Welcome to Leadership Retreat

January 2002

Revisiting Foundations Let’s get back to basics

Revisiting Foundations Sports – watch the tape

Revisiting Foundations Sports – watch the tape Computers – reboot

Revisiting Foundations Religious

Apostle’s Creed Lord’s Prayer

Revisiting Foundations Religious

Apostle’s Creed Lord’s Prayer Pharisees

Revisiting Foundations Our Foundations

Faith Scripture Prayer

Revisiting Foundations Our Foundations

Faith Scripture Prayer

Our Foundations give us our purpose

Revisiting Foundations We need to be cognisant of our

foundations in order to stay purpose driven

Revisiting Foundations We need to be cognisant of our

foundations in order to stay purpose driven

Without a purpose, we are just filling a position. True servanthood requires a purpose.

Revisiting Foundations In you Ministry Area, read, discuss,

and decide on 3 to 5 scriptures that embody the foundation of your ministry area These should be distinct scriptural

ideas that indicate the reason for needing your ministry area

The provided sheets are meant to be a supplement to your discussion only

Revisiting Foundations We need to be cognisant of our

foundations in order to stay purpose driven

Without a purpose, we are just filling a position. True servanthood requires a purpose.

Biblical Foundations Presentation of the Biblical

Foundations for each Ministry Area

Focus Development A team must have focus in order to

work together

FOCUSFOCUS

Focus Development A team must have focus in order to

work together The Wesley Foundation must have

focus in order to become a fellowship

Focus Development Nominal Group Technique

1. Everyone writes down ideas for a focus

2. The ideas are compiled into a list3. The ideas are voted on by silent

ballot4. A new list is compiled, and the

process is repeated

Leadership 101 Lisa Pierce

Focus Areas - Wesley Serve God Worship God Evangelism – meet needs of & teaching outside our walls Minister to Auburn Become more visible on campus and around town Making sure as many people as possible know what AWF

is Openness to minorities Welcome other denominations Plan events with other denominations Welcome new people Outreach and really receive those we outreach to Focus on being open to all who come through the door,

not just the familiar faces Be concerned/welcoming of new folks at worship – put

their needs above your own Be more welcoming & really push that as a goal Be welcoming, not scary Welcome visitors/semi-regulars with goal to create a

Christian family Open doors to “outsiders” Helping folks who come to worship feel comfortable

enough to come to other stuff, too Getting involved in more than just worship Involve others outside leadership team People like to do stuff – ask

Communication Fewer announcements Make Wesley one whole community Be more unified – not forming groups or circles of

friends but reaching out Hospitality-Everyone feeling as they ‘belong’ in the

group Bind together as a group Encourage and love one another as Christ would Support each other More involvement on retreats Build up spiritual leaders Small groups-for spiritual growth   Go deeper – get to the next level Be on time Be consistent Avoid burnout A fresh, new (physical) look A new ‘theme’ for spring T-shirts Get everyone to realize that there is a type of service

project for them to get involved with International internship program

Focus Areas - Outreach Combine Wesley Wagon & Fishing 2 by 2 Breakfast on concourse DJ service for parties Flyers from airplanes Advertisement on campus Get on the concourse More stuff outside of Wesley People who have never been here New 2002 T-shirts Jr/Sr Weekend Welcoming Kickoff cookout Being prepared for the new people who will come to Sunday Night Church Reach out to transfer students for new semester Build relationships with other campus ministry Training others to share faith The Lost Making involvement more accessable

Focus Areas - Worship Worship God Lead others in worship Personal feel to worship where we are hosting Worship God focusing on what He receives from our worship vs. our

own benefit Variety in Sunday night New songs Worship with other denominations (again) With minorities Fill the balcony Ash Wednesday service Get fellowship excited about drama Get more people involved in choir

Focus Areas - Fellowship More small scale “socials” Ex. Watching movies at Wesley Gathering to go bowling Better food/menus Encouraging involvement & participation in activities Build up Thursday Night Dinner Build up interest in on-campus activities (i.e. groups attending games and concerts together) Videographer position Formal Support events through Attendance Cleanup New ideas Welcoming atmosphere Cohesiveness “Good clean fun” Creating a family that does things together Expand intramurals – use intramurals as an outreach tool Fellowship announcements Write IOUs

Focus Areas - Discipleship Focus more on doing Bible studies that people have asked for Encouraging people to study the Bible on their own as well as

Tuesday night Exemplifying importance of prayer & prayer life / emphasis on

prayer Informal D-groups to further our relationship with God Bible Study Retreat Attend Make it last beyond the weekend Holy Week Teaching more about evangelism

Focus Areas - Missions Political action – getting involved locally Craft/skills seminar Summer mission teams Match energy/interests of individuals (in fellowship) with the needs

that are “out there” ‘Doing missions’ consistently without burnout Diversify fundraising Get fellowship involved & dedicated to local missions (broader variety) Getting everyone to realize that there is/can be a mission opportunity

for everyone Mission retreat weekend Fix up Wesley Tool storage issues Help ARM

Focus - Wesley 35- Welcome new people 25- Reach out to, evangelize, and minister to the campus/community 22- Broader Involvement-

