{"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\/letter-supports-green-card-holders\/\">Office of Peacebuilding and Policy signs on to letter supporting green card holders and resettled refugees<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/carta-de-apoyo-a-los-refugiados\/\">La Oficina de Consolidaci\u00f3n de la Paz y Pol\u00edticas se suma a una carta de apoyo a los titulares de la tarjeta verde y a los refugiados reasentados.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/let-pou-sipote-moun\/\">Biwo pou Konsolidasyon Lap\u00e8 ak R\u00e8gleman siyen yon l\u00e8t pou sip\u00f2te moun ki gen kat v\u00e8t ak refijye ki reyentegre yo.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/fon-legliz-fre-yo-anonse\/\">Fon Legliz Fr\u00e8 yo anonse d\u00e8nye sibvansyon yo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/los-fondos-de-la-iglesia\/\">Los fondos de la Iglesia de los Hermanos anuncian sus \u00faltimas subvenciones.<\/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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