Transforming for Missions
St Luke has now met with the Consultation Team. Details of the Consultation Weekend, including the Consultation Team final report and its five prescriptions, can be found on our wiki.
The next step will occur at the Voters Meeting on January 29, 2012. We will determine ways in which we can have members ask questions and provide comments. We will need to either accept or reject the recommendations of the Final Report by February 19.
Transforming for Missions - Background
Glenn Schaeffer presented a new
process being sponsored by ABC District called "Transforming for Missions",
or T4M. It addresses the issue of declining church membership and a strategy
to take God's promise of salvation into our community. Members have accepted
an invitation to have a consultative team come to St Luke to evaluate our strengths
and weaknesses as a church, and to prescribe five action plans that will help
change the focus of St Luke activities and make us more relevant in our community.
If you would like to learn more about T4M, you can visit our ABC District site or visit our wiki that provides a summary of Dr
Schaeffer's presentation. You can also join a discussion on the wiki.
A special T4M bible study series was led by Pastor Govaski in September.
Council minutes
Now posted on our bulletin board as well as our wiki
Policy on Photographs
Council will ask for approval of a policy on posting and publishing photographs at our next Voters meeting. You can review the policy on our wiki or posted on the bulletin board.
Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR)
Donations to support the humanitarian aid in East Africa to aleviate the suffering of refugees, especially children, who are starving due to famine caused by several years of drought may be made through CLWR online at www.clwr.org/donate, by calling 1-800-661-2597 or through your offering envelope marked CLWR - Somali Refugee Crisis.