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Membership Planning. A Perspective. Today’s Presentation. Importance Issues Perspective Action Plans Call to Action. What is Serra—a review. Catholic Lay People Dedicated Love of Church Love of ministry. Serra USA Mission. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Membership Planning
A Perspective
Today’s Presentation
Importance Issues Perspective Action Plans Call to Action
What is Serra—a review
Catholic Lay People Dedicated Love of Church Love of ministry
Serra USA Mission
…is to foster and affirm vocations to the ordained priesthood and vowed religious life in the United States and, through this ministry, our members' common Catholic faith.
Through prayer, awareness, affirmation and support
Serra: State of Membership
FLAT Good?? Bad?? Local!?!?
Membership Health—Your Club
Number Trends Lost Members
Why? New Members
Trend
Membership Health—Your Club
Activity base Diversity Leadership
Membership Health—Your Club
Age
Age
Age
AGE…is our strength!!
Experienced Mature Wisdom filled Faith developed
Commitment Special talents Relationships Connected
Age status…
Average Age Trend “Ideal” age? Mean Age
Club: “State of the Membership”
Discussed Agreed Verbalized Written
New Members—The Target
The “Who” The “How”
New Members - ”The Who”
Daily Church Goers
Council members School boards Bible study
groups
Eucharistic Ministers
Choir members Lectors Etc.
The “How”—Action Plans
Epiphany To Inspire To Motivate YOU!
Approach to New Members
Gifting of Serra Hire it Done The Power of
Many
Approach to New Members
Power of the Clergy
“Ask and you shall receive.”
Location, Location, Location
Approach to New Members
THE LIST!
…best of times, worst of times...
Membership critical!
Critical: NOW!!
Who Among You…
“Be not afraid”
Then said the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace…
Acts 18:7-11