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The Episcopal Diocese of Dallas. Living into our Strategic Plan. Our Core Belief. We believe in the Power of Jesus Christ to transform lives. We are Resurrection People!. Our Mandate – The Great Commission.
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The Episcopal Diocese of Dallas Living into our Strategic Plan We believe in the power of Jesus Christ to Transform lives. We are Resurrection People!
Our Core Belief We believe in the Power of Jesus Christ to transform lives. We are Resurrection People! We believe in the power of Jesus Christ to Transform lives. We are Resurrection People!
Our Mandate –The Great Commission 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. —Matthew 28:19-20 We believe in the power of Jesus Christ to Transform lives. We are Resurrection People!
Where Have We Been The American church: • Mainline denominations are in Decline • Growth of evangelical, independent churches • Diversity across generations • 1/3 of “Christians” don’t go to church • Increasingly secularized, pluralistic culture We believe in the power of Jesus Christ to Transform lives. We are Resurrection People!
Church 1965 1996 United Methodist 11 million 8.5 million Presbyterian Ch, USA 4 million 3 million Disciples of Christ 2 million 3 million Episcopal Church 3.6 million 2.4 million Mainline Churches Are Declining We believe in the power of Jesus Christ to Transform lives. We are Resurrection People!
Our Diocese Grew 11% From 1991-2000 Baptized Members 39,304 35,465 1991 2000 We believe in the power of Jesus Christ to Transform lives. We are Resurrection People!
The Pledging Rate of Our DioceseDropped From 1991-2000 Pledge Rate 55% 50% 1991 2000 We believe in the power of Jesus Christ to Transform lives. We are Resurrection People!
The Attendance Rate of Our DioceseDecreased Slightly From 1991-2000 Attendance Rate 39% 36% 1991 2000 We believe in the power of Jesus Christ to Transform lives. We are Resurrection People!
The growth of our Diocese laggedpopulation growth from 1991-2000 20% 9% Population of Our Diocese Communicants in Our Diocese We believe in the power of Jesus Christ to Transform lives. We are Resurrection People!
Where Are We Going? • We are recapturing our missionary heritage. • Pro-actively moving forward into the future • Not content to rest on our past successes We believe in the power of Jesus Christ to Transform lives. We are Resurrection People!
Year 2010 BHAGs for Our Diocese • Grow the number of communicants 50% from 37,787 to 57,000 • Increase our average attendance from 37% to 60% • Increase our average pledge participation from 52% to 70% We believe in the power of Jesus Christ to Transform lives. We are Resurrection People!
Four Core Strategies We believe in the power of Jesus Christ to Transform lives. We are Resurrection People!
ONE CHURCH MISSION-ORIENTED
ONE CHURCH MISSION-ORIENTED LEADERSHIPDEVELOPMENT We Are Resurrection People
ONE CHURCH MISSION-ORIENTED LEADERSHIPDEVELOPMENT RESOURCEMODEL We Are Resurrection People
ONE CHURCH MISSION-ORIENTED LEADERSHIPDEVELOPMENT RESOURCEMODEL We Are Resurrection People
ONE CHURCH MISSION-ORIENTED LEADERSHIPDEVELOPMENT RESOURCEMODEL We Are Resurrection People
The Episcopal Diocese of Dallas 6 Mission Stations 19 Missions 52 Parishes ONE CHURCH We believe in the power of Jesus Christ to Transform lives. We are Resurrection People!
One Church • Starts with Clergy health and unity • Cooperation among and between churches • Focus on mission rather than differences We believe in the power of Jesus Christ to Transform lives. We are Resurrection People!
Maintenance to Mission • Growth is the norm in our churches • Plant new Churches and new Communities of Faith • Increase our foreign Mission Involvement • Provide Resources to help our existing Congregations to expand their mission We believe in the power of Jesus Christ to Transform lives. We are Resurrection People!
Leadership Development • Strengthen our Ministry to and with Youth • Develop a premier Camp and Conference Center • Provide leadership training at the congregational level • Streamline Ordination Process We believe in the power of Jesus Christ to Transform lives. We are Resurrection People!
Diocese as Resource • Reduce Diocesan Apportionments • Provide Strategic Assistance Grants to existing Congregations • Diocesan Staff as Resources to congregations • Demographic Information for Congregations We believe in the power of Jesus Christ to Transform lives. We are Resurrection People!
The Episcopal Diocese of Dallas One Church Maintenance to Mission Leadership Development Diocese as Resource Reaching Out and Growing We believe in the power of Jesus Christ to Transform lives. We are Resurrection People!
The Episcopal Diocese of Dallas We believe in the power of Jesus Christ to Transform Lives We are Resurrection People! We believe in the power of Jesus Christ to Transform lives. We are Resurrection People!