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RHUC DREAM TEAM 2014
Who are we called to be
in this place
at this time?
We are not Broken…just Cracked a little with Age!
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We are not Broken…just Cracked a little with Age!
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We are not Broken…just Cracked a little with Age!
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Double Loop Theory…Where is RHUC?
RHUC
DreamTeam
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Who is God calling us to be in this Place at this Time?
How do we share our Spiritual Abundance with a wider Community?
BASIC PLAN
Parallel work by Dream Team with Existing Organisational Structure
1. Listening to congregation, council, and committees
2. Listening to the larger community
3. Blending combined input and discerning common threads for the future
4. Co-ordinate implementation using existing organisation
• Building and finance important at this stage of plan• Continual attention paid to the concerns of the
congregation
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We are at the front edges of the greatest transformation of the church that has occurred for 1,600 years. It is by far the greatest change that the church has ever experienced in America; it may eventually make the transformation of the Reformation look like a ripple in a pond.”
(Loren Mead, Alban Institute)
Interesting Quote
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Era Changes … Every 500 Years?
Ancient ModernMedieval
Post-Modern
The collapse of Roman power in Western Europe.
Renaissance and Reformation
Globalization and Information Technology
With changes in communication, transportation, and military technology; economic systems; scientific worldview…
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Modern (Pre 1964) vs Post Modern
MechanisticAnalytical/RationalTop DownText-Based
Organic/FluidExperientialMystical CommunalTGIF
• Twitter• Google• Internet• Facebook
Values: • Duty• Loyalty• Commitment Values:
• Freedom• Choice
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Post-Modern: Belong… Behave … Believe
Modern: BELIEVE… Behave…Belong
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Healthy, Vital, UCC Congregations Within the Post-Modern Era
1. Authentic Community
Radical Hospitality
2. Adaptive Leadership
3. Missional Engagement
4. Spiritual Formation or Spiritual Practice
Experiential, Participatory, Image-
rich, Connective Worship - EPIC! Music Leadership (participatory)
5. Secular Spiritual Evangelism
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Components and ToolsAvailable:
Congregation• Identity, Mission and Needs Analysis
Survey (IMNA) Jane Armstrong
Community• Environics Report
Talent• Asset Mapping
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EDGE