Imagine that your church leaders have asked you to develop a Lay Ministry with the focus on either: 1) Mentoring services, and present your proposal to the pastoral leadership team for review. In order to accomplish this, you have been assigned the following tasks:
a. Outline your ministry proposal in a systematic way through a detailed position paper and formal proposal. The paper must include the following elements under separate appropriately-titled headings (in approximately 8 pages):
1) name of your ministry [keep this short in one strong complete sentence]
2) purpose of your ministry [why have this ministry? What was the need that precipitated it?]
3) the counseling philosophy of your ministry [this must agree with the church philosophy and vision to have buy-in]
4) the use of supporting scriptures regarding your vision and purpose [list several scriptures that support the need for this ministry but write out only the pertinent phrases of each verse]
5) the scope of the ministry (including any limitations) – [what is the target population? specific gender or ages? who would you exclude and why? how wide a catchment area?]
6) the hours and location/s of services [address, phone, website, to where the people will come, or where the main offices are]
7) how the ministry is accessed – describe the process [how do you get the word out? how do the people reach you? what do they have to do to get services?]
8) the duration and process of care [what's the procedure for the service? how long do they partake of services? how do you care for them?]
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9) the potential benefits of the ministry [Use Acts 1:8 as the model: start with a center and go out in widening circles thinking of all who would benefit from this ministry e.g. pastors, congregation, community, etc.]
10) any costs or fees associated with the ministry [what are both the tangible and intangible costs (borne by whom?), even if the church is already bearing some of those costs; if church policy now is not to have fees, is that wise for your program?]
11) how staff (mentors) will be selected, trained, and supervised [start with who will select the staff, how will they be trained, who will supervise them]
12) how confidentiality and consent issues will be addressed [include any appendices of forms that you may use]
13) how the ministry will be connected with other community and Christian resources [list how you will network with other ministries (which ones?) and how other ministries will support you - how might you collaborate in your “Mentoring” services?]
•b. List potential references and local contact points that would provide additional resources for the particular ministry focus (in approximately 1-2 pages). [are their other ministries in your community that offer similar services? The ministries should be connected with the type of services you offer]
•c. Organize your proposal under the different headings or key elements listed in Sections “ a”n l and “ b.”
•d. Type the whole proposal double-spaced and approximately 12-15 pages in total length (including the Title page, TOC, and Appendices). Write the paper in APA style format and organize it in an appropriate presentation format, similar to what could be distributed for a leadership review.
Additional Notes and Tips:
Scope means who exactly are you serving?
Scope means who exactly are you serving?
Cost: there are also intangible costs that must be considered.
Process: please don’t write out a whole program or a training here, just go through the steps of how do they come for it, then what do they/you do? for how long? how do you know they are finished? This should be a process, not a canned training; so you don’t use someone else’s package. You’ve studied both in this course, so use the phrases and concepts you now know.
"Staff" – you will not have counselors, you’ll have mentors
Community connections means from who/where will you get support and who/what will your ministry support?
Resources: should be along the lines of what you’re trying to do. If it’s "women mentoring," then find resources for just that, for women’s services, for mentoring. It shouldn’t be for counseling, family therapy, marriage therapy, finances, poverty support, etc. When pulling resources, keep Acts 1:8 as your pattern. Who’s the closest (Jerusalem)? county (Judea)?, state (Samaria)? uttermost (national and world)?
Be sure to give me the reference page if you use ideas from anyone – references is not the same as resources.
Answering your questions here:
No, you don’t need to write an abstract. This is a proposal paper.
Costs/Benefits: there are intangible costs and benefits to any project, aside from financial. Consider energy, time spent, effort, being away from family, other investments, etc. You want to make sure you consider these as the "board" may ask when you give the proposal.
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