New Ministry Application New Ministry Application Parish Vision: Be a Christ-centered Catholic community that welcomes, serves and guides people to a life of holiness Parish Mission: We actively invite people to a deeper relationship with Christ Jesus through the Eucharistic Celebration Proposed Ministry Name: Your Name: Your Email: Your Phone: Ministry Representative: Members planning to present: Please explain your proposed ministry. Questions for ministry: 1- Does the purpose of the ministry support the parish mission and vision? How? 2- Does the purpose of the ministry add value by providing physical, emotional, spiritual or social needs? Which one(s)? In what ways? 3- At what stage of spiritual development is the ministry most likely reaching individuals? 4- Who are the current members? 5- What qualities do the members demonstrate (for example: passion, commitment, compassion, persistence, integrity, flexibility, etc) How will these qualities allow the ministry to function as cooperative and inclusive of the entire parish (parish, faith formation and school)? 6-Is there adequate task distribution among members (communication, promotion, membership, execution, etc) to ensure that no one member is responsible for everything? 7- Does the ministry currently have a leadership succession plan? 8- Where does the ministry fit on the Strategic Planning Map as shown above (check all that apply)? EvangelizationStewardshipCatholic educationLeadershipLiturgyOutreachCommunicationFacilitiesCommunity Building/HospitalitySocial Justice Please explain, for each of the items selected, how this ministry promotes each strategy. 9- Does the purpose of the ministry overlap or compete with other ministries? How? 10- Does the purpose of the ministry compliment other active ministries or departmental goals? How? 11- What are the resource considerations of supporting this ministry? (For example: staff support, facility use, operational budget support, parish fundraisers, membership solicitation, promotional access, etc) 12- What is the proposed ministry's marketing and advertising plan?
