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Status Implementation status: Approved by Servants Council Date: 2026-05-30 Summary Mayflower has named five priority ministries that we will protect and strengthen above all others. These are not "programs" so much as the primary channels through which Christ...

Status Implementation status: Approved by Servants Council Date: 2026-05-30 Principle (from Streamline) Lukaszewski's principle (placeholder): Programs should be evaluated on a recurring cadence against mission alignment, health indicators, and stewardship of ...

Status Implementation status: Approved by Servants Council Date: 2026-05-30 Principle (from Streamline) Every significant event should have a post-event debrief against mission alignment, wins, improvements, and stewardship — with a clear recommendation to con...

Status Implementation status: Approved by Servants Council Date: 2026-05-30 Principle A single, authoritative master calendar — integrating ministry events, preaching plan, staff rhythms, and facility use — prevents conflicts, surfaces capacity issues early, a...

Status Implementation status: In Process Principle (from Streamline) Lukaszewski's principle (placeholder): A healthy church has an annual generosity plan — not just a budget — that names the biblical language of giving, identifies touchpoints across the year,...

Status Implementation status: Approved by Servants Council Date: 2026-05-30 Principle Clarity about who serves where, who reports to whom, and how decisions flow is foundational to healthy operations. The org chart must be findable by leaders when they need it...

Status Implementation status: Approved by Servants Council Date: 2026-05-30 Principle (from Streamline) Lukaszewski's principle (placeholder): Every role deserves a clear, written description covering purpose, scope of authority, accountability, and expected o...

Status Implementation status: Approved by Servants Council Date: 2026-05-30 What’s in this book Non-Pastoral Staff Hiring SOP — April 2026 — the full Standard Operating Procedure. Purpose and scope, seven guiding principles, roles and authority, the ten-stage ...

Status Implementation status: Approved by Servants Council Date: 2026-05-30 What’s in this book Decision-Making Framework — April 2026 — the full document. Purpose, guiding principles, authority map, four domain threshold tables (financial / personnel / minist...

Status Implementation status: In Process Principle (from Streamline) Lukaszewski's principle (placeholder): A written employee handbook protects the church, protects the employee, and removes ambiguity about expectations, benefits, and conduct. It should be sp...

Status Implementation status: In Process Principle (from Streamline) Lukaszewski's principle (placeholder): Annual performance evaluations protect both the employee and the church — they create a forum for feedback, a record of growth, and a basis for fair com...

Status Implementation status: In Process Principle (from Streamline) Lukaszewski's principle (placeholder): Every church will face leadership transitions — planned, unplanned, and emergency. Written plans for short-term pastoral absence, emergency coverage, an...

Adopted by the Servants Council on May 30, 2026. Purpose This shelf is Mayflower Church's operational playbook, organized around sixteen operations systems — the twelve identified in Michael Lukaszewski's Streamline: How To Create Healthy Church Systems, exten...

Preamble These are the core ministries we will protect and strengthen above all others. They are not "programs" as much as the primary channels through which Christ ordinarily builds His church. Our aim is clarity, health, and sustainable fruitfulness. 1. Min...

Missions & Outreach Missions, evangelistic outreach, and mercy ministries are not a supporting ministry and are not merely one team among others. They are the church's outward calling. We pursue them through the life of the whole church as the gospel overflows...

Why We Need This Mayflower is a finite church. Our people, time, and leadership attention are limited. That means we must steward focus. We will gladly say "yes" to what strengthens the ordinary means by which Christ builds His church, and we will lovingly say...

Approved SOP — April 2026 | Owner: Pastor / Servants Council | Review: Annually at April meeting Purpose This document establishes a simple, repeatable process for evaluating events at Mayflower Church. Consistent evaluation ensures that every event serves the...