The Christ Presbyterian Church is reorganizing its taskforce model to improve participation and leadership. The new model divides ministries into three relationship areas overseen by elder panels. Ministries will be broken into smaller tasks assigned to relationship areas. New ministry ideas will be reviewed by elder panels and referred to the session if needed. Approved tasks will recruit leaders to form taskforces and report to the elders. The reorganization aims to empower members, expand ownership, and allow elders to focus on vision rather than operations. A taskforce will roll out the new model through informational meetings and transition current ministries and leaders into the relationship areas.

1. Christ Presbyterian ChurchTaskforce Organization ModelReorganization Taskforce Members:Jack Absetz Elizabeth NelsonVelma Armijo Nyambi NyambiDenise Beach Pastor Geoff McLean, Moderator

2. The current system is not workingMinistries are falling through the cracks- no one to lead themMany Session members still functioning as Team LeadsPeople are hesitant to join a “team”, as the job seems too large and dauntingWhy make a change?There is frustration over the lack of function

3. A desire to expand congregational participation and leadership, in order to further empower members to claim their Christian vocationCreate a system that:Organization GoalsIs both accountable and fluid

4. Allows the vision of God as discerned by the Session and the congregation to be the guiding principle of all CPC ministries

5. Expands the congregational ownership, leadership and participation in the ministries of CPC – Empowering Our Members

6. Focuses on relationship-based ministries

7. Allows active Elders to be the permission-giving, vision-based leaders not the doers

8. Is able to provide for both the ongoing ministries and help develop new ministries (including short term)What will it look like?Based on the “Trinity of Relationships” explored in the Unbinding Your Heart study

9. Elders Team together (3 panels of 3 Elders) to coordinate relationship areas.

10. The current ministry team structure will be divided into smaller “tasks” and reallocate to relationship areas

11. Ideas for new ministries (from congregation members) would be referred to the Elder relationship area panel (and the full Session if necessary) for review as to whether they fit into CPC’s current mission/visionIf approved, the Elder panel will identify a task leader to create a taskforce for implementing the program

12. If no leader or volunteers can be found for an approved taskforce, the program is not implementedThe Trinity of RelationshipsRelationship with those within the Christian CommunityRelationshipWith GodRelationship with those Outside the Christian Community