1. Equipping for Ministry
Daring to Dream for the Maritime Area
October 29, 2016

2. Appreciative Inquiry
Just like plants grow towards the light…so too organizations grow towards what is life-giving, central and important to them.
What is central in our organization?

3. A New Way of Being Together
Organizations that focus on the positive see noticeable change and improvement overall
Accentuate the positive rather than eliminate the negative

4. Our Story: Disciples in Maritimes

5. Recap AllCan2016: We Have GIFTS GALORE!
Cash
Friendship/fellowship
Camping
Education/gifted pastor, great minister
Denominational material
Music
Trust
Experience
Camp, facilities, meeting places
Leadership
Ecumenical ties
Regional minister
Lots of outreach opportunities
Passion
5th Sunday of the month – worship with other local congregation
Great youth programs
Gift of youth leadership in West Gore/Milton
Loyalty between members of the church
Music
Knowledgeable people
Knowledge of Disciples’ history
Dedicated, creative, talented people
Compact size – distance isnt as much of a challenge compared to other areas
Technology – video conferencing
Number of people in the area who are involved in the Region
Great camp leadership
Intelligence
Talented people
Financial resources
Concerns for needs
5 clergy

6. Recap AllCan2016: We Are Doing Ministry!
Madagascar School Project
Camp work
Worship
DiscipleFest
We meet at the Board
Haiti
Pastoral care
Coordinating missionary, overseas missionaries
Maintaining, administration
CWF – Global Women connecting
CYF
Mission

7. Recap AllCan2016: At our BEST, we are:
Church camp
Ecumenical getting together
Community
Youth
Cooperation
Caring
Dedicated
Communication
Developing ministers
Fellowship (working together)
Interesting
Creates curiosity
Uplifting
Open-minded
Supportive
Hopeful
Why do you stay with the OACC / Disciples of Christ? Why are you involved?
Why is our best the best?

8. What is Possible for the Maritime Area?
What is going well?
Where are opportunities (not problems!)?
How do we want to be together going forward?
What would happen if “our best” was the norm and not the exception? What if “our best” was who we were everyday?

9. How Do We Want to Be Together?
What qualities, values, and “seeds” do we want to hold onto going forward?
What do we want to celebrate?
What will we be known for?
What should we look like?
5-7 words that describe who we are, that we commit to living into

10. Next Steps
Strike a small group to continue to work on what we have started
Set a date(s) to meet
Keep in contact with leaders from each congregation – lines of communication wide open
Commit to prayer this new approach & the work we do!
Celebrate the gifts we have, accentuate the positive!
Live this new heart-space every day

11. Equipping for Ministry
Daring to Dream for the Maritime Area
October 29, 2016