CHURCH MINISTRY ESSENTIALS MODULE 10: CREATING A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR SOUL HEALTH
What opportunities for rest, renewal and refreshment are you offering leaders on your ministry team? This could include things like sending them to conferences or retreats, continuing education on spiritual growth and leadership or simply regularly blessing them with gifts of recognition and gratitude.
In what ways are you encouraging foster, adoptive and support families in your church to make periods of rest and renewal a priority in their lives? How can you build structures in your ministry rhythm that help them do that? What resources can you provide to aid them in that process?
Resources for Spiritual Growth and Refreshment Resources Consider developing a library of resources that are primarily focused on the spiritual formation and enrichment of families within your ministry. These could include books, blogs, videos, etc that are easily accessible to individuals and families.
Events Identify opportunities for families to attend retreats, conferences, camps or parent night out events at your church that are designed to refresh and nourish them. Consider ways your ministry could potentially help with scholarships for registrations if needed.
Mentorship Studies show that one of the best ways for individuals to predict what their future experiences are going to be like is to “borrow� from the experiences of those who have gone before them. Consider how you can offer opportunities for individuals and families to regularly meet with those who are further ahead on the foster care and adoption journey in order to gain wisdom, perspective and hope along the way.
MODULE 10
Rest and Renewal