Journey Team – What is it?

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You might have heard that a few of us have been studying how meaningful change happens in congregational life. We are currently one year into a three-year educational event. Twice a year, we (four of us from Good Sam) go for two days of presentations and topics related to how congregations best grow and change. Each time, we return from these events with homework and ready to continue our reflection and planning around what change might be most helpful to Good Sam as a congregation. Some of the homework we have produced so far: a revamping of our new member process as well as our Fall Focus this year—a themed study on “One to Another in Christ.”

We find that as we engage this material and look at our life together at Good Sam a number of themes that can help focus our life and ministry together have begun to rise to the surface. One theme is that as Good Samaritans, we have every reason to think about what we do here as “walking alongside” others as we journey in faith together. This theme has significantly changed our approach to those who visit with us and how we talk about life together at Good Sam with those considering membership.

We invite you to watch for the Journey Team’s next activity and begin to engage with us in how we might best grow and become effective in our journeying together in faith. We are so blessed to be on this journey together with you and with Jesus by our side.

~ Pastor Mitch