November Note from Pastor Jon

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Some of you may remember that in September of last year, we were selected and invited to be a part of a national survey called the “US Congregational Life Survey”.    This survey was designed to take the pulse of churches in the United States.  We have now received the results of the survey. 

Over the course of the next year or so, we will be sharing these results with you in a special section of this newsletter.  This is because there is such a wealth of information it would be very difficult to relay to the entire congregation effectively.  Luckily, the responses can be grouped into categories, beginning this month with “Building Spiritual Connections”, and over the next few months we will look at:

  • Building Inside Connections
  • Building Outside Connections
  • Building Identity Connections

After this we will look at the information pertaining to 10 strengths of congregations which cover information on:

          Growing Spiritually                                        Meaningful Worship
          Participating in the Congregation                 Having a Sense of Belonging
          Caring for Young People                                Focusing on the Community
          Sharing Faith                                                   Welcoming New Worshipers
          Empowering Leadership                                 Looking to the Future

If you have any questions, or would like clarification on the survey, please talk to  Rev. Sloan, or Elder Mark Smith (chair of Church Life and Worship Committee).

 In His Name,

                                                       Pastor Jon

Posted November 1, 2009, 4:18 pm | Comments Off