Dear Friends and Leaders in our Congregation,
This brief post is written to ask leaders (present and past) from our congregation to prayerfully consider leading a
short but significant opportunity in the life of our church. In the month of April, our congregation will
be gathering in “Listening Circles” for the purpose of helping us discern God’s
leading for the immediate years ahead. Would you be available as a volunteer for
this purpose?
We are asking you to consider volunteering the following
brief but significant events: 1. A training session on Saturday morning, March
21, from 9 until noon.; 2. Facilitate one or two of our 2 hour Listening
Circles.; 3. Participate in one Listening Circle as a member offering your own
experience.
Can you offer your
time for these 3 or 4 one-time events?
Again, there is one fixed date on March 21st
and the other 2 or 3 events will match your availability in the month of
April. (If you would like to participate
but have a problem with our fixed date of March 21st, please let us
know that is the limitation for you.)
On March 21st, our Strategic Planning Team will
be training facilitators with Susan Beaumont, our premier national resource for
congregational planning. We are in need
of about 20 facilitators that will guide the Listening Circles through six
sharing questions. Will you volunteer to
be a potential facilitator?
If we have more volunteers than there are available slots
for facilitators, we will ask you to participate in only one event, the
Listening Circle in the month of April.
Susan will provide a brief overview of the process for the whole
congregation following worship on March 22nd.
Time is of the essence for us so I ask you to pause, pray,
and respond to this inquiry as soon as
possible (no later than Friday, March 13th).
Please send your response to Ruling Elder Andy D., co-chair of our Strategic Planning Team through our Church Office email or phone: 847-362-2174.
Thank you
for your prayerful consideration!
Gratefully,
Brian Paulson
Pastor
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