What Is The Theme?  "The Whole Church taking the Whole Gospel to the Whole City"

 

Who's Invited
 

Pastors, Prayer leaders, Ministers of Compassion, Justice, Social Service, Youth Leaders, Marketplace Missionaries who serve in and through the business, legal and civic communities

 

Why Should I Attend?

   1.  To build and establish relationships of those with like-mind, vision and heart for
         "The Whole Church Taking the Whole Gospel to The Whole City."

    2.  To share and glean information during times of networking.

    3.  To exchange ideas and share how the Lord has been moving in your sphere of influence.

    4.  Potential formation of partnerships for collaborative efforts

    5.  As this is the first such gathering on a regional level, it may possibly lay the foundation
         for future meetings and therefore have an impact on our nation.

 

Who Is Facilitating?
 

What Is The Format/Schedule?

We meet in a roundtable setting in order to promote honest dialogue and relationships. All attendees are valued participants in the process. Prayer will be ongoing as the Holy Spirit leads throughout the sessions. Discussion is intense but dress is casual.

 

What Preparation Is Required?

All participants are expected to visit http://www.nppn.org/cir.htm  and read through at least one article in each section so you are prepared to discuss knowledgeably issues regarding “the whole Church,” the whole Gospel,” and “the whole City.”

 

Planning Team Responsibilities

1.    Location for the meeting (must afford roundtables; no rows or pews)
2    Hospitality (motel / retreat center / college dorm / homes ...)
3.    Meals and Snacks
4.    Cost (consider expense/honorarium of outside facilitator)
5.    Registration (mail / phone / online ...)
6.    Publicity (attendance will result from regional, not national promotion)
7.    Table Hosts / Facilitators (this includes others in the recruiting process)
8.    Assign tasks from Checklist...
9.    Work with facilitator(s) to design a format that works for your region



 

First day,  1:00 PM - 9:00 PM
 

1:00 PM         Welcome     Worship    Prayer
        Introductions of All Present
        
        Session 1 "The Whole Church"
        Setting The Focus: Speaker or Panel or Interview or Video
                        Q/A and/or Comments or Roundtable
                        Roundtable Dialogue
                               (Participants respond to the presentation, share ideas, insights and initiatives)
                        Testimonies of What's Working
                               (Participants share testimony of how the Lord has been working in their areas)
                         Questions to Ponder:
                               -What are the boundaries of the Whole Church?
                               -One Church; Many Congregations?
                               -How are we doing?
                         Wrap-up of Session 1
                     
5:00 PM    Dinner

6:00 PM    Welcome     Worship    Prayer
                        Introductions of New Arrivals

        Session II "Taking the Whole Gospel"
        Setting The Focus: Speaker or Panel or Interview or Video
                        Q/A and/or Comments or Roundtable
                        Roundtable Dialogue
                               (Participants respond to the presentation, share ideas, insights and initiatives)
                        Testimonies of What's Working
                               (Participants share testimony of how the Lord has been working in their areas)
                         Questions to Ponder:
                               -What are the boundaries?
                               -What is the relationship of Prayer to Care to Share?
                               -How are we doing?
                         Wrap-up of Session II
                       

 

Second day   9:00am -  Noon
 

9:00 AM        Worship
                        Prayer
                        Introductions of New Arrivals
                        Session III "The Whole City
                        Q/A and/or Comments or Roundtable
        Roundtable Dialogue
                               (Participants respond to the presentation, share ideas, insights and initiatives)
                        Testimonies of What's Working
                               (Participants share testimony of how the Lord has been working in their areas)
                        Questions to Ponder:
                               -What sectors are we reaching?
                               -What/Who have we ignored?
                               -What/Who remains invisible?
                               -How are we doing?
                        Wrap-up of Session III

11:00 AM    Suggestion: Panel of Focus Presenters
                            Dialogue of Combined Sessions/Conclusions/Next Steps

12:00 PM      Dismiss...
 

CIR CHECKLIST
 

Registration
    -Provide Name Tags
    -Wide tip markers
    -First Name: Big & Bold

Round Tables
    -Round tables means tables that are round
    -No head table...

Appoint A Scribe
    -Journal the three sessions
    -Identify Headlines, Conclusions, Action Points
    -Keep brainstorming lists

Visual Communication
    -Use Power Point for best visual and ability to send notes electronically
    -White Board ... Newsprint

Meals
    -Provide light snacks
   - Begin after noon meal, provide dinner, breakfast on your own, conclude before lunch

The Role of the Facilitators:
    -Facilitate!
    -Do not dominate conversation
    -Do not allow any participant to dominate discussion
    -Communicate focus, boundaries, protocol
    -The Holy Spirit guides and guards through you
    -Control? Agenda? Your role is to make sure the Holy Spirit has control and sets agenda

Homework
    -Send everyone to the website
    -Print out summaries of several articles for distribution

Introductions:
    -Give everyone 3 minutes to express their Mission, Vision, Passion
    -Enforce the time limitations

The CIR Process must incorporate:
    -Focus: Select person(s) to get us focused (brief presentation / forum / interview)
    -Participation: Provide plenty of time for participants to share their progress / needs / questions /
     disagreements
    -Action Points: What is your next step? What should our next step be?
    -Prayer: Facilitate prayer that responds to the points & passions raised in the previous discussion


 

Three Segments/Sessions