Strategic Plan of Gethsemane

• Music & Worship Goals
  Promote an environment where music brings spiritual transformation.
  Expand the diversity and creativity of worship services in the Prayer Book and beyond.
  Promote family friendly services, as well as contemplative services.
  Increase involvement in all 3 music groups (choirs).
  Generate wider participation in worship ministries of the church.
  Develop a worship committee.
  Reach attendance average of 80% capacity at each service.
   

• Outreach Goals
  Raise involvement in outreach.
  Instill an attitude of outreach in youth.
  Conduct more Open Baptisms Sundays.
  Identify, evaluate and fund an overseas outreach project (Sudan).
  Seek out opportunities to reach out to congregations within the Diocese.
  Continue and expand participation in local F-M area programs.
  Continue and expand participation in National Church programs.
  Nominate candidates for ordination to the diaconate to carry out the goals of the strategic plan.
   

• Program Goals
  Establish a program that fosters lifelong faith in daily living.
  Maximize participation in programs.
  Increase development, participation and leadership of youth and children’s programs.
  Identify and invite outside speakers to inspire members and bring new people to the church.
  Increase the number of all "All-Parish" Events (events that include parishioners from all worship services) from 10 in 2004 to 12 in 2005. Increase participation in those events. (The 2004 "All-Parish" Events included: Thanksgiving Eve Service, Greening of the Cathedral, Annual Meeting, Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper, St. Patrick’s Day Celebration, Recognition Sunday, Vacation Bible School, Welcome Back Sunday, Annual Family Hayride, and Stewardship Sunday.)
  Encourage members to identify and develop their gifts for ministry
   

• Culture Goals
  Create a culture that is welcoming and inviting to visitors/members.
  Create a culture that celebrates our diversity in music & worship.
  Create a culture where members can turn to other members in business.
  Work through the Bishop to increase positive interaction with the Diocese and local parishes.
  Integrate Sudanese into the culture of the Church.
  Appropriately acknowledge those who volunteer.
   

• Membership Goals
  Increase membership for God’s work.
  Share the Good News of Jesus with the un-churched/de-churched.
  Develop a marketing plan that advertises Gethsemane Episcopal Cathedral.
  Partner with St. Stephen’s to develop college service.
   

• Administration & Finance Goals
  Develop a program to continue proportional giving towards tithing.
  Increase planned giving by members through the Cathedral Foundation.
  Develop a program that allows members to give money to specific programs/expenses.
  Explore opportunities to use land to generate income.
  Seek out and identify grant opportunities for programs.
  Seek to establish a Parish Nurse program.
  Develop a Parish Administrator/Volunteer Coordinator position at the appropriate time.
   

• Communication Goals
  Evaluate the current tools for communication to the parish and identify methods to improve communication.
   

• Facility Goals
  Complete an evaluation of present and future facility needs and how to adequately fund them.