Kamloops-Okanagan Presbytery

“Behold I do a new thing! Even now it springs forth do you not perceive it?” Isaiah 43:19

“…I will make a new covenant…I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.” Jeremiah 31 selected

Recap

Find the joy!

Global Movement

You are part of it!

What are we seeing?

#1. Getting Spiritually Grounded

What might we do?Attend to our own spiritual practice

Surrenderlaugh, experience joy, pause to enjoy a fresh brewed cup of JoSacred Pauses, yoga, mindfulness meditation,going on a protest march, what’s helping you?

Attend to your congregations Spiritual Practice Declare a fast – Advent, daily practice of asking “What is God showing me? What is God asking us to do about it? Journal the experience and share in Groups weeklyRichard Bott – Board takes up a discipline of prayerUnbinding the Gospel Program – Martha Grace-Reese

#2. Getting Missional

Responding to what God is doing

What can we do?

• Privilege narratives of hope – go to Greenbelt• Ask: Where is energy/vibrancy in our community?• Where is the intersection of need and passion?• Host 360 Stakeholders process – invite community leaders

to your strategic planning session, or interview them “What do you think the role of our church is in the community? What do you see? What would you like to see?”

• Tools: Environics Ministry Report• Asset Mapping• Appreciative Inquiry• NCD Survey, IMNA Survey

#3. Getting EPIC

E - xperiential P - articipative I - mage Rich C - onnectional

Blessing of the hands

Awareness Test

If its not messy its probably dead.

EPIC is part of a larger shift in perspective

3 Influences of Change

• Modern Post Modern E

D

GE

MechanisticAnalytical/RationalTop DownText Based…

Organic/FluidExperiential/Mystical CommunalTGIF

EPIC

E - xperiential P - articipative I - mage Rich C - onnectional

Greebelt Festival: Where faith, arts, and justice collide!

Hillhurst United Church / The Swell

Hillhurst United Church

1 – 44s, 2 – 6:33

Reflection

Where have you experimented with aspects of EPIC ministry in your context?

(Experiential, Participative, Images, Connection)

What is the next step?

What can we do?

• Engage the creativity of young people• Connect with local artists• Reclaim/Reframe ancient rituals

– Sponge liturgy– Cloth prayer – Tear cloth into individual strips,

• Tie prayers into the strips then tie together

– Prayers of the People• Connect with stories of emerging ministries

#4. Getting Entrepreneurial

The Grove

Rhizome Cafe

A café, community space and social justice hub in Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories

Yoga Chapel

5:52

Redevelopment in PartnershipMoncton Peace Centre

Organizational Structure

Grand Opening

Reflection

List as many social enterprises as you can think of? (any enterprise that makes a better world and also creates revenue streams)

Which of these connects most strongly with your congregation’s mission and gifts?

What can we do?

• Invest in support social entrepreneurs • Get summer students on federal grants• Think of ways your current connections with

social enterprise can create relational space• Bi-vocational connections

#5. Getting Together in New Ways

Multi-Site Worship

Trinity United Thunder Bay

Low Tech Getting Together

• House Church• Intentional Communities• Regional Staffing models

Reflection

• What is your experience with new ways of getting together?

• What might be the next step for your congregation? How would you raise the question?

#6. Getting Going

Fail MoreHave Fun Experimenting – And Learn

Fail MoreHave Fun Experimenting – And Learn

Learn/Act (Adaptive Leadership)

Building Planes in the Air

Practice: Improvisational Leadership

Yes … and! Accept the offer. Add your piece.

Be Kind to Yourself