{"id":16359,"date":"2021-02-19T00:13:06","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T00:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/?p=16359"},"modified":"2021-02-19T00:13:07","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T00:13:07","slug":"mission-and-ministry-board-strategic-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2021\/mission-and-ministry-board-strategic-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Mission and Ministry Board shares documents interpreting new strategic plan, in three languages"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"313\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/StrategicPlanHeader-English-2-600px.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/StrategicPlanHeader-English-2-600px.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/StrategicPlanHeader-English-2-600px-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/StrategicPlanHeader-English-2-600px-560x292.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"594\" height=\"245\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/StrategicPlanHeader-Spanish-2-600px.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/StrategicPlanHeader-Spanish-2-600px.jpg 594w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/StrategicPlanHeader-Spanish-2-600px-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/StrategicPlanHeader-Spanish-2-600px-560x231.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"591\" height=\"245\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/StrategicPlanHeader-Kreyol-2-600px-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/StrategicPlanHeader-Kreyol-2-600px-1.jpg 591w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/StrategicPlanHeader-Kreyol-2-600px-1-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/StrategicPlanHeader-Kreyol-2-600px-1-560x232.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 591px) 100vw, 591px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Mission and Ministry Board of the Church of the Brethren has published interpretive documents for its new strategic plan. They include \u201cA Vision Storyline\u201d of the plan and a FAQ document, both in three languages&#8211;English, Spanish, and Haitian Kreyol. Find the documents at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brethren.org\/strategicplan\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"www.brethren.org\/strategicplan\">www.brethren.org\/strategicplan<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe strategic plan, originally adopted last July, provides an exciting and Spirit\u2010led focus for the Mission and Ministry Board and Church of the Brethren staff,\u201d said Lauren Seganos Cohen, pastor of Pomona (Calif.) Fellowship Church of the Brethren, who is a member of the board and the Strategic Planning Committee. \u201cSince then, board and staff have already been working on its implementation, including organizing communication about the strategic plan to the wider denomination.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The documents have been published \u201cto give more transparency to how we are living into this strategic plan,\u201d Cohen said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe pray that congregations and districts will be energized by understanding how the Mission and Ministry Board and Church of the Brethren staff will be guided by this plan in the years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find more Church of the Brethren news:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts is-layout-flow wp-block-latest-posts-is-layout-flow\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/discernment-and-calling-an-appeal\/\">Discernment and calling: An appeal for nominations for the Annual Conference ballot<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/disenman-ak-apel-yon-apel\/\">Dis\u00e8nman ak ap\u00e8l: Yon ap\u00e8l pou nominasyon pou bilten v\u00f2t Konferans Any\u00e8l la<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/discernimiento-y-vocacion-convocatoria\/\">Discernimiento y vocaci\u00f3n: Convocatoria para la presentaci\u00f3n de candidaturas para la votaci\u00f3n de la Conferencia Anual.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/help-shape-intergenerational-resources\/\">Help shape resources for intergenerational ministry: An invitation from Brethren Press<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/ayude-a-dar-forma-a-los-recursos\/\">Ayude a dar forma a los recursos para el ministerio intergeneracional: Una invitaci\u00f3n de Brethren Press.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mission and Ministry Board of the Church of the Brethren has published interpretive documents for its new strategic plan. They include \u201cA Vision Storyline\u201d of the plan and a FAQ document, both in three languages&#8211;English, Spanish, and Haitian Kreyol. 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