocents, Louisville (above)
Bridging Arizona, Mesa (at left)
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Resources needed to support
Agencies doing Jubilee Ministry
Survey feedback regarding major issues facing agency based ministries
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Outcome measures (as opposed to "through put" measures) can be most elusive
to identify and measure.
Can't say yet
Board training and fund development are frequent but not always asked for, those
new to grants usually don't have their measurables in place so will try to match
with nonprofit resource center to gain those skills
Not applicable in our diocese
Congregations are small in size. The two centers are at our largest churches.
As far as I know the three large agency based Jubilee Centers are doing well.
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The important work of
Episcopal Community Services in America
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Presentation and discussion by:
Dr. Jay F. Lehnertz, Ph.D.
Chair
Board of Directors, ECSA
President/CEO
Episcopal Community Services of Kansas & West Missouri
Kansas City, MO
www.episcopalcommunity.org
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The Episcopal Church
and
Domestic Poverty Alleviation
The Presiding Bishop’s Summit on Domestic Poverty
Faith in the Balance: A Call to Action
By the Rev. Christopher A. Johnson
Program Officer, Domestic Justice and Jubilee Ministries
Ash Wednesday 2009
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How can we help to break the cycle of poverty? How can we
become a place of refuge and healing for the most vulnerable
members of our society? How might we be a prophetic voice for
those who find themselves stuck in dead-end situations?
These are questions Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori
challenged participants to address while attending the Summit on
Domestic Poverty held at the Franciscan Renewal Center in
Scottsdale, Arizona, in May 2008.
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Executive Summary
The Presiding Bishop convened this leadership gathering envisioning “the
development of creative ways in which we can work collectively on common
issues, the development of steps to eradicate poverty in the United States,
say a word to the nation, point to possible actions at the next General
Convention, and recognize, elevate, and celebrate all that is done on behalf
of the poor on a daily basis in our congregations, dioceses, and institutions.”
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This call to action provides a brief introduction that summarizes the summit
event as the beginning of a process designed to engage the ministry of the
church as a whole in common mission that is informed by Holy Scripture
and Holy Baptism. A Model for Domestic Poverty Alleviation is introduced
that follows the general format of a congregational development model. The
four-point organizing language of Vision, Formation, Networking and
Advocacy that emerged at the summit is preserved in the model under the
categories of Servant Leadership, Christian Discipleship, Partnership in
Mission, and Stewardship of Creation. These four categories are further
divided into three subcategories to acknowledge the complexity of the
challenges before us and to create opportunity to draw the whole of the
church around domestic poverty as a common mission. The model intends
to provide a relational structure through which an effective response to
domestic poverty can be developed. It does not intend to provide the details
of a particular localized response nor does it intend to provide particular
strategies that will be adopted by the participants. This design is to assure a
broad sense of ownership, which includes ownership by those populations it
intends to impact.
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Stakeholders have been identified to correspond to each of the
subcategories based on the focus of their mission. A process has been
recommended that outlines necessary action steps for implementation. The
details of that process are sufficiently loose at this point so that stakeholders
are free to shape the model based on their areas of expertise. The model
places its faith in the balance sought among stakeholders as ideas are
exchanged and goals are established. The model seeks to nurture faith in
the balance between piety and action, personal desire and communal
responsibility.
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It is the interdependence of relationships that strikes at the heart of the challenge
before us as a faith community seeking to alleviate domestic poverty. The
effectiveness of our engagement of each of the four elements we will be developing
is dependent upon our willingness and capacity as a body to work for the common
good. And, it will be out of this mutual effort that we become a place of refuge and
healing for all. The adapted model explores the dynamics interacting between
Servant Leadership, Christian Discipleship, Partnership in Mission, and Stewardship
of Creation as categories that can accommodate the summit categories of Vision,
Formation, Networking, and Advocacy.
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SERVANT LEADERSHIP
a.
b.
c.
