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of Discernment</h2> <p>A key component of the Long Range Planning process we are following is to give the congregation time to do some discernment on the goal options we have all developed. So, please reflect on these goals in your prayers using the following touchstones: <ul> <li><i>Is the goal large enough?</i> <li>Is the goal in keeping with the spirit of <a href="http://www.kirkofkildaire.org/worsh/Sermons/20070429.html"> a recent sermon from Jody</a> -- <i>A disciple of Christ has a mission, but does Christ's mission have a disciple?</i> </ul> </p> <h3>The Goal Options</h3> <ul> <li>Goals about <a href=lrp1.html>Worship</a> <li>Goals about <a href=lrp2.html>Mission</a> <li>Goals about <a href=lrp3.html>Education</a> <li>Goals about <a href=lrp4.html>Aspirations</a> <li>Goals about <a href=lrp5.html>Caregiving</a> <li>Goals about <a href=lrp6.html>Buildings</a> <li>Goals about <a href=lrp7.html>Improvements</a> <li>Goals about <a href=lrp8.html>Member Involvement</a> <li>Goals about <a href=lrp9.html>Staffing and Strengths to Build On</a> </ul> <p>Look at the raw input <a href=GoalOptionsRevision2.pdf>in this PDF file.</a> </p> <h3>Feedback</h3> <p>Please send us your thoughts with this <a href="mailto:KirkLRP@ncrrbiz.com">e-mail link.</a> <br> <br> <br> <h2>Past Events</h2> <H3>Congregational Wide Goal Setting<BR> March 16 and 17, 2007</H3> <A HREF="http://www.alban.org/FullBio.asp?ID=9"> <IMG SRC="http://www.alban.org/images/people/ROswald.jpg" ALIGN=RIGHT></A> <P>We welcomed Roy Oswald from the Alban Institute to join in the conversation in March. <P>The congregation participated in two sessions: <UL><LI>Friday: Congregation Dinner and Evening of Norm Discovery</LI> <p>The congregation worked hard Friday night to describe the variety of our unwritten behaviors. These behaviors influence who comes to the Kirk ... and who stays at the Kirk. This <a href="Congregational Norms.pdf">document</a> shows the work of the various table groups. <LI>Saturday: Goal creation and prioritization </LI> <p>On Saturday, Roy will walked us through establishing goals that have come out of the small group discussions and our evening of identifying norms. Again, the groups at the various tables created some preliminary goal options that will inform our overall congregational goal prioritization. This group of goal options can be found <a href="Goals Exercise.pdf"> in this document.</a> <p> <li>Work we did not get around to: <p>Roy had hoped to guide us through some polarity exercises. The three pictures below show the polarities for three important areas that the Session created in January. </p> <p> <img src="DutyPolarity.jpg"><br> <p> <img src="nurture.jpg"><br> <p> <img src="inreach.jpg"><br> </p> </UL> <br> <h2 align=left>Past Events</h2> <h3>Questionnaire for the Elders, December 2006</h3> <p>The first step of the input phase began with a survey of all past and present elders in the congregation. That input was both numeric and qualitative. You can read the detailed results of both sections of the questionnaire <a href=QuestionnaireResponses.pdf>in this file (click to bring up a PDF)</a>. <H3>Session Retreat, January 2007</H3> <P>The Session retreat had a goal of involving the Session in the Long Range Planning Conversation. <P>The Session focused on three areas with polarity analysis. <OL> <LI>The Call and Duty continuum <LI>The Nurture and Transformation continuum <LI>The In-reach and Out-reach continuum </OL> <P>The Session dedicated some very hands-on (and knees, too) time to the process. <A HREF="polarity.wmv">(Click here for a movie!)</A> <BR><br> <IMG SRC=Charting32.jpg WIDTH=450> <br><p>This retreat was the first of many steps in the <A HREF="LRP%20Process.pdf">overall Long Range Planning Process (click here for a summary document)</A></B> <H3>Congregational Cottage Meetings</H3> <P>During the last part of February, the Long Range Planning Committee sponsored a week of small group meetings. During these meetings, each member of the Kirk had the opportunity to join the conversation and give input directly to the planning process. Over 100 people joined the facilitators, note takers, and hosts from February 22nd through the 28th. The results of these meetings will be input to the goal setting meetings in mid-March (see below). <P> <IMG SRC="Cottage3e.jpg" WIDTH="160" HEIGHT="182"> <IMG SRC="Cottage2e.jpg" WIDTH="160" HEIGHT="183"> <IMG SRC="Cottage1e.jpg" WIDTH="160" HEIGHT="183"> <P ALIGN="CENTER">The meetings were a success! <div align="left"> <p> </p><h4 align="left"> &nbsp;</h4><h4 align="left">&nbsp;</h4></div></div><center> <A HREF="http://www.digits.com"> <IMG SRC="http://counter.digits.com/wc/-d/4/LRPMain" ALIGN=middle WIDTH=60 HEIGHT=20 BORDER=0 HSPACE=4 VSPACE=2 ALT="Visitor Counter by Digits"></A> </b> </center><p>&nbsp;</p><!-- #EndEditable --></td></tr> </table> </body> <!-- #EndTemplate --></html>