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3 Month Faithful Planning Process

One-Day Visioning Retreat

Saturday Outline

Sections of the retreat

Time for each item

Start times

1.       Opening worship - scripture and devotion on vision/calling, purpose of the retreat, prayer
 

20 minutes

9:00 am

2.       Introduce the retreat leader
Overview of our day together  

10 minutes

9:20 am

3.       Timeline - events of the church's past

60 minutes

9:30 am

4.       Break - with snacks

10 minutes

10:30 am

5.       Discussion of the character/personality of our church - what are our core values and basic beliefs? How do we live those out?
 

60 minutes

10:40 am

6.       Give the survey to all in attendance

20 minutes

11:40 am

7.       Lunch! (the Team scores the survey during lunch)

60+ minutes

12 noon

8.       Share survey results - what are our strengths? What are our growing edges?  
 

60 minutes

1:00 pm

9.       What is God calling us to do?  Prayer, individual time, small group visioning, share with whole group

60 minutes

2:00 pm

10. What's next? Meeting to prioritize 
         Remember - God is in the midst of them...

 11. Closing prayer

5 minutes

3:00 pm

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