THE MOTHER SHIP

Existing Ministries

DirectorsWhere Are We Going?

AdministratorsAre We Doing Things Right?

THE MOTHER SHIP

Existing Ministries

Administrative Workings

Finance Trustees

Lay Leadership SPPRC

Administrative Board

THE MOTHER SHIP

Existing Ministries

Worship Spiritual Formation

Mission and Outreach Partner Groups

Sunday Morning

Sunday Night

Students

Immanuel

Wesley Inn

Family Promise

Missions Team

Community Outreach

Evangelism

Special Adult

Sunday School

Bible Studies

Support Groups

Worship Team

AV Team

Education Team

Family Life Team

AA

Scouting

Exercise GroupGreat Days of Service

Irving Cares

Shared Space

Musical Groups

THE MOTHER SHIP

The Edge

Existing Ministries

Existing MinistriesWorship Spiritual Formation

Mission and Outreach Partner Groups

The Edge The Edge

The Edge

HOW do these

serve THE EDGE?

Program Council

THE EDGE Underserved-examples

Homeless Mentally/Emotionally Challenged Women and Children Immigrant Senior Adults

What existing ministries touch the “Underserved-EDGE?”

THE EDGE Under-reached-examples

The Coming and Here Now Generation Church Exiles Anti-Institutionalists

What existing ministries touch the “Under-Reached-EDGE?”

AN EXAMPLELockerbie Central UMC a historic community doing church in a new way. We are re-imagining what is means to be church.  Our home is in a beautiful historic building built by the church in the late 1800s that we want lots of people to enjoy.  To make this possible, we created Earth House Collective in partnership with the community as a way to extend radical hospitality in downtown Indianapolis.  Over the past three years Earth House has grown into one of the best places in Indy to experience art, music, culture, healthy food, a great cup of fair trade coffee, and a community in action.  All this is happening in a place of worship and spiritual growth.

AN EXAMPLEChicago Temple-First United Methodist, Chicago, “A Sanctuary in the Heart of Chicago’s loop…”Child CareChristian Education – Adults & Children, Fine Arts, Art Gallery and Silk Road TheaterHomeless Ministries, Interfaith Ministries, Tutoring Center

AN EXAMPLEUNION is a new church start / coffeehouse that will primarily be in ministry with twenty-something and college students in Dallas. It is supported by the North Texas Conference and sister churches who desire to help this community of faith reach out to the edge of twenty-something young adults.

AN EXAMPLEChrist’s Foundry-The church began in with Bible studies during the week nights and worship on Sunday evenings. As the excitement of Christ's Foundry entered the community, the church grew and moved to an apartment community close by where Christ's Foundry is currently located.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT FIESTAS SOCCER MINISTRY

AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMGRUPOS DE VIDA

AN EXAMPLENew Day Communities are satellite congregations anchored in United Methodist churches. The lead teams are bi-vocational and do not receive any compensation for their pastoral service to New Day, which helps maximize missional outreach and minimize our internal costs. We are a pioneering ministry affirmed by the North Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church, the Alaska Missionary Conference and a number of local congregations and agencies.

After-school tutoring for Elementary and YouthSummer Programming for Elementary and Youth

Senior Citizen ProgramThe Amos Project

Care for Kids ProgramParenting Classes

She launches existing ministries, so they may serve Christ in the world.

She supports existing ministries to be in relationship with the underserved and under-reached, “THE EDGE.”

She is steered by the Pastor/Leader

THE MOTHER SHIP-THE ANCHOR- BETWEEN EXISTING MINISTRIES AND THE EDGE

WHAT IS NEXT? Build a Team

Identify three to five people Meet weekly for Sunday lunch from July

15-August 12 Small Group Presentations

Offer every existing ministries a learning opportunity.

Ask existing ministries to build a lifeboat toward “The Edge.” Building a PFD!

First Project Maintain the work of Family Promise Develop a Feeding Program out of Oasis

Ministry

THE MOTHER SHIP

The EdgeExisting

Ministries

Existing Ministries

Touching The Edge