DASh STRATEGIC EMPHASIS CONGREGATIONAL QUARTERLY OUTCOME STATUS REPORT
2ND QUARTER 2007
DISCIPLESHIP
I. A. Increase the number of pledging units by 50% over 2006.
ACTIONS TAKEN: A new pledge card and stewardship strategy was developed last fall. Also follow up phone calls were made.
CURRENT STATUS: 86 families made pledges so far this year.
PROGRESS TOWARDS GOAL: Our goal is to increase pledging units to 90. We are currently at 95.5% of goal. No new pledges in the second quarter.
I. B. Involve at least 20 members in church committees who have not previously participated.
ACTIONS TAKEN: Mission team members have solicited for additional participants. Committee activities are publicized in the Spirit, on the website, and in the pre-service video announcements.
CURRENT STATUS: In the 2nd qtr, one new member has been added to the Mission Team and to the Youth committee.
PROGRESS TOWARDS GOAL: In the first quarter we hade involved 11 members in committee activities who have not previously participated. That plus the one new member added in the 2nd qtr puts us at 60% of our goal.
I. C. Increase the attendance in learning activities by 10% (both youth and adult).
ACTIONS TAKEN: New adult classes have been offered as well as new sessions of existing classes.
CURRENT STATUS: In the 1st qtr we achieved our goal in adult activities but not in youth. We are continuing to provide new adult learning experiences and an emphasis has been placed on promoting Rally Day to encourage higher Sunday School attendance. Teacher training is also being conducted.
PROGRESS TOWARDS GOAL: We have exceeded our goal for the adults but not the youth. We are looking forward to an increase in Sunday School attendance this fall.
ASSIMILATION
II. A. Increase our active membership rolls by at least 10% over 2006.
ACTIONS TAKEN: We are continuing to improve and add on to the church website. Feedback has told us that numerous people have visited Salem due to seeing our website. We are also planning a “Bring a Friend to Salem” event in conjunction with Rally Sunday this fall.
CURRENT STATUS: In the 1st quarter we had a net gain of four new members. In 2nd qtr we gained five new members but lost five to transfers for a net change of zero.
PROGRESS TOWARDS GOAL: With a 2006 year end of 497 members we have increased our active rolls by just over 3% so far in 2007.
II. B. Increase average Sunday attendance by 5% over the 2006 average.
ACTIONS TAKEN: Church attendance has been made an emphasis item in the Spirit. Our church website has been updated and expanded to create additional interest in our services. A new organ has been demonstrated and a fund raiser will be started this fall to purchase it. A new video projector and screen have been ordered for the sanctuary. Follow up calls are being made by the pastors to try to determine why some members aren’t attending regularly.
CURRENT STATUS: At the end of the 2nd quarter average attendance is down 2.7%. An additional 27 people per Sunday will be needed for the rest of the year in order to make our goal. Additional work will need to be done on this outcome in order to be successful.
PROGRESS TOWARDS GOAL: We are headed in the wrong direction on this item and both the church staff and the mission team will be continuing our efforts to turn this around.
II. C. Return at least ten inactive members to active status.
ACTIONS TAKEN: To date no action had been taken on this outcome. We are looking for ideas and assistance in meeting this outcome.
CURRENT STATUS: Neutral. PROGRESS TOWARDS GOAL: None.
SERVICE
III. A. Provide at least two new mission service projects in 2007.
ACTIONS TAKEN: Through the first half of 2007 we have added seven new service projects to our current ones. This has been our most successful outcome to date.
CURRENT STATUS: We have already met our outcome for this year but we are continuing to pursue additional service opportunities.
PROGRESS TOWARDS GOAL: Over 100%.
III. B. Increase member involvement in existing service projects by at least 10%.
ACTIONS TAKEN: Additional publicity, including the use of the new Salem website, has been used. Also, personal contacts with previously non-participating members have been successful.
CURRENT STATUS: Twelve new people were involved in existing service projects in the first quarter and another four were involved in second quarter projects ( Habitat and Day Camp).
PROGRESS TOWARDS GOAL: With 16 new people involved in our existing service projects, we have met our goal of at least a 10% increase for 2007.
III. C. Increase mission support budget by at least 10%.
ACTIONS TAKEN: The 2007 budget was increased by approximately 10% for mission support.
CURRENT STATUS: Our 2006 budget was $16,615. Our 2007 budget is $18,275. An increase of 9.99%.
PROGRESS TOWARDS GOAL: We consider this outcome accomplished.