After examining responses to two survey questionnaires sent to parishioners the commissioned Search Committee understands that this parish is fairly united in its desires for the future. The parish family looks to each other for support in worshipping together, mutual spiritual growth, fellowship, and Christian service. This dynamic is best represented by the goals for the parish:

1.       Spreading God’s Word.

2.      Increase Family Participation at services as well as grow the congregation.

3.      Remain with current two service format on Sunday, Rite 1 and Rite 2.

4.      Increase financial stability and develop infrastructure.

The parishioners of St. John's do not expect these goals to be reached by the efforts of our Rector alone, but by the parishioners with the aid of the Rector. The following areas of major responsibility for the new Rector, surfacing from parishioner responses, seem to support a goal of increased lay ministry:

A.           Pastoral Care and Evangelism

B.     Church Growth and Development

C.     Theology, preaching, Liturgy

D.    Stewardship

St. John's is a congregation committed to the proclamation of Jesus Christ to our portion of creation, and is seeking leadership to help sustain and expand growth and development.

MISSION STATEMENT

"St. John's is an historical Episcopal Church reaching out in love to all believers.   We

celebrate, through Christ, our colorful differences in this uniquely transient and resident community, God's power in our many gifts is reflected through worship, education, ministry, and

example."

Here are more detailed descriptions from the Ministry Skill Experience Manual, Revised 2006. 

A.       Evangelism and Pastoral Care.

Related Skills:

1.      Developing spiritual gifts.      

2.      Visitation of lapsed.

3.      Engage the unchurched.

4.      Member visitation.

5.      Visiting the home bound, nursing homes, terminally ill and dying.

6.      Clergy team members.

7.      Addictive persons.

B.       Church growth and development.

Related Skills:

1.      Empowering laity for ministry.

2.      Family ministry.

3.      Parish planning.

4.      Reversing decline.

5.      Small church ministry.

6.      Prospective members.

7.      Coaching and mentoring.

8.      New member incorporation.

C.      Theology, Preaching and Liturgy.

Related Skills:

1.      Teaching Sermons.

2.      Theological preaching.

3.      Biblical sermons.

4.      Lectionary based sermons.

5.      Rite 1 and Rite 2 services.

6.      Train worship leaders.

7.      Daily office, even song.

8.      Church Sunday school teaching.

D.      Stewardship.

Related Skills:

1.      Resource allocation.

2.      Fund development.

3.      Fund raising.

4.      Local church.

5.      Stewardship program design.

6.      Cultivating donors.

7.      Time and talents.