September, 2006

Vision direction for the association and our efforts connected with Strategic Focus Cities are running very much in parallel these days. Why? Because the thrust of SFC connects very closely with the association vision to resource church vision that they might become communities of missionaries.

SFC has two Phases, and within the first of those two phases there are three steps. The first of these three steps, church diagnoses, took place this past May as church leaders were interviewed so we might learn what the vision needs are in the churches. Step two, prescription, began in July with a meeting between association, state convention, and North American Mission Board leaders to review the diagnoses from the interviews and also begin to outline a prescription to fit the diagnoses.

This prescription process continues in September as pastors are involved in small group discussions to help us arrive at specific ways to resource needs surrounding church visions. Discussion groups will meet on Monday, September 25. One group will meet for lunch in an 11:00 A.M. to 1:00 meeting. This meeting will be hosted by Northwoods Church. A second group will have a dinner meeting from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00. Details of both meetings will be sent to pastors.

Information learned from these discussion groups will equip us to lay out a plan which will move us into step three and serve as the treatment for the diagnoses.

Wayne

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