MidAmerica:Regionalization 2.0

April 2012Nancy Combs-Morgan, Ian

Evison, Nancy Heege, Phil Lund, Lisa Presley, Dori Thexton –

Your Regional Staff

Church 3.0Form and format of “church” is

changingPresented the trends last year, and

in webinars about Faith Formation 2020

To be relevant, need to change how we do religious community

Lowering our walls, and going beyond them

Challenge to us all, and necessary

Move toward RegionalizationTwo levels of regionalization:

Regional Staff workoHow we provide support to congregations

oCross border resource sharing Regional Governance work

oHow our districts are shaped and formed

oHow work of staff overseen

Way of Our FutureMidAmerica staff working together

to create unified administrative structure and more alignment in programs

Administrative alignment by July 1, 2013

Includes work to bring some programs in line by then; others later (or not at all)

Living into the ambiguity of it all!

Because . . .Nature of church is changingTechnology allows us to work

differentlyWe can’t afford what we’ve

always doneWe’re living into the ambiguity

of it all!

Who We AreFuture Focused

Creating the church of the 21st century

Flexible and adaptable Modeling for service and support

Team based In our work and our approach A strong team working with strong

teams in congregations

What It Will BeStaff with core competencies plus!

Individual specializations Generative focus: next best thing

Multiple points of entry When you know us If you don’t Assess and referral system

Social Justice is part of what we do Inclusion writ large Antiracism, anti-oppression,

multicultural

Generalized WorkThe basics of 101 level church work

Governance Stewardship Leadership Faith Development Conflict Electronic Presence Membership Coaching Etc.

Specialized WorkThe 200+ level work in the

generalized areas plus: Multicultural Competency Multigenerational Community Faith Formation for the 21st Century Learning Communities Professional Transitions Social Justice as Faith Work Electronic Presence More!

Look For:Shared website July 2012

Tech position with someone able to help congregations with technology questions

Reduction in hours of Heartland Administrator to reflect no longer doing web work

Shared Administration by July 2013

Shared Financials (including budget) by July 2013

Living with the Questions

We’re not totally sure all that will happen

Moving toward shared understanding of all program areas: Chalice Lighters, Youth/Young Adult events, trainings, webinars

Transition will continue for the next 2+ years

Know that things will continue to evolve

MidAmerica:Growing

RegionalizationNancy Combs-Morgan, Ian

Evison, Nancy Heege, Phil Lund, Lisa Presley, Dori Thexton