2.
Local/Contextual
Consultant
Corporate
CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP
a.
b.
c.
3.
Scripture
Reason
Tradition
PARTNERSHIP IN MISSION
a.
b.
c.
4.
Congregations
Agencies
Fund Partners
STEWARDSHIP OF
CREATION
a.
b.
c.
Time
Treasure
Talents
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During the summit we arrived at these four categories as
organizing tools to aid us in our conversation. We
approached these categories using language as follows:
1. Vision: to share the blessings we have for the good of the whole; to
remember who we are – that we are infinitely valuable Children of God; and
to see the infinite value of the Child of God in each of our neighbors.
2. Formation: to remember that as Christians we are a people of mission, not
only overseas, but in our local context as well; the scope of our work is not
an either/or dichotomy.
3. Networking: to assess, coordinate, and disseminate information about
various outreach efforts and resources available or needed to alleviate
poverty in its domestic context.
4. Advocacy: to argue and insist on justice for the people of God and for
creation and to break away from our history of charity models rather than
partnerships.
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The summit assumed Eleven Essentials of Justice:
1. Affordable Food
2. Employment
3. Affordable Quality Childcare
4. Education
5. Healthcare
6. A Just Immigration Policy
7. Cultural Affirmation
8. Equal Protection Under the Law
9. Economic Opportunity
10.A Healthy Environment
11.Housing
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Partnership in Mission
The conversation on Networking at the summit called the Church to:
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Promote and develop improved collaboration among stakeholders through comprehensive
database management
Establish grant-writing partnerships
Promote ecumenical partnerships
Foster partnerships among grassroots empowerment groups
Partner through shared programs for leadership development
Explore the financial requirements for funding such an initiative
Assure the placement of benchmarks and means for accountability
Effective Partnerships are established when people and organizations unite in support of
common mission. As applied to the Model for Domestic Poverty Alleviation, such
partnerships represented at the summit would naturally bring together representatives of
our congregations, social service agencies, and our funding organizations. While each
organizational culture has its own particular interests and perceived mandates for
existing, in the context of the Church all three seek to serve Christ faithfully through their
ministry and the programs they offer.
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Necessary Actions Steps for Implementation
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2.
3.
Identify leadership to oversee each of the four focus areas and facilitate
development.
Ask for “buy-in” from each of the organizations suggested, revise those
listed if necessary.
Convene an initial gathering of the representatives.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
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5.
Review comments from the summit event.[1]
Discuss how these four areas compliment one another and are
interdependent.
Provide training for group interaction.
Establish measurable goals for each group for the period 2010-2018 based on
the categories listed in the 11 Essentials of Justice presented during the
summit event.
Form groups to develop general strategies to accomplish goals.
Form groups to develop timelines for monitoring progress.
Develop consolidated list of measurable goals with timelines.
Introduce Native American response as a beta test group through which
evaluation and revisions to the model can be made.
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Convene Native American leadership from beta test group during 20102012.
Repeat step 3.
Establish budget to accomplish goals.
Test goals and timelines established by overall strategy team against
those determined by beta test group.
Note variances and weigh importance of those variances to strategies.
Convene focus group leadership to receive Native American plan.
Initiate planning discussions with other target populations during 20112012 to design models.
Review contents from step 3.
Apply learning from Native American model.
Repeat step 6 for new target population.
Convene focus group leadership to receive new plans.
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Excellence in Ministry Recognition
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Excellence in Ministry Recognition
Come, you that are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you
from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was
thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you
welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took
care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.
These familiar words from Matthew’s Gospel express our deepest desire of
how to serve God faithfully and responsively. Our ministries give shape and
form to that expression of desire. I would like to note that for each of us
excellence in ministry is a worthy pursuit. It is a worthy pursuit not because its
attainment somehow makes us better than others, but rather because we
uphold excellence as the very best that we have to offer. With this idea in mind
I would like to invite us to acknowledge the excellence that is happening around
us. I would like to invite each of you to look around and to consider where
excellence in Jubilee Ministry is happening as an expression of the best we
have to offer in service to Christ.
