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Good Shepherd’s “Living Faith Project": Meeting

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Agenda

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Opening PrayerConsideration of FeedbackFather’s PerspectivesDiscussion of Two “Game Changing” ProjectsStrategy on Translating Idea to RealityID “Next Steps”Closing Prayer

Feedback - Recurring Themes

Concern over existing structures – how does the “Living Faith Project” fit?

Projects lack energy/excitementRisk of letting “low hanging fruit” become

priority at the expense of higher-value projectsWe are already doing many of the activitiesWe are heading towards business as usual, not

“game changers”

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A Game ChangerDictionary Definitions

A person, an idea or an event that completely changes the way a situation develops

Completely changing the way that something is done, thought about, or made

An event, idea, or procedure that effects a significant shift in the current way of doing or thinking about something

Matthew Kelly’s ExampleGave Dynamic Catholic staff a month to come up with a couple

of game changing ideasThree days to review, advocate and discussEliminated everything that was already being done in some

fashionFirst Game Changer – Rediscovering Catholicism “Give Away” –

250,000 copies in 2011

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Guiding Principles

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Do fewer things well - focus effort on the “game changers”

Consider the needs and circumstances of the entire parish community

Assume parishioner leadership and labor with Father’s guidance and staff support

Cost is factor – for the individual and for the parishUse a spiritual/pastoral lens for decisions about focus

and process – the how is as important as the whatServe others – internally and externally

Discussion With Father Louis

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Wants focus on Game Changers – not tweaks to current organizations and processes

Two Ideas “Sunday School”

Multiple Small GroupsContributing to, not competing with communal liturgyBasic structure of prayer, scripture, and sharing combined with group-

determined focus/content ideas which may come from brainstorming sessionsParish-supported; on-site; maybe SundayLeaders “trained”

Parish CensusPersonal phone calls – human connection/outreachInvite people to “Sunday School”Data gathering as an aside – a distant second priorityParticipants “trained”

Father Louis

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How Do We Change the Game????

Sunday SchoolWhat is the high-level

process for getting this done?How are these events

organized?Who is/are the leaders?How do we invite

participation?What support is needed from

the parish?What are the risks and

mitigators?What are the immediate

“next steps”?

Census/OutreachWhat is the high-level

process for getting this done?How is the census organized?Who is/are the leaders?How do we invite

participation?What support is needed from

the parish?What are the risks and

mitigators?What are the immediate

“next steps”?

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Discussion and Next Steps…

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Father Louis – FeedbackWhat are the next steps?