The Ministry Development Portal (MD) was born with the dream of helping pastors and chaplains lead themselves and their ministries better - helping them to be the most Spirit-filled, resourced and fulfilled ministers on the planet. Built by ministers for ministers, as far as features go, MD is now complete!
2023 marks a change from building the tools we need to helping leaders use them, all the while improving them based on user feedback. Mid 2023, we will be unveiling the new elders training module where pastors can find templates for training their elders with key activities, resources, and experiences. We hope this will be a game-changer for the local church.
Another goal we have for 2023 is to see how easy we can make the system for self-proclaimed "dinosaurs" and "dummies". So expect to see options for simple navigation to help you find what you are looking for.
Another milestone that we have accomplished in 2022 is MDLite—a partnership with the TPUM and the Fijian Mission to pilot a project modelled on the idea of a simplified version of MD on a mobile device. The project will help with many other aims, updating database and reporting systems, boosting our ability to resource and develop pastors in the Pacific, further supporting the journey from being a Mission outpost to a Conference mission base.
MDLite leverages existing systems within the MD portal, making it cost-effective and hopefully widely applicable to parts of the world where mobile is a better platform for leadership development, and its offline mode means that it is ideal for regions where data access isn't always available. Back in the day, the church in Australia and New Zealand would often send containers of books to the island fields. In future, our leaders there will have direct access to the same articles and resources via MDLite - delivered via mobile device!
MDLite features the Auxano Library, REAP cycle, simplified Ministry Reports, Internships, Profile and Preferences.
Your feedback is welcomed and encouraged. MD is built BY local leaders, FOR local leaders—so please keep your suggestions coming. We will also do some intentional listening projects, addressing various features, to see what Ministers and Chaplains need. Available only via invitation from your Conference Ministerial Secretary.
Please send your feedback and suggestions to us at [email protected].
