Creating Health and Creating Health and Care Giving MinistriesCare Giving Ministries

  Rev. Betsy RitzmanRev. Betsy RitzmanLicensed Clinical Professional CounselorLicensed Clinical Professional Counselor

831 South Oak Park Avenue831 South Oak Park AvenueOak Park, IL 60304Oak Park, IL 60304Phone: Phone: 708.848.9900708.848.9900Fax: Fax: 708 848.9902708 848.9902

Email: Email: betsyritz@comcast.netbetsyritz@comcast.netWebsite: Website: www.tenditmendit.comwww.tenditmendit.com

Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Fitting together the beginning pieces:

What is calling you? Who is calling you? What does the still small voice say? What do the ‘Spirit people’ say?How does it matter to the poor and vulnerable? What does your heart say? What are you already doing? What are others already doing?

Ministry Checklist:Ministry Checklist:

Start at the very beginning…

Where can you connect your project into existing ministries?What are basic first steps to respond to the need?

Congregational PrayerSupport groupsChurch School LessonsSermon SeriesPrayer ChainsStephen Ministers

Some Model Ministries: Institute for Public Health and Faith Collaborations

Faith in ActionFaith in Action

A National programFor the support of volunteers:

FundingTechnical AssistanceModel ProgramsToolsCollaboration

http://www.fiavolunteers.org/

Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, Arlington Heights, Illinois

•Care Teams•Parish Nursing•Screening•Healing Worship•Healing Touch•Prayer Shawls•Pastoral Care•Steven Ministry•Prison Ministries•United Power for Action and Justice•Military Support ministry•Older Adult Ministry

Assessing a Faith Community’s Assessing a Faith Community’s Readiness for MinistryReadiness for Ministry

Conduct a congregational self study (Faith in Action)Conduct a congregational self study (Faith in Action) History of other successful outreach ministryHistory of other successful outreach ministry Spiritual support and pastoral blessingSpiritual support and pastoral blessing Political and strategic support of key peoplePolitical and strategic support of key people Available resources: Available resources:

FinancialFinancial Human (interested and committed)Human (interested and committed)

You need every single one for a long term success.You need every single one for a long term success.

Crisis Responses: KatrinaWorld Trade Center

Long Term Responses: Care Giver RespiteVisitation to SeniorsCare Teams

Building support through advocacyBuilding support through advocacy

It’s easy to find and recruit supporters It’s easy to find and recruit supporters with immediate, short term with immediate, short term opportunities to advocate for the poor opportunities to advocate for the poor and vulnerable. and vulnerable.

Letter writing tablesLetter writing tables Email response listsEmail response lists Lobby daysLobby days ForumsForums

Committees: Committees:

LeadershipLeadership OrganizationOrganization

Reminders, Agendas, Reminders, Agendas, Minutes, Workplans Minutes, Workplans

Timing is everythingTiming is everything

Workplans: A Tool for Workplans: A Tool for Successful LeadershipSuccessful Leadership

DateDate PlacePlace Action/ActivityAction/Activity Who’s in Who’s in

charge/responsiblecharge/responsible Outcome (quantify)Outcome (quantify)

FundingFunding

Always and earlyAlways and early Befriending the budget processBefriending the budget process

Finding local and national partnersFinding local and national partners Local NPO’s Local NPO’s Foundations and GrantsFoundations and Grants Government partnersGovernment partners Benefactors, Planned givingBenefactors, Planned giving

Evaluation in MinistryEvaluation in Ministry

How does your congregation “steward” it’s How does your congregation “steward” it’s resources – decide to begin or end ministries?resources – decide to begin or end ministries?

Deciding on desirable outcomesDeciding on desirable outcomes When will you know you’ve succeeded (quantify)When will you know you’ve succeeded (quantify)

Using dataUsing data ConfidentialityConfidentiality Data management toolsData management tools Data Reports = FundingData Reports = Funding

Lovingly managing BarriersLovingly managing Barriers

PersonalPersonal InterpersonalInterpersonal LeadershipLeadership FundingFunding Sustainability issuesSustainability issues Success as a barrierSuccess as a barrier Others: Others:

Creating Health and Caregiving Creating Health and Caregiving MinistriesMinistries

Questions, Questions,

Discussion, Discussion,

AnswersAnswers