ARE:A Renewal Enterprise

Thank-you Early Adopters!

As we spent time evaluating the feedback we received from those of you who participated in our second webinar last night, we found ourselves giving thanks for all the early adopters who are helping us get this thing figured out! This really is becoming a community development project and we couldn't be doing it without you. We want to share with you some of the feedback we heard; I'll do that in another post. But, first off, here are some numbers you might find interesting:

Why Change?

Phew! That's how I was feeling as we wrapped up our second online seminar. There were over 50 people online with us tonight for the first in a 4-part series on change. The largest number of participants were congregational lay leaders (awesome!). There were also lots of church professionals, a few judicatory leaders, and some nonprofit/business leaders, as well. Things got off to a rocky start when Dave, who was hosting tonight, couldn't get his call-in phone number to work. At 7:00 p.m. we were still on the phone with our provider, trying to get signed on to the call! That created a little confusion on our end when it came to slide & survey placement. All 3 of us were a little jittery. Thanks to everyone who is wading into these new waters with us. We value your participation and we look forward to your feedback!

Online Seminar Tonight: The Cost of Change

Feedback from those who participated in our first online seminar was overwhelmingly positive and tonight's topic was chosen based on their input. I hope you'll join us online this evening for what will be the first in a three part series on change.