Objectives
• The CST will respond within 30 days of a referral from the Office of the Bishop (OOB) with an initial analysis and review of the issues, concerns, or problems at hand.
• This response will be orally and/or in writing to the OOB and include identification of the CST team assigned, a review of the issues presented, and an initial response plan.
• The initial support plan will include (but not be limited to) an action plan that includes visitation and interaction with the congregational leadership, review of fiscal circumstances with the Diocesan Chief Fiscal officer (CFO), and review of congregational history, operations, and past and present conditions.
• The CST will utilize markers or indicators of congregations in need, that speak specifically to such congregations.
• The CST will develop a plan of action that includes visitations, reviews and updates, resources accessed or invited, and findings and recommendations. This will include a written plan of action from the congregational leadership.
• At such time as the CST determines it has completed its work, it will forward its findings, conclusions, and recommendations to the congregational leadership and to the OOB.
• Interim or final reports and recommendations will include suggested local, diocesan, fiscal, operational, leadership, and strategic resources as may be applicable and useful in each congregational situation as well as other Diocesan committees, commissions, or sub-committees that have been, or need to be, involved or consulted.