"the gallery" at artisan church 11-11-09
DESCRIPTION
The Gallery quarterly gathering for members and friends of Artisan Church. Debrief and discuss the fall worship experiments (3 worship times, 5pm rated M), and how we'll respond to the important discoveries we've made. Look ahead to the Advent & Christmas Season, as well as the prospects for purchasing our building over the course of the next year.TRANSCRIPT
THE GALLERYWed Nov 11 • 6:00-8:15pm
ARTISAN FALL & WINTERRe-Centering • Back to Basics
DEBRIEF FALL EXPERIMENTSWhat Worked Well… What Didn’t :-)
FOLLOW-UP TO EXPERIMENTS
• Embrace Risk: Continue to challenge ourselves and learn
• Adjust Worship Services• Keep 5pm Rated-M• Return to 10am & 5pm
starting Nov 29th
• Strengthen Two Key Areas:• Prayer• Serving Systems
PRAYER AT ARTISAN
• Observations:• Doesn’t happen naturally• Never a priority• Have done better in past
• Proposed Experiment:• Prayer Team• Prayer before & during
worship services• Small Groups & Messages
SERVING SYSTEMS
• Observations:• Great attitude and servant’s
heart amongst “artisans”• Frustration with inconsistent
task, roles, & communication
• Proposed Experiment:• Transition from “sign-ups” to
serving teams & rotations• Develop standardized system
LOOKING AHEADAdvent & Christmas • Building Update
“SMALL GIFTS” SERIES
• Messages: follow season’s lectionary passages
• Simple Neighborhood Invites• Related Events:
• Dec 11, 6-8pm: Christmas Tree Lighting with Reception
• Dec 25, 5pm & 11pm: Christmas Eve Services
• Collecting Winter Clothes and Food for Local Families
BUILDING PURCHASE UPDATE
Market Value $435,000
Great Lakes & ECC Gift
20% Equity
Discounted Purchase Price $348,000
BUILDING PURCHASE UPDATETimeline:• Now: Due Diligence for
Financial Feasibility• Feb Gallery: Financial
Plan for Purchase• Closing Date:
by June 30th
THE GALLERYWed Nov 11 • 6:00-8:15pm