If your organization would like to apply or have a questions for our team please don’t hesitate to reach our office. The School of Religion at Bethune-Cookman University (B-CU) offers a chance for the experiences and activities of the ELM program to teach the next wave of young ministers who, in turn, will offer congregations new insights into ministry for the 21st century. and staff to achieve our mission of: Love God, Love one another, Reach out Are you interested in serving Mission and Vision can be fulfilled.
The program includes coaching support and follow-up for an additional six months after the cohort ends. During the program, each church will develop their own blueprint for action and begin to implement plans that align with their mission and goals. The curriculum for the learning communities will focus on four key areas: hospitality, worship, systems, and technology. A study of the community surrounding each church, along with reports and demographic maps of the county, will provide important data for mission decisions. This is why we provide customized training for each member to align your mission and values with the specific. Each year the church leadership teams will work with consultants from Ministry Architects to understand the unique needs and goals of their own congregation. Your team is the core workforce to your church. They are the experts in our ministry areas, which we group into Families, Experience, Engagement, Pastoral and Social Justice. New cohorts will form a learning community for mutual encouragement and education. The Central Ministries Team focus is less about being up front doing ministry and more about resourcing the teams on Kerith sites to do ministry. In 2021, a team of pastors and leaders from six churches were gathered to form the first cohort. It shall envision, plan, implement, and annually evaluate the mission and ministry of the church.
It shall also provide for the administration of its organization and temporal life. The focus will be on small congregations with a weekly attendance of 150 people or less and who have a part-time or bi-vocational pastor.Ī pilot program with a single church (Stewart Memorial) was done at the start of the grant. TeamFocus AG is an information technology and services company based out of Cysatstrasse 23a, Luzern, Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. Shall provide for planning and implementing of all church programs. The churches will come from Volusia County and surrounding areas in central Florida and represent different denominations and demographics. Equipping Leaders for Ministry (ELM) is a program to mentor twenty-five local churches over the course of five years.