{"content":[{"text":"Annual Operating Plans – These plans will be developed for each Focus Area on an annual basis. These \n year-by-year steps will help to keep us focused on the details and the need to make continuous progress \n to reach our long term objectives.","bbox":{"left":0.082353,"top":0.066667,"width":0.8311780000000001,"height":0.052147}},{"text":"Focus Area 1-Our Neighborhood \n We seek to improve Central’s impact in several areas. First, we need to better understand the 2-block \n radius around our Church and then we will effectively contribute to its improvement. Second, we would \n like to enhance our connection to Millikin University and its staff and students for our mutual benefit. \n Finally, we will strive to participate more effectively and constructively in the continued development of \n the greater Decatur community.","bbox":{"left":0.082353,"top":0.159116,"width":0.830831,"height":0.10772800000000002}},{"text":"Objectives: \n • \n 2-block radius \n o Development of a better understanding of the neighborhood in year 1, resulting in \n establishing additional improvement Objectives to add to this section \n o Central develops 1 additional meaningful relationship from the neighborhood per year \n over the next 3-5 years \n • \n Millikin \n o More Millikin students, 20 total in 5 years, are connected to and active in Central \n activities (not limited to worship services) \n o Millikin events, 1 new event per year, are held (and perhaps co-sponsored by Central) at \n Central facilities \n • \n Decatur \n o Determine one community need and organize efforts to solve or improve it.","bbox":{"left":0.082353,"top":0.288662,"width":0.8206129999999999,"height":0.24034500000000003}},{"text":"Potential Strategies: \n • \n 2-block radius: \n o Training for effectively caring for and engaging with people in the neighborhood \n o Develop interview process and questions \n o Research, survey and interview the homes and residents \n o Compile results to create a ‘directory’ \n o Engage neighborhood residents to analyze neighborhood needs \n o Engage neighborhood residents to develop improvement Objectives \n o Develop a “caring response plan” for those in our neighborhood who have recently \n experienced tragedy and suffering, in alignment with our core values \n o Increase neighborhood events \n o Use vacant lots as a point of connection to neighbors \n • \n Millikin: \n o Millikin students’ connection to Central are not only through worship services \n o Central families, 3 total, “sponsor” students to create more significant connections. \n (Millikin has many international students who spend considerable time away from \n parents) \n o Central demonstrates its hospitality during Millikin events","bbox":{"left":0.082353,"top":0.550088,"width":0.780571,"height":0.33200799999999997}},{"text":"CCC Strategic Plan (July 2021)","bbox":{"left":0.082353,"top":0.904452,"width":0.23091699999999998,"height":0.016341999999999968}},{"text":"Page 2","bbox":{"left":0.867222,"top":0.904452,"width":0.050773999999999986,"height":0.016341999999999968}}],"images_bbox":[],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[]}