Involve others outside of leadership (people like to do stuff – ask) Avoid burnout/Support each other There is a type of service project for them to get involved with

18- Worship God 14- Build a hospitable & unified Christian Community 10- Openness to minorities 8- Encourage and love one another as Christ would 8- Go deeper – get to the next level 7- Help folks move from the “fringe” of Wesley (such as those that just come to

worship) into the “core community” 6- Plan events with other denominations 5- Communication 5- Build up spiritual leaders/Discuss our moral standards as this ministry’s

leaders 3- Small groups-for spiritual growth 3- Be consistent 3- Retreat

Focus - Outreach 9- Welcoming/Hospitality 9- Reach out as Christians on campus

More stuff /activities outside of Wesley Get on the concourse Reaching out to students in local churches

8- The Lost/People who have never been here such as upperclassmen

8- Training others to share faith 5- Making involvement more accessible 5- Build relationships with other campus ministries 2- Being prepared for the new people who will come to

Sunday Night Church 1- Get to know everybody 1- Minority Ministries

Focus - Fellowship 15- Build up Thursday Night Dinner 12- Spontaneous Socials

More small scale “socials” such as: Watching movies at Wesley & Gathering to go bowling Build up interest in on-campus activities (i.e. groups attending games and

concerts together) Creating a family that does things together

9- Cohesiveness/Support events through Encouraging involvement & participation in activities Our Own Attendance Cleanup New ideas

4- Videographer position 3- Formal 2- Expand intramurals – use intramurals as an outreach tool 2- “Good clean fun” 1- Create a sense of community ownership

Focus - Discipleship 13- Retreat

Attend-better attendance Make it last beyond the weekend More hype about them

6- Holy Week 6- Tuesday Night Bible Study 6- Encouraging people to study the Bible on their own as

well as Tuesday night 4- Informal D-groups to further our relationship with God 3- Exemplifying importance of prayer & prayer life /

emphasis on prayer 3- Teaching more about evangelism 1- Focus more on doing Bible studies that people have

asked for

Focus - Worship 17- Worship God

Lead others in worship Worship God focusing on what He receives from our worship vs.

our own benefit 7- Variety in Sunday Night Worship, such as New Songs 5- Personal feel to worship where we are hosting 4- Avoid things in excess 3- Worship with other denominations (again) 2- Get fellowship excited about drama 2- Get more people involved in choir 1- Handling attendance expansion 1- Worship with minorities

Focus - Missions 9- Broader Missions Involvement

Match energy/interests of individuals (in fellowship) with the needs that are “out there”

Getting everyone to realize that there is/can be a mission opportunity for everyone

Get fellowship involved & dedicated to local missions (broader variety)

9- ‘Doing missions’ consistently without burnout 2- Summer mission teams 2- Craft/skills seminar/Mission Education 1- Help ARM

After Action Reviews Review, not critique Do for each event Analyze from A to Z Use the form

Presentations Must Be Creative!

Skit Song Rap Poster Sculpture Etc.

Focus Areas

1. Open discussion of the merits of Wesley-wide focus areas

2. Discussion within ministry areas of their focus areas

3. Final Voting

General Business

1. Budget Review the final budget

2. Website Jack

Questions Pictures

Focus Areas - Wesley Broader Involvement Worship God Build a hospitable & unified

Christian Community

Focus Areas - Outreach More stuff/activities outside of

Wesley, in the Auburn community (including the concourse)

Training others to share faith

Focus Areas - Worship Worship God Variety in Sunday Night Worship,

such as new songs

Focus Areas - Fellowship Spontaneous Socials Build up Thursday Night Dinner

Focus Areas - Discipleship Retreat Tuesday Night Bible Study

Focus Areas - Missions Broader Missions Involvement ‘Doing Missions’ consistently

without burnout

Planning Session 1 In Ministry Areas

Decide events to do Decide when to do events Think about the what we are planning

to focus on Get ready for calendar session

later

Happy Birthday David!

Calendar - January1 5

8Concourse Days

9Concourse Days

11Open House

12

15T-Shirt Design Contest

19

247:30 HIS Place Service

25 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament

26Social

30T-Shirt Submission deadline

31Voting on T-Shirts

Calendar - February1RetreatUnvail T-Shirt

2

7 8Conference Retreat

9

13Ash Wednesday Service

15Water Polo

16

22JCRSolitude Concert

23

24Joint Worship Service with Tuskegee

28

Calendar - March1Pool/Ping Pong Tourn.

2

7Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre

8Jr/Sr Weekend

9Social

15Missions in Mobile weekend

16

17Outdoor Worship

23Spring Break Mission Trip

30

31

Calendar - April1 5

Freshman Retreat

13Formal

14Interd. Worship

19Family and Friends

19

26

Calendar - May1 5

12Choir Tour

16End Choir Tour

19

26Caravans leave

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