Hello team -
In advance of the meeting Sunday, I'd like to put some thoughts in front of you for consideration. We'll have a pretty good group but we're missing a few...want to give everyone an advance on the topics.
First, we'll have a bit of "old" business to discuss - namely the Hospitality team. We got a very good thing started. Seems time we nail it down.
Second, the concept of turning outward merits some consideration. Though we may not come up with all the answers, it seems worth it to consider the question: What does "turning outward" look like for the good people of East Heights?
Third, a book has been recommended to us by our pastoral leadership. Mark recommended (and provided) the book entitled Faith Sharing to us last year. It was one of the three books he gave us. I'm ashamed to admit I barely read it at the time. It has been suggested (by both Mark and JC) that we choose that book, of all of them, to read as a group. So I dove back in for four chapters. I now understand why. I humbly propose that we study that book. It has nine chapters...seems perfect for a 9 week study.
Fourth, JC would like for us to focus on the first four of Bishop Scott Jones' Components of an Evangelistically Healthy Congregation. You may recall the list - a link to it is on the left side of this blog. These first four components look to be far more than we can accomplish as a team - - - but that is fine, because we aren't tasked to accomplish them. It is recommended that we understand them, think about them in our planning, and live them in our tasks. Here are the first four:
1. Create and sustain a missional culture.
2. Create and sustain a spiritual culture.
3. Create and sustain a culture of hospitality.
4. Determine your target population and learn to love them well.
So team, that's our agenda for this Sunday. Any questions, feel free to post a comment or shoot me an e-mail. Looking forward to the meet!
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