Woodstock Lay Leaders Day

We had another good day with Lay Leaders from the diocese in Woodstock on Saturday February 23rd.  A special thanks to all who made this day possible including Church of the Epiphany, the women in the kitchen, Rob Lofthouse, Matt Kieswetter, Paul Silcox and Bishop Terry.  I invite those who attended to leave their comments below.

Richard

Communication to the Diocese from SPIG

The Strategic Plan Implementation Group met for its regular monthly meeting on January 24, 2013.  Highlights of the meeting included:

• Hearing of the Bishop's plans to renew the membership of the RENEW committee and to revise its mandate in order to position it for the next phase of the Renew program.  The renewed committee's membership is intended to better represent the various geographical areas of the Diocese.
• A report by Keith Nethery and John Mencel about a visioning day that discussed the communication issues and needs that face the Diocese.  The day included discussions about who the Diocese needs to communicate with, what the messages are and what mediums should be used.  There were also significant discussions about how to coordinate these efforts.
• A discussion about concerns regarding the ability of parishes to continue to pay large increases in their share of apportionment, and whether or not the diocesan budget was in fact allocating money according to the strategic priorities of the Diocese.  It was agreed to present the following motion to Diocesan Council for its consideration:  "This Council requests the Bishop to establish a special committee to implement a process that aligns diocesan priorities as expressed in the Strategic Plan with the diocesan budget and that will align the diocesan budget with the parishes’ ability to pay apportionment.” 
• Continued discussion about Mutual Ministry.  The following motion was passed:  "“SPIG recommends to the bishops and human resources that a process of mutual ministry be introduced to diocesan clergy and offers its help in the implementation should it be requested to do so.”
• A presentation by the Rev. Dr. Gary Nicolosi regarding the plans for a post-ordintion training program.  The program has 12 modules - six of which would be offered each year.  Newly ordained clergy could enter the process at whatever point it is at, as each module is independent of the others.

A Great Day In Windsor

We had a fabulous Lay Leaders Day in Windsor on Saturday.  All the evaluations done by participants suggest that the day was worthwhile.  Participants in the day - I invite you to leave your comments here.

Richard Salt  

Windsor Lay Leaders Day - Unique Schedule (Draft)

Lay Leadership Day – Windsor/Essex/Kent

Draft Event Schedule

9^th February, 2013

Time	Event
9:30	Coffee & Mixer
9:45	Welcome, Sharing expectations, Housekeeping
9:50	What does your congregation look like? What does your current leadership look like? Group Feedback
10:20	Worshipful Reflection
10:30	What would you like your church’s leadership to look like? Lay leadership ‘Mind Map’
11:00	Youth Video – Youth Expectations of Leadership
11:10	What did you forget?
11:15	Bible Study on Leadership
11:45	‘Explore Your Spiritual Journey’ – a Discernment Program for Laity
12:15	Lunch
12:55	Leaders are called.  How do you hear the call?
1:10	Worshipful Reflection
1:20	Empowering Leadership (The three colors of leadership – Natural Church Development)
1:45	Personal Reflection
1:55	Group Discussion - How could you better empower leadership in your congregation?
2:10	Group Feedback
2:25	The six wing traits of leadership (Natural Church Development)
2:50	Some individual case studies
3:10	Worshipful reflection
3:20	Evaluate the Day
3:30	Head Home

Lay Leaders Days 2013

Lay Leaders Days 2013

Building Your Congregation’s Leadership

 A day to look at leadership styles for lay leaders and ways to increase the capacity (numbers and strength) of the lay leaders in your congregation.

Cost $20.00

***Special*** To the first ten participants from each location who volunteer:  We will give you a FREE token to take an online survey of your leadership strengths.  The survey is conducted by NCD Canada. You will need to invite at least two people who you have influenced in your life to answer an online questionnaire about you.  By volunteering you agree to share your results with a small group of people as a part of the Leadership Day. (Value of this gift is approximately $12.00)

St. Augustine of Canterbury, Windsor – February 9, 2013

Church of the Epiphany, Woodstock – February 23, 2013

St. John’s Church, St. Thomas  – April 6, 2013

Trinity Church, Durham – May 4, 2013

Schedule:

9:30        Coffee

9:45        Welcome, Sharing Expectations, Housekeeping

9:50        What does your congregation look like?

                 What does your current leadership look like?

                 Group Feedback

10:20     Worshipful reflection

10:30     What would you like your church’s leadership to look
                 like?

                 Leadership mind map

11:00      Youth Video – Youth Expectations of Leadership

11:10       What did you forget?

11:15       Bible Study on leadership

11:45       Leaders are called.  How do you hear the call?

12:00      Worshipful reflection

12:10      Lunch

12:55       Empowering Leadership
                 (The three colors of leadership – Natural Church
                 Development)

1:20        Personal reflection

1:30        Group Discussion
                 How could you better empower leadership in your
                 congregation?

1:45        Group feedback

2:00        The six wing traits of leadership (Natural Church
                 Development)

2:25        Some individual case studies

2:45        Worshipful reflection

2:55        Evaluate the day

3:00        Home

The event in Windsor will have an additional ½ hour to accommodate a module directed to the Lay Discernment program that will unfold in the region, on a trial basis, in 2013. This program, directed as it is to lay development through discernment of personal gifts and call, is directly relevant to the broader objectives of the Lay Leaders Day.

Register today by emailing allsaints.sarnia@gmail.com

Please indicate the location and date of the session you plan to attend, if you have any dietary restrictions and if you wish to take advantage of one of the free tokens to take the leadership survey please indicate as well.

Fees will be payable on the date of the event.  Checks should be made payable to: “The Diocese of Huron.”

Strategic Plan Implementation Group Meeting November 29, 2012

The Strategic Plan Implementation Group met for their monthly meeting on Thursday November 29th. After receiving the Director for Mission and Ministry's report and discussions about matters that arose from it  the group turned its attention to the matter of Mutual Ministry and Performance Enhancement.  Material was distributed to the members in advance of the meeting so that members could inform themselves about the subject.   The Rev. Gary Nicolosi and Archdeacon Richard Salt both shared their personal experiences of working with support groups and with goal setting.  The two came from different perspectives, each adding something valuable to the conversation.  Gary's experience  was more about a support group that was able to listen, counsel and point him in various directions that would enhance his ministry.  Richard's experience was more about shared ministry and mutual accountability in setting goals and being accountable for achieving them.  The challenge for the SPIG is to find a model that interweaves some of these different aspects.  The group is planning to introduce the clergy to some of these concepts at the next clergy day.  SPIG believes that in order to live up to the mandate of the Strategic Plan this is an important program to implement in the diocese.   During the next month members will be contemplating the conversation with the intention of moving toward the development of our own diocesan program at the next meeting.

Interesting Stories about Natural Church Development

Some Great stories about Natural Church Development from The Anglican's November issue. (Diocese of Toronto's newspaper.  Check it out.

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