- Worshipping as a family
- Ministering to children, youth, adults and the parish community
- Reaching out to all in need
- Being good stewards of God's gifts
- Bringing others into the community.
Mission Objectives
- Spirituality Growth to enrich our spiritual life
- From Rector's sermons
- Through Sunday School Programs
- Through other programs
- Grow our Membership by 10%
- By increasing involvement of 20 to 30 age group
- By diversifying the church service
- By increasing Sunday School attendance
- Objectives by Ministries
- Administration Ministry
- To Inventory Membership
- Names and Address
- Talents and Interests
- Involvement
- To have an office as support for other ministries
- To improve our facilities
- Plan for short term needs
- Plan for long term needs
- To improve our facilities
- To Inventory Membership
- Administration Ministry
- Christian Formation Ministry
- 2nd Sunday School Class/Discussion Group for young adults/married couples
- High School Sunday School class to have curriculum and no longer be an extension of EYC
- Have in-home evening Bible Study in Dayton
- Research feasibility of having ALPHA program
- Research and encourage all church members to attend A Child in Our Hands Conference
- Evangelism/Outreach
- Use of name tags for each member
- Increase participation in Friends in Deed
- Visiting new members
- Telephone blitz to invite the unchurched to attend St. Stephen's
- Visiting the elderly
- Increase our exposure in the local media
- Parish Family
- Quarterly social activity
- Dress up the parish hall with posters and signs
- Get people to come to church
- Stewardship
- Develop a program to show the meaning of stewardship
- Worship and Music
- A cursillo celebration - special service with speakers and music
- Saturday night Youth Services
- Sunday night Hispanic services