Committee on Church Vitality and Transformation
Membership:
Chair, Vice-Chair, Ten Members-at-Large
Purpose:
To come alongside sessions and congregations who desire to enter a season of
discernment regarding vitality, transformation, and spiritual growth, particularly as a component of a strategy to seek a refreshed vision for their congregation as it seeks to engage in the world around them.
Responsibilities:
A. Develop and maintain a roster of committee members and consultants who are equipped to come alongside congregations in the work of discernment and implementation around vitality and transformation.
B. Develop and maintain appropriate resources that will support (a) sessions and consultants in discerning whether a vitality and transformation endeavor is appropriate for a given congregation, as well as (b) congregations as they proceed to chart a course and implement their vision.
C. Develop and maintain an onramp for sessions (in congregations that are not in pastoral transition), to seek CCVT’s assistance around vitality, transformation and redevelopment.
D. Develop and maintain procedures and guidelines for the use of funds available to and through CCVT. This work shall entail guidance concerning ratios of investment in the effort to be undertaken by (a) the Presbytery through the CCVT and (b) the congregation in question.
E. Develop and administer Presbytery-wide communication related to congregational vitality, transformation, and redevelopment.
F. Encourage and facilitate conversations between the Corporation and congregations, not released from the property clause, who wish to consider buying, selling, or encumbering property as a part of their plan for this work, whether such a plan is or is not part of a capital fund campaign. In partnership with the Corporation, provide for an explanation of what will be required by the Book of Order and the Presbytery as they pursue changes in property holdings/status.
