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General Topics
Explain Binder Lay-out
Rules of the Retreat
Departmental One-year Plans – Due Date
Job Description Duties & Responsibilities
Job Description Goals
Retreat Discussion & Calendar
Your own personal ideas/plans
Monthly Planning Councils
Leadership Training Monthly Reports
Weekly Tag-in
1989 Planning Retreat
Annual Director’s Review Week(s)
Interdepartmental Job Descriptions-Due Date
Pastor’s Vacation
Family Night – Monday
Up-coming Revivals Scheduled
Sample Home Bible Study Retreat Topics
How can we get more people involved in H.B.S.?
How can we promote H.B.S. in the church better?
How might we obtain more H.B.S.?
How can we effectively train our H.B.S. teachers?
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Dates to schedule:
– Annual H.B.S. Seminar – outside speaker
– H.B.S. Emphasis month – “In-house” H.B.S. training seminars
– H.B.S. Fellowship Dinner & awards
– Quest Survey use
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Are there any specific problems that you are having with your
department or ministry that you feel needs to be discussed or obtain
ideas on?
Outreach Department Retreat Topic Suggestions
How can we better motivate and recognize workers
Explain “once a month” Saturday Door Knocking – suggestions to promote
Ideas for naming Saturday Door Knocking group.
Explain the “Vineyard” of Saturday Door Knocking
Explain Constant Contact Consciousness & get suggestions to promote
Explain the Church Growth Spiral & Get suggestions to promote
How to build Spiral Bulletin board & where to put it.
How do I get the numbers to put on the Spiral Board?
New Track Rack – how to build & where to put?
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Dates: Set Saturday Door Knocking Dates
Monthly Spiral Promotion Dates
Quarterly Spiral Commitment Nights
Next Years “New Spiral” kick-off night
Saturday Door Knocking Training
Altar Workers Training
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Are there any specific problems that you are having with your
department or ministry that you feel needs to be discussed or obtain
ideas on?
New Convert Care Retreat Topic Suggestions
Explain entire program to the directors
How can our new converts be involved in ALL departments?
Who are our new converts?
How can we educate the church to the needs of our converts?
Quarterly Socials – ideas
How can we reach our Backsliders?
Move-in? Should they be in N.C.C.?
How does “Dinner Ministries” work?
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Dates: Bible Study night to make New Convert tape
Quarterly Socials
First Night Counselor’s training
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Are there any specific problems that you are having with your
department or ministry that you feel needs to be discussed or obtain
ideas on?
Sunday School Retreat Topic Suggestions
Sunday School Annual Goals – monthly goals & class goals
Quarterly Sunday School Promotions & Dates
a. Easter Sunday
b. Pentecost Sunday
c. Thrust Sunday
d. Christmas Promotion & Program
Explain “Aim For Excellence”
Absentee Follow-up Policy
Sunday Morning Teacher’s Prayer
Bus Ministry – Parentreach Concept
Fire Drills???
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Dates: Annual Teacher Training Seminar
Quarterly S.S. staff meeting dates
Teacher Appreciation Banquet
Promotion Sunday
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Are there any specific problems that you are having with your department or ministry that you feel needs to be discussed or obtain ideas on?
Men’s Ministries Retreat Topic Suggestions
Men’s Fellowship:
How to improve Men’s Prayer Meeting attendance?
Men’s Outing Ideas
Father / Son Outing Ideas
Is a Scouting ministry possible?
Men’s Project – (fund raising needed?)
Dates:
– Prayer Breakfasts
– Father / Son Social or campout
– Family & Marriage Seminar – Ideas for needed topics?
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Maintenance
List the specific work projects for this year:
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Quarterly Men’s Work Day’s – Dates
All Director’s input-what needs to be fixed, done, improved, etc
Tool Shower??
Ushers / Hostess
Usher & Hostess Teams – explain
Emergency Procedures
Visitor Cards & Visitor Packets – ideas for content?
Date – Usher & Hostess Training
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Are there any specific problems that you are having with your department or ministry that you feel needs to be discussed or obtain ideas on?
Visitor Follow-up Retreat Topic Suggestions
Explain how this ministry will work
How can we make visitors feel more welcome?
How can we get visitors to return?
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Date – Visitor Follow-up training
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Are there any specific problems that you are having with your department or ministry that you feel needs to be discussed or obtain ideas on?
