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Report to the Synod Assembly
2015
NEW CHURCH RISING
Bishop Wayne N. Miller
Metropolitan Chicago Synod
ELCA
ORGANIZING RESOURCES AND RELATIONSHIPS
The Hub and Spoke Vision
Replaced By…
A NETWORK VISION
Resources Relationships
VISIONS OF TOMORROW
• Imagine a child born today…
• On his/her 21st birthday this child goes to church…
• What will be the same?
• What will be different?
• Will your church be there for this child?
WHAT DO YOU SEE?
• Rediscovering WONDER
• The unexpected is a miracle
• Curiosity about what God is up to
• How do we lead with a sense of wonder?
THROUGH THE EYES OF A CHILD
• Intentional Impact Training
• Based on curiosity about what God is up to in another person
• Reproduces leaders rather than filling organizational slots
• Nearly 60 leaders have been trained already
• Moving to network model to continue the momentum forward
LEADERSHIP FOR A NEW CHURCH
THROUGH THE EYES OF A CHILD
• Rediscovering FREEDOM
• The capacity to respond to God’s call
• The opposite of freedom is ATTACHMENT
• Living with Open Hands!
• Stewardship is the path to living with open hands
• 1/3 of our congregations have begun this journey
• Expandable treasury of resources
• Opportunities for networking with others
OPEN HANDS OPEN HEARTS
• Rediscovering JOY!
• JOY is NOT the same as HAPPINESS
• Happiness is the avoidance of pain or sorrow
• JOY is what comes when our TEARS…
• Are mingled with GOD’S HOPE
THROUGH THE EYES OF A CHILD
• Investing in RESURRECTION
• Not all of our congregations will be here in 2036
• Can we imagine legacy planning as a mission gift for today’s children?
• Synod staff is developing resources
• We need courage, honesty, compassion, and trust in the cross
• Renewal of Mission Vitality
• Fund for Mission Grants
• Turnaround Synod Initiative
• $370,000 given to congregational initiatives
• Development of Affiliated Mission Communities
• Six AMC’s approved
• One “second campus”
EXPRESSIONS OF JOY
ONE VISION OF OUR MISSION FUTURE