We are happy to announce the new 8-page summary version of the original 26-page notes from the mission discernment process.
Many of us gathered in small groups for five weeks to reflect on the following:
- our experience of being in this church over the last 6-12 months;
- deeper reflections of those experiences;
- our visions about how we want to be treating each other as we move forward; and
- a roadmap of how we will develop, encourage, and maintain this way of being together and how we will hold ourselves and each other accountable to the vision of our transformed congregational culture.
Last week, we shared with you the full 26-page document that the mission discernment team compiled. Those notes were randomized and edited only to maintain the anonymity of the group members. These comments represent individual perspectives and may include factual errors, but we felt it was important to share the responses as we received them.
This week, we are sharing a more manageable summary of the responses. To access either document, please send an email to missionteam@pbuuc.org. We will send a link to the google drive containing both the original long document and the short summary. We are using this process to limit access by those who are not members and friends of Paint Branch.
We hope this information will spur other deep conversations. The mission team is considering next steps, which could include other small group opportunities, further mission discernment work, formal covenanting work, or specific actions or programming based on the recurring themes in these responses. We will share more, and seek congregational input, after all these responses have been processed.
Thank you to all who participated!!
All the best,
Your Mission Discernment Team
Leo, Tricia, Mary and Rev. Ann