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REPORT # 2
Education Committee to Discern the Way Forward (ECDWF)
Dear HFUMC Congregation Members,
As previously stated, the ECDWF will provide a synopsis of the meetings conducted by the ECDWF. This report addresses the meeting held on Sep 23, 2022.
All 12 members of the committee were in attendance.
The committee reviewed the lesson’s learned from the meeting held with Ms. Laura Brantley (Brentwood UMC) Sep 8. Laura was a member of the Brentwood UMC Discernment Team which began its initial work in 2016 in preparation for the Special General Conference held in 2019. A detailed written document was provided to the ECDWF members.
The committee continued to make progress on a potential congregational survey, as well as a series of Frequently Ask Questions which will be the basis of an informational pamphlet provided to all members of the congregation. The pamphlet will be made available on church social media sites, hard copies available at the church, and copies mailed to those who wish to have copies mailed.
The survey will be a short series of questions to assist in discerning “Who is HFUMC?" The committee will analyze the answers and provide feedback to the congregation.
The committee discussed in detail the best way to start the education process. It was agreed that the initial strategy is to inform the leadership of the church (Council of Stewards, Sunday School Presidents, and small group leaders). This meeting will educate the leadership on the future steps including the survey. The meeting intent is to reinforce the ECDWF mission, provide status on the Way Forward, and establish a group of informed leaders who can assist in executing the processes laid out by the ECDWF.
The committee met again on October 10th, and the report from that meeting is coming soon. The work of the ECDWF continues with our next meeting on Monday, October 24th at 7 p.m.
In Service to Christ
Dennis D. Cavin
Chairman
ECDWF
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