Collaboration points way forward

Collaboration points way forward

In an unprecedented alliance, the Building Funds of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Presbyterian Church (USA), the United Church of Christ and The Episcopal Church have come together to answer the question, “Now what?”

Now What? A Symposium on Repurposing…Our Buildings, Our Outreach, Our Stewardship, Our Leadership will be from 9 am to 4:15 pm on  Friday, October 28, 2016, Northway Christian Church, 7202 W Northwest Hwy, Dallas, TX 75225. Registration is $25 and includes lunch and childcare. Map.

The conference brochure says, “We’ve talked enough. You get it. We’ve talked long enough about the issues of costly, over-sized, under-used church buildings that are holding us back from doing God’s mission in the world. You’re asking, ‘Now what?’

“Join other church leaders at an ecumenical gathering to explore new ways to use our buildings and be the church. This won’t be just more talk – you will leave with action plans, timelines, and resources. So bring a leadership team of clergy and laity from your congregation. Invest a day to change tomorrow.”

One of the leaders at this conference will be our own Canon to the Ordinary, the Rev. Janet Waggoner.

      Speakers

  • Leadership Development; Katie Hays, Galileo Church
  • Creative and Alternative Uses of Property; Larry Duggins, Missional Wisdom Foundation
  • Community Connection; Janet Hellner-Burris, Christian Church of Wilkinsburg
  •  Q and A – the three speakers

     Table Talks

Participants will choose topics of most interest to them to share their perspectives, examine new perspectives and get to know peers with similar interests and focus. Table Talks allow participants to take a deeper dive into topics of interest.

  •    Patrick Duggan, UCC Church Building & Loan Fund
  •    Janet Waggoner, Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth
  •    Ruth Woodliff-Stanley, Episcopal Church Building Fund

     App Labs, Round 1 and 2

“You’ve listened. You’ve got questions. Join an App Lab to begin to apply and adapt what you’ve learned to your specific organization, where you start to apply it so you can hit the ground running. This is your carry-out.

Packing Up- A review of “What I learned, what I’m taking out of here, and what I’m going to do with it.”

Register here.

Click here for a now-what-flyer-for-distribution.

For more information, visit www.disciplescef.org/nw/ or call 800-274-1883.