Congregational Mission Profile Executive Summary

University Lutheran Church

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Congregational Mission Profile Executive Summary

Process Used to Compile This Profile The Church Council appointed a six-person Profile Committee (Mark Bautz, Graham Kelder, Anna McLoon, Bryan Russell, Karen Turley, and Susan Worst). The Profile Committee gathered factual information from ELCA, synod and church resources. The Committee also conducted four, two-hour-long "listening groups," met with the Church Council, and mailed survey questionnaires to UniLu's members and adherents. The information gathered via these methods has been incorporated into this profile.

Part I - Congregation Information

1. Name of Congregation 2. Congregation Council President 3. Call Committee Chair 4. Congregational history (attachment) 5. Length of time your three previous pastors served and their reasons for leaving/ *The most significant conflict in your congregation in the last 20 years 6. Congregation's current ELCA Congregational Trend Report and Demographic Zip Code Report. (attachment) 7. When congregation constitution was last updated 8. Distance most members live from the church building

Part II - Ministry Practices and Structure

9. Congregation's present program and practices in worship, education, evangelism, and special ministry 10. The service ministries of the congregation, its community involvement and ecumenical partnerships. 11. The congregation's present staffing 12. Construction date of church building/Date of last renovation 13. The congregation's stewardship practices 14. Current spending plan for the congregation 15. Synod and churchwide activities in which members have participated. 16. How this congregation sees itself as an expression of the ELCA, and as a partner of the synod and churchwide organization? Part III - Mission in the Community

17. The community in which the church building is located 18. Three distinct attributes of the community the congregation serves 19. Four primary businesses or industries in the community 20. Trends in the community that should be addressed by the congregation in the next five years 21. Opportunities for ecumenical cooperation we have found in our community University Lutheran Church

Part IV - Where is God Leading Us?

22. Processes the congregation has conducted in the past five years to review its ministry/goals *23. Current mission statement of the congregation *24. Top three mission priorities for the next 1-3 years *25. What our congregation is excited about

Part V - The Leader We Seek

26. Position Title *27. Expectations for this position (attachment) *28. Ministry Priorities and Skills 29. Compensation and professional expense reimbursement. 30. References

Proposed References

1. Pr. Tim Stein Faith Lutheran Church 311 Broadway Cambridge, MA 02139 617-453-0414 [email protected]

2. Ms. Jacqueline Landry, Undergraduate Chaplain Harvard Student Catholic Center St. Paul Parish 29 Mount Auburn Street Cambridge, MA 02138 617-868-6585 [email protected]