THE PROPHETIC. and THE PRACTICAL

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2 THE PROPHETIC and THE PRACTICAL

3 DRIVEN BY THE PROPHETIC MISSION: THE HARVEST ANGELUS TEMPLE CIRCA 1923 Mobilizing the Whole Church to Take the Whole Gospel to the Whole World

4 Men wanted: For hazardous journey; small wages, bitter cold, long months of complete darkness, constant danger, safe return doubtful; honor and recognition in case of success Antarctic Endurance led by: Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton

DRIVEN BY THE PRACTICAL: TRUE NORTH A compass I

NORTH from where you are standing, but it s got no

heedless of obstacles, and to achieve nothing more

5 DRIVEN BY THE PRACTICAL: TRUE NORTH A compass I learnt when I was surveying, it ll point you to TRUE NORTH from where you are standing, but it s got no advice for the swamps, and deserts and chasms that you ll encounter along the way. If in pursuit of your destination, you plunge ahead, heedless of obstacles, and to achieve nothing more than to sink in a swamp, what s the use of knowing TRUE NORTH? Abraham Lincoln n

6 SHARE THE JOURNEY SHARE THE DREAM ENGAGE IN HELPFUL CONVERSATIONS ADVISE ON NEXT STEPS

7 REIMAGINE FOURSQUARE FRAMEWORK A.! Re-Claim our Spiritual Vitality: This focus is to help us ensure the spiritual vitality of our movement. We were birthed in a season of a powerful move of the Holy Spirit and our movement has a prophetic call over it. We need to weave this assignment throughout our strategic plans. B.! Re-Focus our Identity: This will bring needed clarity to our mission, vision, values and theology. It will bring affirmation to the D.N.A. of our movement and help build a foundation for our future efforts. Our commitment to diversity at times has left us devoid of a clear consensus of our identity. This effort is incredibly important.

8 C.! REIMAGINE FOURSQUARE FRAMEWORK Re-Ignite our Mission: From leadership development to church planting to a global missions commitment, the Foursquare Church is re-energizing its efforts to spark a renewed passion for mission. This focus will assure Kingdom fruitfulness both now and in the future as we fan the flame of our Movement to fulfill the Great Commission. D.! Re-Design our Responsibilities: This exercise will greatly inform us of how we will lead and manage going into the future for maximized effectiveness. This will bring much needed conversation and recommendations to the best contributions of the local church, the district office and the national office. This is probably the key to arriving at good polity and resourcing recommendations.

9 REIMAGINE FOURSQUARE FRAMEWORK E.! Re-Align our Polity: We have a 20 th Century polity while leading in the 21 st Century. It is outdated and is a patchwork of decisions pieced together over decades. It needs an over-haul. It needs to be thoroughly examined and shaped to best serve the model of ministry and administration that will help fulfill our Mission. Our governance, our property policies, our protocols, our processes, etc., all need a thorough review.

10 REIMAGINE FOURSQUARE FRAMEWORK F.! Re-Allocate our Resources: We must steward our resources to where they provide the greatest return. Our goal is to find creative financing for the central office, while allocating the Covenant Tithe for ministry in the field. It will require continued stream-lining at the central offices while providing much needed resources for the local church and district offices. We will need to examine all of our corporate assets and determine how they best serve the Mission.

11 REIMAGINE FOURSQUARE FRAMEWORK A.! B.! C.! D.! E.! F.! Re-Claim our Spiritual Vitality Re-Focus our Identity Re-Ignite our Mission Re-Design our Responsibilities Re-Align our Polity Re-Allocate our Resources

12 ! 21 Town Hall Meetings August 7 October 26, 2013!!!! Prayer/Discussion/Research (Supervisors and Task Groups) December 2 6, 2013 Prayer/Discussion/Recommendations (Supervisors, BOD, PTF, Task Chairs) January 29-31, 2014 Prayer/Discussion/Recommendations (Cabinet) March 10-13, 2014 BOD Meets - Recommendation to Convention Body March 14-15, 2014! Update Information Regional Calls April 2014! Executive Council Engagement May 26, 2014! Convention Body May 26-29, 2014

13 AS WE DREAM ABOUT OUR FUTURE... What three outcomes do you hope we accomplish as we reimagine The Foursquare Church? For more information on Reimagine Foursquare, visit: Additional comments or questions may be ed to:

Organizational Structure Core Leadership Team

Organizational Structure Core Leadership Team Unity Church: A UMC Community 1910 East Broadway Northwood, OH, 43619 Adopted: September 29, 2012 Adapted: It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to