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Spring 2008, Business Plan of
Monikie and Newbigging Church

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Monikie and Newbigging Church

Our Belief

We believe in one God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and that the Word of God as contained in the Old and New Testaments was divinely inspired and written by men moved by God, and that God is the author, and through Jesus Christ, salvation is its end.
Further, we believe it is the supreme standard for all human conduct, creeds and opinions, and that it is the highest authority for Christian doctrine and practice.
We believe that the Kirk has a calling, and a duty to carry the Gospel and offer Christian service throughout our communities.

The mission of Monikie and Newbigging Church is to:- 
• proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ,
• Serve God and our community
• Care for people
• Foster a sense of identity and belonging
• Create a nourishing Christian community of worship where Christ's love is experienced and taken beyond its walls. 

ACTIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE STRATEGIC PLAN 
Accountability. In order to assure the timely implementation and review of this plan, the Kirk Session and Congregational Board of Monikie and Newbigging Parish Church will:

1. Accept primary responsibility for the plan's execution.
• Assign the implementation of the Strategic Plan objectives to appropriate groups and/or individuals. 
• Receive reports on plan progress at each Kirk Session and Congregational Board meeting. 
• Report on the Strategic Plan at the annual Congregational Meeting. 
2. Regularly update the Strategic Plan.
• Review the Strategic Plan at a special meeting in even-numbered years. 
• Actively solicit comments and suggestions from the congregation and parish in advance of these biennial reviews. 

Strategic Goal 1. Parish Ministry - Minister to the spiritual needs of the parish, with emphasis on young people and senior citizens; reach out to the needy within our community; and promote meaningful worship and a deeper understanding of our Christian faith so as to lead others nearer to Christ in his Church.
Objectives:
1. Establish a parish youth programme.
• Encourage youth to take a more active planning and leadership role in the life of the church. 
• Provide adult leadership for youth activities by identifying, encouraging, and supporting adults within the parish who have a special gift for working with young people 
• Encourage our young people to participate in the activities of the parish.. 
2. Enhance ministry to senior citizens within the parish and the community.
• Institute an evangelism programme focused on local senior citizens. 
• Promote ongoing clergy and lay pastoral care with elderly parishioners who cannot regularly attend church. 
• Provide transportation and other assistance for senior citizens who need it. 
3. Support ministry to those in particular need of prayer and pastoral care. 
• Identify expeditiously those within our parish and community in need of support. 
• Provide for regular clergy and lay visitations of those recognized as being needy. 
• Provide assistance and support to these individuals and their families. 
• Offer a systematic response to lapsed and non attending members. 
4. Identify and provide for other specialized ministries within the congregation.
• Establish programmes for young married and single parishioners. 
• Offer programmes tailored to families with young children, including the further development of the Sunday School and preschool type activities. 
5. Promote the worship of God through services that both inspire and challenge the congregation.
• Provide a variety of liturgical worship formats and opportunities to appeal to a broad spectrum of parishioners. 
• Seek ways to further enhance the quality of the liturgy, exploring ideas from other churches. 
• Encourage maximum lay participation within worship services. 
• Provide practice sessions that can provide the foundation for congregational singing. 
6. Provide effective Christian education programmes that nourish the spiritual growth of all parishioners.
• Offer ample Christian education opportunities for young people and adults, communicating to the congregation and the wider community the contents of the various opportunities. 
• Enhance parishioners' knowledge, understanding and respect for the history, traditions, values and doctrines of Christianity as presented in the Bible and upheld within the Church of Scotland. 
• Educate parishioners about the theology of stewardship, as well as about our church's financial needs. 
7. Establish evangelism and outreach programmes.
• Adopt an evangelism strategy that actively ministers to the un-churched within our community, 
• Increase the publicity of church activities in the local community. 
• Establish a newcomer programme. 
• Develop relationships with historic interests in the area to promote the historic significance of Monikie and Newbigging Church. 
• Identify financial support for outreach programmes
8. Improve communication within the parish and community.
• Establish a church web page with content designed to attract newcomers and address the needs of parishioners. 
• Establish other modes of electronic communication, including email, etc. 
• Create an editorial board for the Church Community Newsletter with a view to increasing the regularity of production, distribution, and number of feature stories. 
• Improve church signage. 
• Improve communications with parishioners outwith the parish geography. 
• Proactively publicise church services, activities and events within the community. 
• Advertise the availability of church as a social and community facility to the community.

Strategic Goal 2. Status and Personnel – Secure the future status of the Kirk, and adequately support the minister and volunteers in their ministries.
Objectives:
1. Resolve the outstanding union and readjustment status of the Kirk and the provision of a permanent ministry. 
• Negotiate with Angus Presbytery with a view to entering into a linked charge arrangement with Carmyllie
• At the appropriate time enter into discussions with Carmyllie regarding the provision of a ministry to serve the linked charge. 
• Establish arrangements to ensure support is available to the minister and all volunteers.
2. Provide support to the organists for the provision of a dynamic musical approach for Sunday services and other forms of Christian worship.. 
3. Actively recruit parishioners into volunteer positions of responsibility so that an ever-expanding base of people will know, appreciate, and take ownership of the various programmes of the church.

Strategic Goal 3. Physical Resources - Provide a well-maintained modern facility sufficient to carry out the Kirk’s ministry, with a special focus on maximisation of usage of the facility.
Objectives:
1. Implement the upgrading plans for the building with a view to addressing the imminent and future needs of the congregation.
• Establish a baseline of parish and community accommodation needs as a first step. 
• Integrate within the plan adequate road and parking facilities. 
• Integrate into the plan arrangements for improved as acoustics and audio-visual technology
• Incorporate a tentative timeline into the plan, outlining the various phases for development scenarios. 
• Retain suitable engineering and building firms for the planning and execution of the master plan.
• Update and improve lighting to the grounds and walkways
• Develop proposals for effective use of the balcony area 

Strategic Goal 4. Financial Resources - Provide resources sufficient to carry out the Kirk’s ministry.
Objectives:
1. Maintain fiscally sound procedures.
• Review and update annually the Kirk’s Financial Plans and budget. 
• Review financial procedures and investment strategies on an annual basis. 
• Include capital improvements in the financial plan. 
• Undertake a marketing analysis and formulate a business plan which maximises income from rent and external sources.
2. Identify and implement appropriate parish fundraising activities.
• Emphasise planned giving as an integral part of stewardship. 
• Encourage parish groups to devote some of their financial resources to particular needs of the parish. 
• Increase congregational participation in regular financial giving. 
• Implement three major fundraising events each year
• Pursue outside grants for our historic building. 
• Identify specific talents within the congregation to meet a variety of ministry needs. 
• Explore charging service fees for use of the church building. 
• Explore donations to Monikie and Newbigging Church through the Internet. 

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