Agenda for July 30 meeting at Central Lutheran

MT/PLUM Congregational Gathering

July 30, 1011

9:00am-Noon

9:00 am  Welcome/Prayer 

9:05  am  Dwelling in the Word

9:20 am  Review of Cluster Process and Where we are now

9:30 am  News Flashes:

Portland Gay Pride!

First Annual Cluster Picnic!

Bethlehem Vagabonds!

9:45 am  Relational Meetings

“What is your response to the ‘What-if’ proposal now?  What has been your congregation’s response?”* 

10:05 am  Plenary discussion

How have things gone in your congregational engagement around the what if proposal?

10:30 am  Break

10:45 am  Listening Season Stories -- St. Paul's, St. Mark's Central, Redeemer/Leaven

11:00 am  Listening Season Review and Teaching

11:40 am  Next Steps: 

Congregational Conversation

Gathering with Bishop Brauer-Rieke:  September 24, 2011, 9-noon at Luther Memorial

11:45 am  Evaluation 

11:55 am  Closing Prayer

*“That your congregation will make a firm commitment to ‘place it all on the table’—everything—our assets and money, our debts, our style of worship, our pews and whatever else is dear to our hearts.”  For the complete text of the proposal, see http://www.soulcafe.org/document/may-14th-proposal