1. Stirred by the Spirit —Walking Together —Engaging the World with Love Imagining God’s Promised Future In Christ we are… Session 1: Imagining God's Promised Future

2. The Process to Date Session 1: Imagining God's Promised Future

3. Dwelling in the Word Luke 24:13-35 Acts 2: 1-21, 41-47 Session 1: Imagining God's Promised Future

4. Mutual Invitation Person with the closest birthdate to today starts Respond to question, then invite another person by name to respond next “pass for now,” then invite another person by name to respond next (remember to come back!) “passes,” then invites another person by name to respond next Repeat with each person, upon invitation Note: Only the person invited to speak can speak Session 1: Imagining God's Promised Future

5. Questions for Dwelling What is the Spirit stirring in you as you hear the words of this text? What does this scripture reveal about God’s mission and plan for the Church within that mission? What does this scripture say about how we are church together as synod? Session 1: Imagining God's Promised Future

6. Shared Insights Session 1: Imagining God's Promised Future

7. Stirred by the Spirit Walking Together Engaging the World with Love In Christ we are… Session 1: Imagining God's Promised Future In light of the dwelling in the Word, reflect together upon this statement of Synod purpose.

8. To What Purpose? What does this mean for us? How does it fit? Where does it point us? What might it look like for us to live into this? – What will be different? – What will be the same? Session 1: Imagining God's Promised Future

9. Shared Insights Session 1: Imagining God's Promised Future

10. Synod = working/walking together How is my congregation already living into this purpose? What could my congregation do to grow into the purpose? Where does my congregation need help moving forward? Session 2: Eyes Open to the World