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Illinois Conference Local Church Needs AssessmentThe Local Church Needs Assessment (LCNA) is a survey tool designed to identify the strengths and needs of our local churches throughout the Illinois Conference of the United Church of Christ.The Local Church Needs Assessment (LCNA) The LCNA is a survey tool designed over the last year with the help of numerous clergy and lay people, churches, Conference Committees and Ministries. Our goal has been to create a tool that is sophisticated enough to provide us real data and information but not so complicated that churches and pastors would find it too difficult or time consuming to complete. It will take some time but this tool is will be extremely helpful to our life and ministry together in the Conference and can be a very important time of reflection in the local church. The LCNA is the beginning, not the end. It will help us begin understanding our strengths and needs as local congregations and show us how we might work together more effectively in collaborative ministry across the Illinois Conference. This is a web-based tool but is also available in pdf format so that it can be printed, copied and distributed as necessary to obtain input and information. How to Complete the LCNA We are asking that two LCNA surveys be completed for each local church. The first will be completed by the local church itself. The second LCNA will be completed by the pastoral staff. We have not designated a specific manner in which the LCNA should be completed. Each local church is unique and can best determine how to complete this tool. Some local churches will ask their Church or Administrative Councils to complete the LCNA. Other churches will assign a committee or develop a task force. Whatever manner you select, it is our hope that the completion of the tool will provide an opportunity for reflection and evaluation of your local church’s gifts and needs. As you will see, one of the options for each question in the LCNA is We Can Do That. We are asking local churches to select this option if they are particularly effective at the area of ministry listed. This will then allow us to have a more comprehensive understanding of the gifts and resources we have in the Conference. After each category of questions there is a blank space which can be used to describe or provide clarification to an answer above. You can also use this space to add additional information, thoughts or suggestions. If you are unclear about a question, answer as best you can. You can use the blank space to provide clarification if necessary. We are asking that the LCNA surveys be completed by the end of March, 2010 but encourage you to complete them as soon as possible. Additional Links and Information The Local Church Needs Assessment (LCNA), this email, and the Frequently Asked Questions can be found on the Illinois Conference website at: www.ilucc.org/LCNA We will update the website with additional questions and information as they come to us. We have created a special email address for additional assistance and information. That email address is: ilconfinfo@gmail.com. Prayers and Thanks It is my sincere prayer that the time you spend on this Local Church Needs Assessment will be a time of prayerful evaluation, hopeful planning and faith-filled expectations of what God can do in our midst. Thank you in advance for the time and effort you will put towards this task. The Conference staff will work to be as supportive and helpful to you as we can. The Lord’s Blessings be with you all. Rev. R. Philip Hart Interim Conference Minister Illinois Conference United Church of Christ |
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CMA Office Moves to CTS on Feb 11The CMA office will be moving to new space at the Chicago Theological Seminary on Thursday, February 11, 2010.Our new mailing address will be: Chicago Metropolitan Assn UCC 5757 S. University Av Chicago, IL 60637 You can begin using the new mailing address now. Our offices will be located on the 5th floor and the entrance for visiting our space will be 1170 E 58th ST, and then take the elevator directly to the 5th flr. Our new phone number will be: 773-324-7650 Our fax number will be: 773-324-7692 We have begun to pack for next week's move and therefore we will not be available to handle your inquiries unless it is an emergency matter. Also, we will be unpacking and arranging for most of the week after the move, so again, please limit your requests for assistance until we are settled. Email addresses will continue to be the same for the present until the new conference email system is set up. We apologize for this inconvenience and thank you for your patience. CMA Seeks Associate Conference MinisterThe Chicago Metropolitan Association of the Illinois Conference of the United Church of Christ is seeking an Associate Conference Minister in a time of new visions for the Church and the structures and systems that support it.The Illinois Conference is in the process of implementing significant conceptual shifts in its utilization and deployment of its Leadership Team: Our Conference Minister and its Associate Conference Ministers. As a part of this shift, the Chicago Metropolitan Association will be served by one Associate Conference Minister instead of the team of two Co-Ministers as it has been. The Illinois Conference Council has been charged with the responsibility to further develop and monitor its implementation, including utilization of the skills and gifts of all the Leadership Team in new and possibly even cross-Association ways. Chicago Metropolitan Association is rich with churches and clergy and lay-folk with many skills and gifts and passion and faithfulness that we have only to ask. If you see yourself or someone you know as walking through this new path with us, we invite you to download the position profile and application HERE. You may address your questions and/or application to: CMA Search Committee c/o Rev. Charlene Hill pastorc@sbcglobal.net DEADLINE FOR COMPLETED APPLICATIONS HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO JANUARY 31, 2010. |
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