2007 Plan - Redux

It's interesting to see how things develop. If you want to check out the previous plan crafted during the budget process, you can read it here.

This year we're focusing on four themes, one during each quarter. Q1 was Service, Q2 is Poverty, Q3 is Cultures, and Q4 is Hunger and Homelessness.

During Q1 we kicked off our Guest Chef program at PATH, talked a little in small groups about local agencies and the potential for partnering with them in their work.

We are in the midst of Q2, focusing on Poverty and its effects in our communities, nation, and world. This is a time for us to consider our own resources and how they might best be used not only in temporary, charitable relief programs, but in works that can play a role in turning the systemic tide that reinforces generational poverty. A lofty goal, to be sure, but a conversation well-worth having, and one that is morally imperative.

In Q3 we'll look at multi-cultural communication. What are the barriers that we face or that we create in building community with neighbors who have a wholly different culture? How can we overcome our own presuppositions and stereotypes to make way for effective communication and friendship? Good things to talk about in regards to our community outside the church, as well as the one we've got inside it already.

National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week is the week before Thanksgiving every year, and this year, serves as our centerpiece for Q4. We will also look at an exciting opportunity for a potential long-term program at our church during Q4.

So stay plugged in as we continue to explore our community and find ways to love our neighbors, build partnerships that make a difference in quality of life, and play our small role in God's redemptive work.