Westminster Presbyterian Church                                                                                                                    

Worship Committee Meeting - 1/16/07

Examen:

At the January meeting, the Worship Committee established the following goals for worship in 2007.  This compilation of expressed goals, will regularly be reviewed, evaluated, and/or revised throughout the year.

I.  Worship:

-          Develop more spiritual, prayerful, meaningful worship services at Westminster;

-          Expand the opportunities for children in our worship services;

-          Examine ways for music to be more worshipful and meaningful on a weekly basis;

-          10% growth in worship attendance;

-          Wrestle with the idea of a second worship service;

-          Strengthen the participation, organization and implementation of the usher and greeter program;

-          Make sure that all members and visitors feel welcome at all times in the church.

II. Liturgical Elements:

-          Render consistently perfect bulletins: look, content, structure and details

-          Have the bulletin reflect our plans for worship services;

-          Worship Committee 2007 purchases: additional large and regular print Bibles and one new liturgical banner.

III. Committee:

-          Develop long range planning practices;

-          Discuss and implement the educational responsibilities of the Worship Committee;

-          Further develop the Worship Committee’s understanding of worship;

-          Establish criteria for and an evaluative process of worship at Westminster;

-          Explore the worship committee’s responsibility for education on issues and practices

of worship.

-          Develop explanatory brochures on procedures and practices for baptisms and weddings at Westminster.