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MidAmerica: Regionalization 2.0 April 2012

MidAmerica: Regionalization 2.0 April 2012. Nancy Combs-Morgan, Ian Evison, Nancy Heege, Phil Lund, Lisa Presley, Dori Thexton – Your Regional Staff. Church 3.0. Form and format of “church” is changing Presented the trends last year, and in webinars about Faith Formation 2020

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MidAmerica: Regionalization 2.0 April 2012

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  1. MidAmerica:Regionalization 2.0April 2012 Nancy Combs-Morgan, Ian Evison, Nancy Heege, Phil Lund, Lisa Presley, Dori Thexton – Your Regional Staff

  2. Church 3.0 • Form and format of “church” is changing • Presented the trends last year, and in webinars about Faith Formation 2020 • To be relevant, need to change how we do religious community • Lowering our walls, and going beyond them • Challenge to us all, and necessary

  3. Move toward Regionalization Two levels of regionalization: • Regional Staff work • How we provide support to congregations • Cross border resource sharing • Regional Governance work • How our districts are shaped and formed • How work of staff overseen

  4. Way of Our Future • MidAmerica staff working together to create unified administrative structure and more alignment in programs • Administrative alignment by July 1, 2013 • Includes work to bring some programs in line by then; others later (or not at all) • Living into the ambiguity of it all!

  5. Because . . . • Nature of church is changing • Technology allows us to work differently • We can’t afford what we’ve always done • We’re living into the ambiguity of it all!

  6. Who We Are • Future Focused • Creating the church of the 21st century • Flexible and adaptable • Modeling for service and support • Team based • In our work and our approach • A strong team working with strong teams in congregations

  7. What It Will Be • Staff with core competencies plus! • Individual specializations • Generative focus: next best thing • Multiple points of entry • When you know us • If you don’t • Assess and referral system • Social Justice is part of what we do • Inclusion writ large • Antiracism, anti-oppression, multicultural

  8. Generalized Work • The basics of 101 level church work • Governance • Stewardship • Leadership • Faith Development • Conflict • Electronic Presence • Membership • Coaching • Etc.

  9. Specialized Work • The 200+ level work in the generalized areas plus: • Multicultural Competency • Multigenerational Community • Faith Formation for the 21st Century • Learning Communities • Professional Transitions • Social Justice as Faith Work • Electronic Presence • More!

  10. Look For: • Shared website July 2012 • Tech position with someone able to help congregations with technology questions • Reduction in hours of Heartland Administrator to reflect no longer doing web work • Shared Administration by July 2013 • Shared Financials (including budget) by July 2013

  11. Living with the Questions • We’re not totally sure all that will happen • Moving toward shared understanding of all program areas: Chalice Lighters, Youth/Young Adult events, trainings, webinars • Transition will continue for the next 2+ years • Know that things will continue to evolve

  12. MidAmerica:Growing Regionalization Nancy Combs-Morgan, Ian Evison, Nancy Heege, Phil Lund, Lisa Presley, Dori Thexton

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