We’re starting a week on planning in a time of uncertainty by this reblog of another excellent post by Christine V Hides. Please share your own plans for the fall and what you are doing to prepare this summer either as a comment here or on the Facebook group page.
In the spirit of collaboration and modeling vulnerability, I am offering you a glimpse of the first iteration of our plan, designed in the shape of a teeter totter, able to pivot smoothly between gathered and online as needed. Here are the steps we took to get to our first iteration from which we will learn, adapt, and grow.
FYI, I’m part of two upcoming planning webinars that will delve deeper into planning in these unpredictable times:
- Faithful Planning with Virginia Theological Seminary
- Re-imagining Faith Formation with the Children’s Initiative of the Michigan Annual Conference of the UMC).
Step 1:
Remember your why. While just about everything has changed over the last few months, your ministry purpose has not. There are many ways to say it, but our purpose has always been to nurture disciples who know, love and serve God and in so doing transform our hearts, minds…
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