Southwest California Synod Mission Planning Process

Synod Scorecard

J une, 2011 – May, 2012

In partnership with the churchwide organization, the synod bears primary responsibility for oversight of the life and mission of the church in the territory of this synod. Rating Impact Area Measures

Pastoral care Ministry to rostered leaders: counsel (≥50% 1:1 mtgs. + phone/emails) ; conference collegiums; Bishop’s colloquy; Chrism Mass; 2 rostered leader days; 12 new calls; guiding 15 call processes; preaching & celebrating communion (28 congregations)

Leadership recruitment & development 3 ordinations; 6 new seminary grads; 10 entrants into candidacy; 8th ELM (≥370 since 2003); African Descent Deacon training (17 deacons since 3/08); Academia de Diaconia Program; workshops on administration, treasury, boundaries, mission exploration, redevelopment ministry; Ventures in Growing Stewards (6 congregations); Book of Faith; LIFT Mission Planning (84 congregations); Performance Planning & Review of Rostered Ministry workbook with Mission Team for Rostered Leadership

Discipline Consultation to guide call process or counsel in conflict situations (32 congregations); synodical administration (2) Foster organizations for youth, women, men,

language & ethnic communities African Descent Deacon Tng; Academia de Diaconia for Spanish; Campus Ministry conversations; 3 sustainability retreats; bi-annual national assembly; Filipino outreach; Women of ELCA; Men’s Ministry

Plan for mission & ministry See results for 7 Synod Mission Goals below Intentional outreach to the diverse

populations of our communities Lead by Evangelical Outreach Mission Team (EOMT) & Director for Evangelical Mission (DEM), including 9 new starts and 5 redevelopment ministries

Intentional outreach to the ethnic-special populations of our synod

Included above

Intentional outreach to children, youth & young adults

Lead by Mission Team for Lay Leadership (MTLL) & Assistant for Lay Mission Leadership, including Safeguarding God’s Children series for ≥250; Youth Leadership/Urban Immersion Retreat; social events; Beach Progressives planning; campus ministries

The development of new congregations Planting new communities of faith (9) with Evangelical Outreach Mission Team (EOMT) & Dir for Evangelical Mission (DEM)

The redevelopment of congregations Ongoing review of redevelopment ministries (5) with EOMT & DEM The re-rooting of congregations in their

neighborhoods Included above

The development of the “Equipping Leaders for Mission” Program

Lead by Mission Team for Lay Leadership (MTLL) & Assistant for Lay Mission Leadership. 8th ELM with 27 participants; ≥370 since 2003

Promote interdependence among congregations, synod, & churchwide

Visits with companion synods (Hong Kong, El Salvador); support for Ethiopia; collaborative ministries with Pacifica Synod and Region 2 synods; attendance at churchwide gatherings

Foster & support relationships with all levels of education, social ministry, justice, peace & human need

Gather, Grow, Go workshop (≥100 participants); fall stewardship dinners (≥80 congregations); spring conference assemblies on LIFT (84 congregations w/435 participants); multiple Mission Teams’, task forces’, committees’ & agencies’ activities; named Director for Justice Ministries; campus ministry conversations; CLU; PLTS

Ensure representational participation in all organizational units

Observed in all appointments and nominations processes

People We Serve

129 congregations; 17,742 voting members; ≈ 35,000 baptized

15 congregations in call process, with interim & supply pastors

14 new start/renewal/redevelopment ministries

6 congregations in Ventures in Growing Stewards

32 congregations in consultation with call process or conflict situations

Support from multiple Mission Teams, tables, task forces, committees, & agencies who provide care & advocacy for human needs

Operations & Processes

Stewardship of 3 properties: 2 mission starts & 1 redevelopment

Synodical administration: 2 congregations

Constitution review for Synod Assembly & congregations

Completed audit of financial statements: in conformity with accounting principles & quality expectations of auditors

Archiving & accuracy of parochial records

Assistance with congregations in consultation

Southwest California Synod – Balanced ScorecardJune 2011 – May 2012

Southwest California Synod – Balanced ScorecardJune 2011 – May 2012

Financial Sustainability

• 2011 regular giving by members: $14,651,413• Total gifts from congregations: $1,652,224• Median congregation receipts per capita:

$56.34• Median 6.50% of congregation receipts to

mission support• Synod mission support to churchwide:

$502,402 (49% 2011 to 50% 2013)• $43,895 decrease in net assets (1/31/12)• Endowment grants: $204,500 ($854,841

distributed since fund formation)• Synod grants & cong. designated giving thru

Synod: $746,806• Malaria Campaign gifts: $180,000 from 23

congregations (2.5 yrs.)• Synod financial condition: sound

People Who Serve

• Pastoral care & development for Rostered Leaders: Conference collegiums; RL days; Bishop’s Colloquy; Chrism Mass; direct contacts

• 16 moving forward in candidacy process• Workshops & seminars: administration;

finance; LIFT Mission Planning; conflict management; constitutional revisions; boundaries; stewardship; safeguarding children; youth urban immersion

• Wide variety of lay leadership development for all groupings

• Equipping Leaders for Mission (ELM): ≥ 370 since 2003

• African Descent Deacon training: 17 Deacons since 2008

• 2012 Fair Compensation & Benefits workbook & guidance

• Performance Planning & Review workbook & guidance