Who are we called to be in this place at this time? 1

We are not Broken …just Cracked a little with Age! 1964

We are not Broken …just Cracked a little with Age! 1964

We are not Broken …just Cracked a little with Age! 1964

Double Loop Theory… Where is RHUC? 5 RHUC Dream Team 9 Transitioning

Who is God calling us to be in this Place at this Time? How do we share our Spiritual Abundance with a wider Community? BASIC PLAN Parallel work by Dream Team with Existing Organisational Structure 1. Listening to congregation, council, and committees 2. Listening to the larger community 3. Blending combined input and discerning common threads for the future 4. Co-ordinate implementation using existing organisation Building and finance important at this stage of plan Building and finance important at this stage of plan Continual attention paid to the concerns of the congregation Continual attention paid to the concerns of the congregation 6

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We are at the front edges of the greatest transformation of the church that has occurred for 1,600 years. It is by far the greatest change that the church has ever experienced in America; it may eventually make the transformation of the Reformation look like a ripple in a pond.” (Loren Mead, Alban Institute) We are at the front edges of the greatest transformation of the church that has occurred for 1,600 years. It is by far the greatest change that the church has ever experienced in America; it may eventually make the transformation of the Reformation look like a ripple in a pond.” (Loren Mead, Alban Institute) Interesting Quote 8

Era Changes … Every 500 Years? 9 AncientModernMedievalPost- Modern The collapse of Roman power in Western Europe. Renaissance and Reformation Globalization and Information Technology With changes in communication, transportation, and military technology; economic systems; scientific worldview…

Modern (Pre 1964) vs Post Modern 10 Mechanistic Analytical/Rational Top Down Text-Based Organic/Fluid Experiential Mystical Communal TGIF Twitter Google Internet Facebook Values: Duty Loyalty Commitment Values: Freedom Choice

Post-Modern: Belong… Behave … Believe Modern: BELIEVE … Behave…Belong 11

Healthy, Vital, UCC Congregations Within the Post-Modern Era 1. Authentic Community Radical Hospitality Radical Hospitality 2. Adaptive Leadership 3. Missional Engagement 4. Spiritual Formation or Spiritual Practice Experiential, Participatory, Image-rich, Connective Worship - EPIC! Experiential, Participatory, Image-rich, Connective Worship - EPIC! Music Leadership (participatory) Music Leadership (participatory) 5. Secular Spiritual Evangelism 12

Components and Tools Available: 13 Congregation Identity, Mission and Needs Analysis Survey (IMNA) Jane Armstrong Community Environics Report Talent Asset Mapping

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