Towards a Welcoming and Inclusive Church
Faith-Based Community Organizing
Sample Training Agenda
| Day One | |
|---|---|
| 4:00 pm | Gathering / Registration |
| 5:00 pm | Dinner |
| 6:00 pm | Opening Devotions |
| 7:00 pm | Objectives / Introductions |
| 8:00 pm | Church Council Role Play |
| 9:00 pm | Closing Worship |
| Day Two | |
|---|---|
| 8:00 am | Introduction to the Day |
| 8:05 am | Welcoming: It's About Being Church |
| 9:05 am | Ministry Planner |
| 10:20 am | Concept of Self-Interest |
| 12:00 noon | Lunch |
| 12:45 pm | One-to-One Training |
| 1:45 pm | Building a Core Team |
| 3:00 pm | Propositioning (it's not what you think) |
| 3:45 pm | One-to-One Practice |
| 4:45 pm | Organizing Money |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:15 pm | Closing Worship |
| Day Three | |
|---|---|
| 8:30 am | Introduction to the Day |
| 8:50 am | Review on Propositions |
| 10:15 am | Introduction to Implications Wheel |
| 11:00 am | Implications Wheel Session |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch |
| 1:15 pm | I Wheel - Scoring / Analysis |
| 3:00 pm | Integration of Bisexual & Transgender into Welcoming Programs |
| 3:45 pm | Scriptural Engagement |
| 4:45 pm | Listening to the Spirit - Bible Study |
| 6:30 pm | Dinner |
| 7:30 pm | Closing Worship |
| Day Four | |
|---|---|
| 8:30 am | Sample Welcoming Process - Framing is the Key |
| 9:45 am | Building a Team |
| 10:15 am | Worship with congregation |
| 11:45 am | Organizing People / Organizing Money |
| 12:15 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm | Regional Group Planning |
| 2:15 pm | Wrap up Final Questions |
| 2:30 pm | Evaluations |
| 2:45 pm | Closing Worship |
| 3:00 pm | Depart in Peace |
