Jami's STEWARDSHIP AGREEMENT

Your role’s title and purpose: President, help Response-Ability ministry clarify its mission, vision, values statement and action plan and carry it all out.

Desired results (over all goals):

• Eddy and Board are clear about and agree to the mutual mission and plan
• Some sector of the homeless population is engaged in Response Ability ministries (e.g. the first 6 participants).
• The ministry has an adaptable plan toward self-sustainability
• Eddy is getting paid a just salary with benefits

Action steps/plan to achieve desired results, this position includes: (Key actions & levels of initiative*)

• Create a stewardship agreement for my service (4)
• Facilitate Board meetings (3)
• Develop a nomenclature for the Board’s process, for the sake of trust building (3)
• Meet with Eddy (& Dana) to clarify vision mission values with them (3)
• Present and propose the results of that/those meeting(s) to the Board (3)
• Coach Eddy to write a personal action plan/stewardship agreement for his ministry (3)
• Work with Board to draft an action plan (3)
• Propose each board member draft a stewardship agreement for their work on the Board. (3)
• Coach the Board members for stewardship agreements (3)
• (Help) develop an website for communication purposes, among the Board and to get info out to the public. (3)
• Promote the ministry to other organizations (5)
• Further develop my own stewardship agreement as needed (4 or 5)
• Daily prayer for the ministry

*Levels of initiative:
I-1 Wait to act until told by leader
I-2 Ask before acting
I-3 Recommend an action before acting
I-4 Act and report immediately
I-5 Act and report periodically



Learned trappings to avoid:

• Setting up unclear expectations or allowing expectations to remain unclear.
• foraging ahead presumptuously.
• Failing to take initiative because of fear
• Failing to think through the direction before proceeding
• Assuming communication has happened with out double checking.
• Acting impatiently

Support & Resources: Eddy and Dana, other board members, pastoral coach, beloved, steering team of Gift of Grace.

Duration of service: up to Nov. 2010

Agreement evaluation dates: sometime between March 15-28 2009, also with Eddy as we go.

Accountable to Whom: Eddy & Dana, Board