Daily Management of A Resort and Leisure Ministry

Cindy Black

I. Setting goals
A. Goals for the resort ministry project.

1. List all of the goals.
2. Consider priorities according to needs, interests, and resources.
3. Set the goals.

B. Evaluating the success of goals. What is success?

II. Priorities of ministries
A. Needs
B. Interests
C. Open doors
D. Resources available

III. Resources
A. Local resources and volunteers
B. Other volunteers

1. Students: summer missionaries, Innovators, Sojourners, Mission Youth groups
2. Adults: short-term (Missions on Short Term [MOST]), long-term (Mission Service Corps).

C. Physical needs of the ministry project.

1. Equipment
2. Supplies
3. Materials

IV. Personal points
A. Personal ministry priorities

1. Your special place of service
2. Supervision is ministry

B. Ministry and family time

1. Pace your seasons
2. Plan your family time.
3. Restore energy: volunteers, the resort, special events, family time, your time.

C. The long run

1. What is important today? What is important tomorrow?
2. Remain objective.

Based on an article by Cindy Black in the 1993 National Resort Ministries Conference notebook. Used by permission.