Meeting of the Minds (2017 – 2020 Strategic Plan)

Background and Purpose

In 2016, under the spiritual leadership of Pastor William F. Sherman, the “Meeting of the Minds” was organized to assess the state of Mt Carmel and begin to develop strategic plans for its future development. On January 14, 2017, Dr. Barbara Morrison-Rodriguez (President of BMR Consulting, LLC) and Trenia Cox from the Juvenile Welfare Board (JWB) led Mt Carmel in a strategic planning session in which the vision, mission, values, SWOT analysis, goals, and work plans were developed. This living document includes the content from the strategic planning session with JWB as well as subsequent plans for further strategic development.

Ministry Coordinator (Deacon Reggie Sherman)

  • Duties
    • Report directly to the Pastor
    • Fulfill the leadership goal, vision, and mission
    • Inspire/develop the coordinators toward the leadership vision and mission
    • Support and remove obstacles hindering the coordinators
    • Build bridges between generations
    • Serves as a liaison between the groups; Interfaces with coordinators and directors
    • Keeps teams on track for smooth functioning

Youth (12-17) Coordinator (Sister Kim Nunn-Crawford)

  • Duties
    • Report directly to the Ministry Coordinator
    • Develop and sustain age appropriate ministry activities
    • Develop/mentor assistants to become coordinators

Young Adult (18-35) Coordinator (Sister Marissa Cheer)

  • Duties
    • Report directly to the Ministry Coordinator
    • Develop and sustain age appropriate ministry activities
    • Develop/mentor assistants to become coordinators

Adult (35+) Coordinator (Deaconess Patricia Mickens & Brother Chris Reed)

  • Duties
    • Report directly to the Ministry Coordinator
    • Develop and sustain age appropriate ministry activities
    • Develop/mentor assistants to become coordinators

Children’s Church (5-11) Director (Deaconess Terry Sherman)

  • Duties
    • Develop an engaging worship service for our children
    • Work with children’s minister for spiritual advice
    • Recruit worship leaders, musicians, speakers and volunteers
Download the full plan below: