Goal:  For the people of your congregation to know their role in the mission of God.

By the end of the seven sessions you will be able to answer the following questions:  

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1. Who are we?

2. Who are our neighbors?

3. How can we work with our neighbors for good of the neighborhood?

 

The Mission Exploration is supported by the Appreciative Inquiry strategy.

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Outline of Eight Sessions

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Session 1:   

Be introduced  to Appreciative Inquiry and the Mission Exploration Process. Articulate an Area of Investigation. 

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Session  2:

Design questions to explore your Area of Investigation. Practice One on One interviews using these questions. 

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Session 3:

Learn how to interview your congregation and then hold an event to share what you heard. 

 

Session 4:   

Compare your current mission statements, core value statements and/or vision statements to what you discover during the interviews and the event with the congregation.                 

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Session 5:

Learn how to discover the demographics of your community and create a Neighborhood Relationship Map.

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Session 6:          

Discuss what you are learning about your congregation and your neighbors. Learn about Possibility Proposals and create three to present to your congregation.

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Session 7:  

Name the influencers in your congregation. Consider how each of them might view your proposal.  Who will support it? Who will be neutral? and Who will raise concerns that you need to consider? Plan your Possibility Proposal presentations.

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Session 8:

Discover how to design and evaluate an innovation in pursuit of your proposal.  Set goals, describe objectives and create action plans for the proposal your congregation wants to work toward first. 

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Cost: Eight two-hour sessions facilitated online with Pastor Marj: $4,000.

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Note: There is a great deal of homework to do between sessions. These 8 sessions could take over a year to complete. 

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