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THE COMMUNITY OF REDSTONE Communion, Communication and Community Acts 2:44

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THE COMMUNITY OF REDSTONE

Communion, Communication and CommunityActs 2:44

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ASSUMPTIONS

Covenant Relationship does matter Covenant Relationship is important Covenant Relationship within the

Presbyterian Church (USA)does matter and is important

It’s all about Discipleship

Just because something doesn’t do what you planned it to do doesn’t mean it’s useless. Thomas Edison

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PRESBYTERY’S PURPOSE

Tasks and functions (G-11.0000) (All citations are from the Book of Order)

Responsibilities (G-11.0103) To provide encouragement (G-11.0103f) To provide pastoral care (G-11.0103g) To maintain relationship to higher

governing bodies (G-11.0103t) To visit (G-11.0502c)

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WHY?

Communion, Community, CommunicationFrom the Latin communis, meaning common

Jesus immediately built communityThe disciples immediately built communityThe Bible was formed to facilitate communityPaul spent his whole ministry building communityOur American life, indeed all human interaction

around the globe, is built on community

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AND TO WHAT END?

Community=

Connection=

Commitment=

Mission

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RESTRUCTURE

What did we ask?What would God have us be?What would God have us do?

What did we learn?Mission is importantConnection is importantChristian Education is importantPastoral Care is important

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THE CENTRAL IDEA

“You are the Presbytery of Redstone”

Did they get that? Did they care? Did they want to be a part of a greater whole?

The overwhelming answer was both YES! and HUH?

The overarching answer was “Thanks for coming.”

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THE RESPONSE

New Structure built around the answers Ambassador program to build on visits Visiting invites pastors and elders to leave the safety of their offices and the pleasantness of their

committee meetings to be active courageously in the world. Kennon L. Callahan, Twelve Keys to an Effective Church

And now, the next logical step in that process is

The Community of Redstone To be presbytery together To strengthen covenant relationship To listen and encourage each other

If you want your people to be responsible, you must be responsive. Blanchard, Hybels and Hodges in Leadership by the Book

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THE ROLE OF THE PRESBYTERY

How much can we do? How much should we do? How do we explain what we are doing? How do we build the trust level?

And ultimately, who must be the WE. If WE do not become “The Presbytery”

then the presbytery ceases to exist

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OUR GOAL

To embrace our common goals To embody our own vision To live our own mission statement

Communicate the wordCarry on the workChange the world

Together The Church universal consists of all persons in every nation, together with

their children, who profess faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and commit themselves to live in fellowship under his rule. (G-4.0101)

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