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MONTH 2 - PRIORITIZING MEETING
Visioning and Planning
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Sections of
the Meeting
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Time for each item
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Start Times
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| 1. Opening devotions and prayer |
5 min |
7:00
pm |
| 2. Purpose of tonight's meeting - God's call for
us- vision and action |
5 min |
7:05 |
3. The process so far - include a description of
the Board retreat - timeline,
core values,
God's vision for us |
10 min |
7:10 |
4. Outcome of the Board retreat-What is God
calling us to do? Present the
vision ideas,
ask for additions |
10 min |
7:20 |
5. What is God calling us to do first?
next?
Rank the vision ideas in order of priority
-group prayer for God's leading
- individual reading of the list with time for
personal
reflection - 5 min
-small group discussion and decision - 15 min
-what is your group's list of the top 5
priorities for ministry here at our
church? Give
5 points to your top pick, 4 points to second pick
and so on
for the top 5 priorities. |
20 min
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7:30
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6. Break - during the break the team will gather in another room and tally the
points for each vision idea. They will write out on large paper
the list of the
top 5 priorities for the total group (with point totals). |
15 min
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7:50
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7. Presentation of the total group result - then
discussion -
"How does this look to
you?" |
15 min
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8:05
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8. Next steps
-list meetings and purpose for each one
-ask for continuing prayer support for the
process
-emphasize the need for all members and friends to be part of the process
-repeat what was said earlier about God's word for us, a unique calling.
-give assurance that God will give us what we need (people, talents, income)
to be
faithful to God's call. |
10 min
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8:20
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| 9. Closing Prayer |
2 min |
8:30 |