Discerning Our Mission Together Wednesday Nights

Evening Schedule:
6:00-6:45 Potluck Dinner (bring hearty dishes if you can)
6:45-7:00 Worship
7:00-8:30 Teaching, Prayer, and Discussion

You will notice that the word “discern” is used a lot here. This basically means asking the Holy Spirit to help us to know something. Wednesday nights this Winter are not so much about teaching (there will be teaching), or all of us bringing all our ideas and opinions about church (we will bring them), but more about coming together in community as the Body of Christ to ask the Holy Spirit to help us know what He is calling us to be and do as a church. This is an amazing opportunity to participate in the Spirit shaping of a new thing. Don’t miss it.


January – the Shape of the Church – Mission and Values

January 11
What is God’s Mission for the Church and how does that shape our church?

January 18
Discerning what is deeply important to us and how these values shape who we are.

January 25
Discerning God’s particular mission/call for this particular community. Developing a mission statement that gives shape to what we do.

February – Our Unique Individual Shapes and the Shape of the Neighborhood – Who We Are

February 1
SHAPE, part one. Discerning how God has shaped each of us as unique participants in His Kingdom work. SHAPE stands for:

Spiritual Gifts
Heart passions
Abilities
Personalities
Experiences

February 8
SHAPE, part two. One week just isn’t enough for this!

February 15
The Shape of our neighborhood. Demographics report from Jack Brace and the Demographics Group. Discerning what God is already doing here and how we can begin to connect with His ongoing work.

February 22
TBA, something on the Hill together

March – The Shape of Our Ministries

March 1
Ministry Tables, part one. Knowing a bit more about what God is doing and how He has shaped you, where is He putting it on your heart to be involved? Begin to look at what that means as an individual and community.

March 8
Ministry Tables, part two. How does our mission statement give new shape to our ministries? What do we need to stop doing, start doing, do differently? What are our goals and priorities?

March 15
Ministry Tables, part three. What will we need in order to accomplish these things? Facility resources, staff and volunteer resources, financial resources…