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Transcript of 1 Good Shepherd’s “Living Faith Project": Meeting 3.
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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?