Adult Formation Ministries

Annual Meeting Report

January 27, 2008

 

 

 

Adult Formation Ministries helps strengthen involvement and commitment: 

·        Exceptional breadth of offerings (a big tent)

·        Inclusive, safe and welcoming opportunities

·        Classes for people with all levels of church involvement

·        Programs for people at different life stages and all stages of faith development.

·        High quality education and spiritual growth offerings

 

 

Attendance

                                                2006            2007

                                                (1 qtr.)         (4 qtrs.)

 

Weekday Attendance                853              4246

Sunday Attendance                   1046            4792

 

Total Attendance                      1899            9038

 

 

Teachers and Leaders

Our teachers bring expertise and leadership:

·        110 teachers led classes, forums and special offerings 

·        94 teachers are from within our community at St. Philip’s

·        36 St. Philippians have served on the:

o       Adult Formation Council

o       Library Committee

o       The Green Team

o       Quest/[RE:Quest!] Team

 

 

The Renouf/Nelsom Library

·        Filled with books, journals, magazines, and videos

·        Supports your formation experiences

·        Array of study resources, prayer books and

·        New Library dedicated in January 2007

 

Spiritual Growth and Transformation

·        Quest – discover faith and build relationships (offered twice – Lent and Fall) 45 participants

·        [RE:Quest!] – live faith actively in the world (offered twice – Summer and Fall) 25 participants

·        EFM – 2 groups in theological study

·        Adult Confirmation: 10 confirmands gathered through Lent.

 

Small Group Encounters

·        Member Mission

·        Women’s Spirituality

·        Tuesday Morning Bible Study

·        Men’s Bible Study

·        Bible Study/Intercessory Prayer

·        Daughters of the King

·        Men’s Spiritual Journey Group

·        Literati

·        Centering Prayer Meditation Group

 

Adult Formation E-Update

In order to more broadly inform the parish and the community of the adult formation activities at St. Philip’s, an email newsletter started at the end of 2006. We began 12/1/06 with 166 subscribers and as of 1/20/08, we have 636 subscribers.

·        26,492 emails sent to date

·        39.9 % of emails are read as compared to 37 % at similar sites

·        5.9 % of emails bounce compared to 18.3% at similar sites

 

New Opportunities Multiply!

·        Lenten Retreat Day of Reflection and Action, February 9 – Register today!

·        Quest and [RE:Quest!] begin February 13 – Register today!

·        Intergenerational Retreat – April 25-26, 2008

·        Mission Quest is set to return in the Fall 2008 - study and spirituality plunge