A
Letter From the President
By Patrick Keifert
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For the
last few months, the staff has focused on developing a Strategic Plan.
From my perspective this is a major step in the life of Church Innovations.
The process was led by Barbara Miller with all members of the staff
engaged, and with some Board Members, in the shaping of the document.
This plan clearly defines CI relationships with all the various partners
and organizations with whom we work. This plan is a major achievement
and important guide to our future planning.
Partnership
for Missional Church
The summer
events related to innovating missional church went well. These included:
- The
Brian McLaren event in Eagle, ID where Al Roxburgh and I shaped, guided,
and facilitated the interaction between the presentations by Brian
and 70+ leaders from around the world. Conversations were intense
and engaging.
- The
International Think-Tank brought 20 scholars within the Gospel and
our Culture Network. We deliberately brought three generations together:
the generation who worked with Lesslie Newbigin and David Bosch; the
generation who were their students (mine); the new generation of students
who are shaping the present discussion around the engagement of the
Gospel with Western Culture. This event launches a ten year commitment
to carry on this scholarly work that will include as a central part
of the work PMC congregations and partners around the world. Scholars
came from around the world: UK, Germany, S. Africa, Australia, New
Zealand, Canada, USA.
- The
Summer Missional Leadership Institute with roughly 70+ judicatory
leaders in attendance for the four day training event. Kris Stache
and I taught over 20 of these leaders who are or will be working as
judicatory leaders in PMC. We had a great time and both PMC and each
of its pieces received a great reception from those leaders and the
rest gathered for the Summer Institute.
Spring
Conference
Our first
annual conference, Sustaining Missional Transformation, is
being planned for Thursday, April 26th until midday Saturday the 28th.
Mark you calendars and watch for upcoming email information about the
conference. |
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