It has been a busy morning so far. The planning committee met for breakfast at 8:00 at the refectory. We went over last minute details and made sure we knew where we were to be today.
I went over some last minute details on the Powerpoint shows and have been making updates throughout the day as changes come up. I am sure there will be some thing that will be wrong tonight but it will be what it will be!
I was the room host for the Annual Gathering Orientation workshop theism morning. I introduced Rich Plant (my Associate Association Minister) and stayed to help with any questions throughout the workshop.
It is always nice to meet new people and talk to them about our Conference. We are trying to do a new thing. The structure is not intended to be hierarchical so much as a hub where ministry programs can connect. This can be a hard concept to wrap your mind around. Usually the conference is held to discuss legislation and resolution that come from the staff or member churches as we seek to run ministry through a denominational structure. The new paradigm is one of shared vision.
We try to gather like minded folks around ministries that they are passionate about. If you want to be involved with SARA there is a meeting for that. If you are involved in or interested in Rural Ministry there is a meeting for that. We are trying to delineate ministry groupings that can hold "network" meetings for the purpose of sharing resources and ideas to make each ministry stronger. The conference does not direct ministry so much as provide a hub where people can dialogue and exchange ideas to help strengthen the church.
Again it will take us some time to live into this new model. We are all feeling our way along and it is an exciting time to be a part of the Ohio Conference!
Well the audio/visual man needs to see me so that I can get connected to the system so these slide shows will show up!
Will post more soon!
Blessings,
Dan
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Location:Heidelberg University, Tiffin, OH
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