Youth Department Retreat Topic Suggestions
How can we get our parents support of the Youth Program
Increasing Youth Service Attendance
Youth Fund Raising IdeasYouth Outreach Involvement Ideas
– Soul Patrol
Youth Service Ideas – four “youthquake” type services
Is Bible Quizzing Possible?
“J-JAMmers” kids club – do we need it?
Youth Trip – Where can we go?
How to start a Youth Newsletter?
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Dates:
Monthly Youth Council Meeting Youth Week
Sweetheart Banquet
Valentine’s Party
Graduation Party
Youth Convention
Youth Revival
Snow Tubin’ Trip / Disneyland
Harvest Party (Oct. 31)
Youth Camps
SFC Dates Youth Christmas Party
Christmas Caroling
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Are there any specific problems that you are having with your department or ministry that you feel needs to be discussed or obtain ideas on?
Music Ministry Retreat Topics Suggestions
Special Programs:
Easter Program Ideas & date
Spring Concert Ideas & date
Pentecost Sunday Program Ideas & date
Fall Songfest / Singspiration Ideas & date
Christmas Program Ideas & date
Christmas Caroling & Mall presentation & date
Annual Musical Drama Ideas & date
How can we develop musical talent in our church:
– among our children (singing & instruments)
– New singing groups
5th Sunday Service Ideas (Jubilee Sunday) & date
Choir Tour – is it possible? Date?
Annual Choir outing & bar-b-que
Annual Choir Clinic – is it needed? Possible? Who?
Children’s or Youth Choir – is it possible? How to?
Summer Children’s Musical – is it possible?
Putting Choruses / songs on overhead
Choir Practice problems – baby sitter, sound, musicians, faithfulness
How can we improve our tape ministry?
– Tape of the month club
– After service tape sales
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Are there any specific problems that you are having with your department or ministry that you feel needs to be discussed or obtain ideas on?
Prayer & Missions Retreat Topic Suggestions
Prayer
How can we promote prayer better in the church (monthly prayer promo.)
How can we encourage pre-service prayer more?
Is early morning (6am) prayer possible?
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Explain in detail:
Prayer Library Prayer Hot Line
Dial-A-Prayer Request
Prayer Partners (evangelism & other)
Prayer ‘checks’
Dates:
New Year Prayer Week
Prayer Revival
Quarterly 24-hour Prayer/fast Chains
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Missions
Ideas for our Missions Convention / faith promise service
Should we send letters to missionaries?
Missions Sunday Ideas
Redesigning our missions display
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Dates:
Monthly Missions Sunday
Missions Convention
Faith Promise Service
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Are there any specific problems that you are having with your department or ministry that you feel needs to be discussed or obtain ideas on?
Promotions / Public Relations Retreat Topic Suggestions
Purpose & Use of department
Fliers & Bulletin Deadlines
New Advertising Methods (that we can afford)
Ideas for the Monthly Bulletin – how can we improve / start?
How can we better promote our special services / programs?
Is a “mini-bookstore” possible for our church?
Redesigning our church phone / address directory
Promoting / improving our tape ministry
Outside signboard – how can we use this more effectively?
Focus highlight of one department each month in bulletin (assign
month)
Switch from weekly to monthly bulletin?
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Dates:
Special services to design flier, tickets, program, banner, etc.
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Are there any specific problems that you are having with your department or ministry that you feel needs to be discussed or obtain ideas on?
Ladies Ministries Retreat Topic Suggestions
Do we need a new name for “Ladies Auxiliary”?
Ladies Outing Ideas, suggestions.
Fund Raising Ideas
Promoting and increasing Ladies prayer meeting attendance
Family & Marriage Seminar – ideas for topics
Is a Girl Scouts or Girl’s Club needed?
Fall Festival Ideas, how to improve?
Is a “food barrel” needed / possible?
Organizing “Ladies Visitation” – How to?
Improving our church cleaning system
Blood Drive – is it possible? Needed?
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Dates:
Quarterly Lady’s meetings
Ladies Days (instructional & social)
Secret Sister Socials
Mother’s Memorial Deadline
Mother’s Day Promotion
Ladies Outing
Church Banquets / dinners (Christmas, Thanksgiving, etc.)
Church Picnics / potlucks (spring, summer, fall)
Family & Marriage Week
Mother / daughter banquet
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Are there any specific problems that you are having with your department or ministry that you feel needs to be discussed or obtain ideas on?
