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2025 Mission Study Report

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Our new Mission Study Report has been approved by the Session and forwarded to the Presbytery of San Jose's Committee on Ministry for its approval. This represents an important step forward in our search for a new Pastor / Head of Staff.

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In the words of its introduction, the Mission Study Committee wrote that it intends the report "to be a resource and guide for Stone Church’s future and for our future Pastor Nominating Committee by:

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  • Uniting our congregation around a common vision of who we are and aspire to be,

  • Inspiring our Session’s leadership through a fuller understanding of the spiritual, human, physical and financial resources of Stone Church,

  • Informing candidates for our pastoral position about who we are through the story of our journey and how that has led us to the path we see ahead."

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The full report is 42 pages plus a 192 page appendix section documenting the sources, surveys and interviews on which the report is based. 

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Click on an image to read or download that portion of the report.

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Full report

234 pages
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Introduction
Table of contents
Mission statement
Vision statement
Core values
Report summary


6 pages
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Our identity and history

5 pages
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What our research says about us
  • Methodology
  • Statistics
  • At our best
  • Following Jesus
  • Where He takes us
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7 pages
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Our neighborhood's needs
  • Methodology
  • Schools
  • Non-profits
  • Police
  • City Council district
  • County Supervisor district

10 pages
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What we seek in our next pastor

2 pages
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Going forward: strategic
recommendations
  • Methodology
  • Recommendations chart
  • Rebuild youth/family ministry
  • Reconnecting with neighborhood
  • Structure
  • Spiritual practice
  • Hospitality
  • Financial sustainability

10 pages
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Appendices

  • A: Sources

  • B: Listening session responses

  • C: Community needs interviews

  • D: Restructuring concept

  • E: 2024 congregational survey results

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  • 154 pages

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