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Continuing the journey towards a “vision for the future” KLMC – Annual Church Meeting

Continuing the journey towards a “vision for the future” KLMC – Annual Church Meeting May 18 th 2009. Defining our terms. From Latin – facilis – easy; French – faciliter “to make easy/easier; to make progress smoother”

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Continuing the journey towards a “vision for the future” KLMC – Annual Church Meeting

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  1. Continuing the journey towards a “vision for the future” KLMC – Annual Church Meeting May 18th 2009

  2. Defining our terms • From Latin – facilis – easy; French – faciliter “to make easy/easier; to make progress smoother” • To carefully organise an event or a process to achieve desired outcomes • A picture of the future which you would like to see as reality Facilitate Orchestrate Vision “Visions without actions are a dream; Actions without a vision are a nightmare” Ancient Japanese proverb

  3. Guiding principles for developing a vision of the future • Establishing a case for action and a sense of urgency • Forming a powerful, guiding coalition of people as a team to lead and engage everyone in the process • Creating an “end-state” vision – in which everyone can find themselves • Validating, sharing and communicating that vision so that it is “owned” • Empowering people to act on the vision – including experimenting and learning • Short-term wins – getting on with the obvious while building the future • Build upon current strengths – while building new capabilities • Build a clear roadmap over time • Recognise that this journey never “ends” – like a pilgrimage, it has different “staging posts” and resting points

  4. Many different skills, experiences, expectations – united in a common purpose The challenges include: Setting some direction Tolerating the dis-harmony of instruments and voices at first Coming together to create something that is harmonious Listening to one another’s needs and expectations – but also being willing to re-align and re-tune Balancing “top-down” (some things are non-negotiable) with more “bottom-up” empowerment and engagement The best visions emerge from a process of exploring choices, scenarios, needs, possibilities and implications – there is no “right” answer A good conductor know the score – but you are the main players!

  5. What happens next…? • Set out a process and time-line for engaging everyone in this continuing debate and discussion • Build upon the “Away-Day” output as building blocks for the future direction • Consult widely on how best to engage and involve everyone: • “Town Hall” meeting • Small focus groups • Special Interest Groups • The role of Church Meetings in the process • Roles and decision-rights • “Six months in the life of this process” • Short-term actions • Learn from the experiences of others – churches and individuals – be open to learning and listening

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