"Boldly Together"
Do you like going to meetings? Recently, I spent two and a half days meeting
with about 25 of our sisters about our congregation’s long range planning
process, Boldly Together. While I
had not arrived eager to be there, within the first hour I found myself engaged
in the process and energetic about it.
This switch happens for me often when I am a part of congregation
meetings. Although our congregation is dealing
with diminishing numbers and an unknown future, when I come together with my
sisters, associates and other partners in mission, I have great hope and energy
for this future we are creating together.
I am so grateful that we are
planning for a future!! As we have the
difficult conversations needed to understand the diverse perspectives in the
room and as we talk about how we want to move into this unknown future
together, there’s nowhere and no one else with whom I’d rather be.
Oh, it’s messy and it’s not a linear process. I’m sure there’ll be many stops and starts
and going back and forward. What I trust
is that we are in this together.
Would you like to join with us in creating our
future?
Mary Ann Nelson, OP
Madison, WI
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