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Excellence in Ministry Recognition
Specifically, I would like to invite you to make nominations for
Excellence in Ministry for the following three categories.
1. Jubilee Ministries that are Congregationally driven (budget approved by
Congregation)
2. Jubilee Ministries that are Institutionally driven (budget approved by Board
of Directors)
3. Diocesan Jubilee Officers
Nomination forms for each category and a brief definition of each are
available on the webpage to guide you. It is my hope to announce
nominees for these recognitions at year’s end. Their stories will be
posted on the Jubilee Ministry web pages throughout 2010, so please
be sure to include photos. Once made, I hope you will take the
opportunity to also acknowledge these recognitions at your respective
2010 Annual Diocesan Conventions
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List three criteria you would use to select DJOs and
Jubilee Ministries throughout the Episcopal Church for
“Excellence in Ministry” recognition
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Commitment to poor and oppressed. Willingness to network/share information and
resources
DJOs – increased number of Jubilee Ministries. Ministries recognition for impact
on the community, e.g. those outcome measures
New approaches to outreach; impact on the community; demonstrated focus on
being an advocate who works toward getting the Church to alleviate the needs
identified
Partnerships beyond Episcopal churches
Jubilee Ministries for expanding healthy centers doing particular work in the areas
of supporting the planting of new ministries domestically and/or internationally,
and/or doing specific outstanding and innovative work in the areas of advocacy,
lay empowerment, and/or evangelism. For DJO, someone who has a long
successful record of growing and expanding centers as well as working on behalf
of Jubilee in the church
Success in delivering service
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List three criteria you would use to select DJOs and
Jubilee Ministries throughout the Episcopal Church for
“Excellence in Ministry” recognition
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3 points made:
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Does the program "teach people to fish"? Do the program leaders really want to go out of
business some day? Or, does the staff need the clients more than the clients need the
staff?
2)
How well does the program support its volunteers' need for rest, renewal? Does the
program intentionally seek to develop volunteers' capacity for compassionate caring as
well as healthy self-care and appropriate boundaries?
3)
Does the agency or program give any thought to redundancy in staffing, and succession
planning of the leadership?
Expanded service per dollar spent innovation those not afraid of “hot topics.”
Involvement and vision for Jubilee Centers. Leadership in establishing centers with funding
empowerment for lay involvement
Measurable outcomes; successful models; community recognition
No comment here. This is hard for me to figure out how to hold up one ministry and not
another
Persons with strong spiritual backgrounds, knowledge of communities, and experience
working with diverse cultures
Walk the walk; hands-on experience, articulate and aggressive
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List three criteria you would use to select DJOs and
Jubilee Ministries throughout the Episcopal Church for
“Excellence in Ministry” recognition
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Quality of program(s) -- impact, dignity w/ which they partner Number of people in
TEC they impact by their work -- how connected are they? Are they organically
connected to the parish/diocese? For DJO's, how well do they inspire, help create
new centers, partner w/ the Network, etc.
DJO: availability in the Diocese, ability to encourage into joyful ministry and
believe in growth, expertise to help with goals. Jubilee Ministries: Creativity, Joyful
Growth, Involvement and investment of the congregation coming from their reason
for being a church rooted in Christ.
Diocesan Profile of Center in your Diocese, letter from the bishop, number of times
your are involved in national networks
1. Creativity in working with congregations to help them become Jubilee-focused.
2. Evidence of working with Bishop(s) and other diocesan staff to increase
understanding of and support for Jubilee. 3. Evidence of support for the
development of new Jubilee programs.
Those ministries that provide programs that are not band-aids, but help to make a
long-term difference. DJOs that are involved in helping their centers in whatever
way possible. Innovative centers that could teach the rest of us something new.
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