Odyssey: What do you think so far

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Odyssey What do you think so far?

• Odyssey Group

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Review Our Charge

• Finding and articulating a vision for the
  presbyterys next decade.
• Reviewing and reframing the presbyterys
  goals/priorities.
• Reshaping the presbytery as an organization so as
  to be consistent with its vision and
  goals/priorities.
• Engaging the Presbytery in giving life to the
  future they envision.

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What We Found

• Our Vision isnt the problem. We have a clear
  articulated vision.
• Our focus and alignment on our Vision needed
  attention.
• We articulated a new mission statement that
  will refocus us on our Vision and designed from
  there.

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Now Its Your Turn
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Basic Info

• Elder or Pastor?
• Over 50 or Under 50?
• Give a response to each slide

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The Method to the Madness

• ! This is exciting.
• ? This irks me (and I may not even be sure why.)
  
• ? This raises questions.
• ? This means (this) change

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1 Missional Effectiveness

• The purpose of the Odyssey Group is to align and
  focus the Los Ranchos Presbytery for greater
  missional effectiveness in a post-Christendom
  world.
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2 Congregations are our Customer

• The Presbytery exists to further the missional
  effectiveness of the congregations within our
  geographic region.
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3 We build on relationships and networks

• Our relationships and our formal partnerships and
  informal networks are our most potent resources
  for missional effectiveness.
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4 Decentralize

• Effective ministry is best accomplished in
  centralized fiduciary structures and
  decentralized strategic partnerships.
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5 Key Adaptive Shift

• The key adaptive shift is to move from the
  Presbytery as a primarily regulatory body
• to a missional learning community ! ? ? ?

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6 Meetings

• Meetings Primarily Open Space Gatherings for
  ministry partnership with a brief business
  meeting to carry out fiduciary responsibilities.
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7 Staff

• Staff functioning as Coaches, resource brokers,
  custodians of shared values and catalysts of
  missional partner networks.
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• Flipping the Presbytery Inside-Out
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Thanks!