We'll begin at the top of the hour. In the meantime, please use the “flipchart” for some informal

conversation as people gather. You might begin by typing your name and location into the white space

at the bottom of the box.

(a friendly reminder – you were invited to fill out the Spiritual Gifts Inventory prior to our meeting this

evening)

Notes & recording from last week:www.united-in-learning.com/sanguin-notes

Session Three:

The “Engaged” Church

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Welcome

Introductions

Re-introducing the presenters

Opening Prayer

Today's Agenda

Growing an “Engaged” Chuch

Two tools from Bruce's congregation to yours:

Living Your Spiritual GiftsConnection Circles Manual

Small group discussion (5 mins)

Please introduce yourselves to each other (name, location,

brief description of your congregation)

How would you measure the “spiritual health” of a

congregation?

Albert L Winseman:Growing an Engaged Church

Spiritual health is indicated by four “outcomes.”

Life satisfaction

Albert L Winseman:Growing an Engaged Church

Spiritual health is indicated by four “outcomes.”

Life satisfaction Inviting others to attend

Albert L Winseman:Growing an Engaged Church

Spiritual health is indicated by four “outcomes.”

Life satisfaction Inviting others to attend Serving (volunteering)

Albert L Winseman:Growing an Engaged Church

Spiritual health is indicated by four “outcomes.”

Life satisfaction Inviting others to attend Serving (volunteering) Generosity

Two Major findings

1. “Engaged” members score significantly higher on these outcomes than not engaged and disengaged

2. Spiritual practice has a positive impact on the outcomes, but is not as powerful as engagement.

Factors That Promote “Engagement”

Clear answers to the following questions:

What do I get?

Factors That Promote “Engagement”

Clear answers to the following questions:

What do I get? What do I give?

Factors That Promote “Engagement”

Clear answers to the following questions:

What do I get? What do I give? Do I belong?

Factors That Promote “Engagement”

Clear answers to the following questions:

What do I get? What do I give? Do I belong? How do I grow?

Rick Warren'sCircles of Engagement

Small Group Discussion:

How would people in your congregation answer these questions?

What could you do to help them be clearer about their answers?

What do I get? What do I give? Do I belong? How do I grow?

Summary

• Clear Expectations of Membership

• Start Gift-Based Ministry

• Start Small Group Ministry

Small Group discussion

We asked you to fill out the “inventory” for yourself prior to tonight's workshop

How did it feel to fill this out for yourself? Surprises? Reactions?

Imagine using something like this in your congregation ... what would work? What would you need to adapt?

A Tool for Engagement:Living your Spiritual Gifts

Flows from Two Foundational Principles:

1.Ministry anywhere, anytime, by anybody

1.Gift-based ministry

The Evolution of the Tool

• From authority resting in external inventory

• To a process of self-inquiry-in-community (Transcended, yet included, the inventory)

A Tool for Engagement:Living your Spiritual Gifts

• Discovery: Group Session

Individual Reflection

Interview with facilitator

A Tool for Engagement:Living your Spiritual Gifts

• Discovery: Group Session

Individual Reflection

Interview with facilitator

• Discerning: Group session to discern ministry

A Tool for Engagement:Living your Spiritual Gifts

• Discovery: Group Session

Individual Reflection

Interview with facilitator

• Discerning: Group session to discern ministry

• Commissioning: Worship Service

A Tool for Engagement:Living your Spiritual Gifts

A Tool for Engagement:Connection Circles

Structure: 1 ½ hours, 10-12 weeks

A Tool for Engagement:Connection Circles

Structure: 1 ½ hours, 10-12 weeks

1.Check in…When did you feel connected/disconnected from Spirit this past week?

A Tool for Engagement:Connection Circles

Structure: 1 ½ hours, 10-12 weeks

1.Check in…When did you feel connected/disconnected from Spirit this past week?

2.Sacred Conversation using sermon from past Sunday

A Tool for Engagement:Connection Circles

Structure: 1 ½ hours, 10-12 weeks

1.Check in…When did you feel connected/disconnected from Spirit this past week?

2.Sacred Conversation using sermon from past Sunday

3.Prayer

• Have a dedicated leader of Connection Circles

A Tool for Engagement:Connection Circles

• Have a dedicated leader of Connection Circles

• Facilitator and Host

A Tool for Engagement:Connection Circles

• Have a dedicated leader of Connection Circles

• Facilitator and Host

• Train Facilitators and Support

A Tool for Engagement:Connection Circles

• Have a dedicated leader of Connection Circles

• Facilitator and Host

• Train Facilitators and Support

• Use semester system

A Tool for Engagement:Connection Circles

Congregational Impact

• Builds common culture (gets people “on-purpose”)

• Builds sense of belonging

• Mission component (each circle has a mission project)

A Tool for Engagement:Connection Circles

Small Group discussion

If you were to build small groups in your church that used sermons as their resource ...

What would you need to include in the sermons?

Next Week

Session Four:Leadership

Fundamental States of Leadership

Four Leadership Capacities

Tending the Flame

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Homework for next week

Reflect on a time when you exercised exceptional

leadership, and be prepared to describe this.

What made this work so well?