May 1, 2024

What specifically are you hoping a Growth Animator will be able to support or resource with you and your community of faith, pastoral charge, cluster or other ministries, that your current ministry and lay leadership is not able to do? Your Annual General Meeting is fast approaching in your region. I plan to be at your AGM in-person and I want to connect with your delegates. If you are not a delegate, but are reading this, remind your ministry personnel and lay delegates to seek me out at the AGM. Before your AGM, have some conversations with your governing body, teams or committees, outreach ministries, your congregation, your local community partners
• Describe who you are and why you are. What is the story you celebrate? Who do you want to be in 3, 5, 10 years?
• Describe your neighbours and neighbourhood. How does the leadership speak about your neighbours and neighbourhood? How does your congregation speak about your neighbours and your neighbourhood?
• What groups and individuals currently use your building apart from your congregation?
• How do people on leadership and within the congregation speak about these groups and your connection to them?
• Are you currently working with other UCCan congregations, ecumenical partners, the regional council(regional pastoral relations minister or regional committees), your Stewardship staff (Roger Janes), CYAYA staff (Catherine Stuart), JMO staff (Shepherd Munikwa), UPRC/Kindred Works or any other such group?
• How are you strengthening invitation welcoming all to belong?
• Describe the ways you are living into deep spirituality, bold discipleship and daring justice. How are you growing or hoping to grow?

Bring your stories, your dreams, your ideas and questions to your AGM. Come find me and let’s begin or continue conversations.