midamerica: regionalization 2.0 april 2012
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MidAmerica: Regionalization 2.0 April 2012. Nancy Combs-Morgan, Ian Evison, Nancy Heege, Phil Lund, Lisa Presley, Dori Thexton – Your Regional Staff. Church 3.0. Form and format of “church” is changing Presented the trends last year, and in webinars about Faith Formation 2020 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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