creating communities of spiritual activism: leadership, vision, and slides will be available brianmclaren.net links to Facebook, Twitter, etc. see also convergenceleadership.org your system is perfectly designed and aligned to get the results you are now getting. communications formation fundraising budget creeds “talent scouts” building multi- alliances pastoral care mentoring confessions of sin invocations readings benedictions eucharistic welcome liturgy governance training volunteer justice vocation sermon planning care mentoring/modeling announcements theology planning fellowship litanies songs professional recruitment spiritual eval/development experience recreation gospel instrumental music seminary/ education training mutual care benedictions mutual care governance eucharistic pastoral care fundraising liturgy fellowship announcements budget invocations recreation volunteer care prayers planning confessions of sin communications creeds mission sermon formation meaning songs compassion formation instrumental music justice education theology vocation

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confessions of sin

celebration /practice - bonding to meaning

readings songs prayers litanies invocations

instrumental music sermon benedictions welcome mutual care pastoral care community belonging to the community of meaning

fellowship recreation training mentoring formation more deeply embodying meaning education formation administry organizing to live the meaning

volunteer care management communications fundraising budget planning job descriptions governance mission the meaning bearing fruit recruitment

justice

compassion vocation leadership equipped to build communities who embody the meaning

building multi-faith alliances

mentoring/modeling

professional “talent scouts” eval/development

seminary/ public theology training meaning

leadership celebration community formation administry mission

mission ?

administry

formation

community

celebration meaning leadership Christian believers in system of beliefs who will sustain church/

clergy mission and go to heaven

when they die.

administry

formation

community

celebration meaning leadership Spiritual activists who follow the way of life/ way of of Jesus and build a multi-racial, multi-faith, multi-

generational, multi- mission sector spiritual movement of justice,

administry joy, and peace for all

formation people, no exceptions. community

celebration meaning leadership we face four global emergencies …

crisis of the planet

crisis of poverty/inequality

crisis of peace

crisis of vulnerable people worship that destroys the world promotes escape:

ignores the planet

ignores poverty/inequality

ignores peace

ignores vulnerable people worship that saves the world promotes love …

love for the planet

love for neighbors in poverty

love for peace

love for vulnerable people meaning

leadership liturgy lovefor

communitylove for vulnerable

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slides will be available brianmclaren.net links to Facebook, Twitter, etc. see also convergenceleadership.org