CARE Team Implementation

Phase 1

• Congregational Nurture (CN) provides its approval to the CARE team concept - DONE
• Session is informed about the CARE team concept - DONE
• Group of Morningside members are invited to review CARE team concept and suggest potential CARE team leaders and members
• CARE team leaders are recruited

Phase 2

• CARE team leaders are approved by CN
• Each CARE team leader prepares a one-page description of the guests, issues and services to be provided by their team
• Allowing each team leader to create their concept of the guests, issues and services to be provided, while benefiting from the insight of CN and the Session, creates passion and ownership.
• CN approves the description
• Session is informed about the CN approval of the team description and team leader

Phase 3

• CARE teams launch
• Launch is an awareness-building process of the services available from CARE teams, both collectively and indiviually, and how to access the services (e.g., directly from team leaders/members, indirectly thru clergy or church staff) 

Phase 4

• Once launched, CARE teams implement their services 
• Each CARE team meets periodically - i.e., 8 times a year or more frequently, if needed
• All CARE team leaders meet once a quarter, together with CN members