4/14 Team Meeting

Agenda -

·  Devotional - Team & Pastor Michelle - Unbinding the Gospel
·  Guest - Susan Kintner Presentation Q and A
·  Select Transition Team chairperson
·  Finalize Congregational Survey
·  Assigning MSP Responsibility
·  Congregational Education
          Focus On MSP – Suggestions and Concerns will not translate to MSP
          Congregational Education of Trends and Comparisons to Other Churches

·  Finalize Scheduling & Invitation on Small Group Meetings 4/21 – Toni’s,  4/24 – Creator, 5/05 – Toni’s
·  Assigning Small Group Meeting Planner(s)
·  One-to-one Updates
          Formal requests for One-to-ones
          Sessions Transition Team should initiate

·  Team Photo and Write Ups
·  Meeting Frequency Decision and Scheduling Next Meeting(s)

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Present: Jan Mallory, Diane Mattox, Meghan Kelly, Rob Haase, Shirley Peterson, Gary Schulstad, Pastor Michelle Manicke,

Guests:  Amy Haase, Reverend. Susan Kintner Assistant to the Bishop, Oregon Synod

Pastor Michelle opened with a Lectio Divina devotional reading from 1 Kings 3:5-15.Solomon's Prayer for Wisdom.  We also answered two questions, "If God was offering to give you a gift of your choice, what would it be?"  and "What do you think of Solomon's choice?" In the passage Solomon asked for an understanding mind to govern and to be able to discern good from evil. " An understanding mind" can also be translated as "a listening heart" and we discussed how that applied to our transition work

Rev. Susan gave a presentation and a Q and A.  She advised the congregation should not rush the transition work.  The congregation needs to be comfortable with who we are without Pastor Dayle's leadership.  We want to foster congregational curiosity about who we are as a people  and how to honor our heritage.

She talked about moving our perspective from the dance floor (our nuts and bolts work) to the balcony (overall assessment of the congregation and process) and to identify any anxieties we can address that the congregation may have.

She talked about understanding Creator's core values.  She offered Music and Creativity and a Strong Public Leadership Style she has seen at Creator's core in the past as we reflected on past Creator pastors.

She answered questions abut the MSP which have been recorded to address our future MSP responses as they come up. 

Pastor Michelle identified three current congregational focuses; transition work, stewardship and promoting teams (and team structure).

Team meetings will be currently scheduled as needed with the day of the week rotated to address the need of those who cannot meet on Thursdays. 

Actions:

1. Gary will be Transitional Team chairperson.
2. Agreement for Draft Survey to be distributed   See if paper copies are desired.  Posting would be to Facebook and This Week at Creator and in the bulletin (Gary will send link to Toni and Pastor Michelle).
3. The Small Group Meetings on 4/21, 4/24 and 5/05 will have a basic agenda
   Answer questions about the process
   Allow opportunities for One-to-ones to answer questions about Creator
        What drew you to Creator?
        What keeps you at Creator?
        What dreams do you have for Creator?
   Gary will lead the first team meeting at Toni's on Thursday.  We will adjust Transiton Team attendance based on how many sign up for each small group.

To Do List:

• Put a paper copy of the MSP in a binder and make it available to the congregation
• Insure one or two tables and chairs are available outside the Fellowship Hall to allow for people to fill out surveys.
• Team photos, brief introductions and contact information posted on Bulletin Board  

Considerations:

• If instant information gathering would be helpful, consider using Crowd Survey
• If Creator seriously considers faith based community organizing Terry Moe would be a contact
• If additional Congregational Survey were to be considered we may want to check Pastor Michael's availability between upcoming Synod Assembly and time off he will be taking.