Western Mission Cluster Strategic Planning Session

Saturday, March 13, 1999
Luther Seminary, St. Paul MN

Agenda

Summary of Objectives:

1) identification of issues to be addressed together in planning for the WMC

2) organizing and identifying resources for addressing these issues

3) assigning tasks to be accomplished and persons responsible between now and the next meeting of the task forces, scheduled for Thursday, August 26, in Berkeley

Proposed Agenda

8:30 Continental Breakfast, (Northwestern Hall, Conference Room)

9:00 Morning Prayer (Boyce)

9:15 Task Force 3 (Stategic Planning)

(Ramseth, Knudson, Lull, Tiede, Aune, Kolden, Stortz, Pence, Jacobson, Simpson, Strandjord, Larsen, Boyce)

9:15-10:15 Reports/Updates:

• Southern CA BTEM Strategic Planning (Lull, Aune)
• Fisher's Net (Lull, Tiede)
• Tracking of record of current support of 18 synods in WMC (Lull, Tiede
• Update: Strategic Planning Processes of PLTS (incl. GTU) and LS (Lull,Tiede)

10:15 Break

10:30 - 11:45 Identification of Issues/ Concerns (see Task Force document)

• Oversight/monitoring of planning processes in areas of program and governance with view to bringing unified plan to Boards of directors in Spring of 2000.
• Statement of shared mission for WMC coordinated with mission statements of two seminaries;
• Use/participation in Fisher's Net
• Coordination of development, public relations, marketing, constituency, church relationships, recruitment, and admissions;
• Formation of business plan for the WMC
• Consultation with synods regarding plan for WMC support
• Others:

11:45 Break

12:00- 2:00 Lunch & Working Sessions of Two Focused Tax Forces (Auxiliary Dining Room)

A. Task Force # 1 (Academic Program)

(Aune, Kolden, Stortz, Pence, Jacobson, Simpson)

Identification of Issues/Tasks/Responsibilities

• Collaborative curricular strategies to serve our educational missions
• Coordinated faculty development plan for WMC
• Coordinated efforts in learning leadership in congregational and other contexts (e.g. continuing ed, colleges, teaching congregations)
• Plan for joint development of Learning Network
• Plan for assessing quality and outcomes of educational programs
• Others:

B. Task Force # 2 (Governance)

(Ramseth, Knudson, Lull, Tiede)

Identification of Issues/Tasks/Responsibilities

• ELCA churchwide and synodical funding issues
• Development, public relations, marketing, etc.
• Business plan for WMC integrated with financial plans of seminaries
• Cluster governance plan models
• Joint meetings of boards (when, how)?
• Others:

2:00 Break

2:15-4:00 Reconvene as Task Force #3 (Strategic Planning) (Northwestern Conference Room)

• Hear reports/proposals from Task Forces #1 & #2
• Confirm: Task/Reponsibilities to be accomplished by next meeting of Task Forces.
• Announcements: strategic dates for calendars
• August 26, Berkeley, next meeting of WMC Task Forces
• October,1999: Possible Joint meeting of Boards of Directors?
• Nov. 8-9, Meeting of Bishops of WMC in Denver
• Spring 2000: Task Force Proposals