Draft of Preliminary Strategic Goals

A critical current need for First Unitarian Church of Worcester is to be solvent and growing.  We intend to address this need in multiple ways.  We will strive to be a more open and welcoming community, inviting all sincere seekers to participate in a congregation of shared ministries.  We will put special emphasis on revising our programs and services to be more relevant to young adults and young families.  Our governance will be more intentional by asking all lay leadership and professional staff to set annual goals and assess measurable progress toward them.  The annual goals will be in alignment with the broad strategic goals below, derived from the UUA assessment workshop.

 

Broad strategic goals for 2009:

 

·       Develop and implement a process of ongoing assessment, strategizing and goal setting

·       Rev up communications. Improve communications within the church and with the greater community by ethically and tastefully marketing the work of the church

·       Extend our hands to those who are searching (with an emphasis on young adults and young families), and those who have left.

·       Revitalize our welcoming and membership process

·       Revamp pledge system

·       Engage the congregation and professional staff in revising and updating our stated Mission and Vision.