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Long Green Valley Church of the Brethren |
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| Realizing that there are significant issues we need to address as a congregation if we are to be a vital, growing body of believers as we pass our hundredth birthday, the Church Board initiated a year-long discernment process. Starting in March 2008, a called-out team studying the Bible, our tradition, our congregation, our surrounding community, trends in congregational life and society, and other areas, under the guidance of an outside consultant. This team met monthly for over a year, involving others in the congregation as they proceeded. See the process below. | ||||||||||||
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Team members |
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| Jeff Wolf (facilitator), Sharon Kagarise (secretary), John Ness, Gail Hanna (secretary), Jeannie Schwartz, Sue Ellen Wheatley, and Pastor Pete. | ||||||||||||
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Upcoming Team Meetings |
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The team has completed its work, but will meet periodically to evaluate progress. See the last minutes for the recommendations and action plans. |
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Minutes of our meetings |
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| April 15, 2009 | ||||||||||||
| October 21, 2009 | ||||||||||||
| September 2, 2009 | ||||||||||||
| June 7, 2009 | ||||||||||||
| April 1, 2009 | ||||||||||||
| February 25, 2009 | ||||||||||||
| January 14, 2009 | ||||||||||||
| October 29, 2008 | ||||||||||||
| October 8, 2008 | ||||||||||||
| September 24, 2008 | ||||||||||||
| August 26, 2008 | ||||||||||||
| July 29, 2008 | ||||||||||||
| June 19, 2008 | ||||||||||||
| May 28, 2008 | ||||||||||||
| April 30, 2008 | ||||||||||||
| March 26, 2008 | ||||||||||||
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Documents for Study |
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| - New Tasks for the New Congregation: Reflections on Congregational Studies, by Jeff Woods | ||||||||||||
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| - Congregational Statistics 1990-2007 (membership & worship, love feast & Sunday School attendance) | ||||||||||||
| - Chart of
Average Worship &
Sunday School Attendance 1961-2007 (you need Microsoft Excel to open this file; if you don't have it on your computer, download free viewer) |
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| - Responses from June 8th Listening Session 1, focus: What do we do well? (Excel file) | ||||||||||||
| - Responses from August 3rd Listening Session 2, focus: What are our growth areas? (Excel file) | ||||||||||||
| - Summary of August 16th Church Board Retreat, focus: The Vital Congregation | ||||||||||||
| - Responses from Sept. 14th Listening Session 3, focus: What is our Vision? (Excel file) | ||||||||||||
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Previous Process |
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Historical Background |
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The Long Green Valley Story (our brochure, written for our 2003 Homecoming) |
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Long Green Valley (from a 1936 district history book) |
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