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Prince of PeaceBastrop, Texas
December 12, 2010
On “Change”
• “Change is the law of life and those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.”~ John F. Kennedy
• “Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.”~ Leo Tolstoy
• ”Men make history, and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better.”~ Harry Truman
Parable of the Skunk
Skunk’s response to danger:1. Face danger2. Raise tail
Parable of the Skunk
Skunk’s response to danger:1. Face danger2. Raise tail3. Turn
Parable of the Skunk
Skunk’s response to danger:1. Face danger2. Raise tail3. Turn
Parable of the Skunk
Skunk’s response to danger:1. Face danger2. Raise tail3. Turn4. Fire
Parable of the Skunk
Skunk’s response to danger:1. Face danger2. Raise tail3. Turn4. Fire5. Safe
Parable of the Skunk
Skunk’s response to danger:1. Face danger2. Raise tail3. Turn4. Fire5. Safe
Parable of the SkunkThe Environment Changes:
Roads
Parable of the SkunkNew Threat:
Trucks
Parable of the SkunkNew Threat:
TrucksSkunk’s response to danger:
1. Face danger2. Raise tail3. Turn4. Fire
Parable of the SkunkResult:
1. No learning2. No change3. No skunk
Moral of theParable of the Skunk
• Doing what you’ve always done won’t necessarily get you what you’ve always gotten….
• Sometimes it will get you killed!
Lesson of the Parable of the Skunk
• Human beings have it all over the skunk
• We can communicate, learn and change techniques that don’t work anymore
Original Purpose of TF
Response to $1.12 Million CEF Loan Reaching out to the community Reaching the point of calling a full-time
pastor Reviewing our “purpose” and
“mission”
Surfacing at 1st TF Meeting
Role & function of the ECLC Role of the Sunday School Guests & relationships Name recognition and perception in the
community Visibility and location Generating funds What is the mission and ministry?
Ideas Generated
We must by action reach out Need a five year plan, in writing
submitted to the District Renaming the church Simplify the structure for mission and
ministry Emphasis on Sunday school Full-Time Pastor
Ideas Generated -2
Put the property up for sale Close the ECLC Regroup, rename, relocate Bastrop is “a mission field”
Discussion with District MMF
Five year financial plan Closing the ECLC Rebranding Structuring for mission Emphasis on:
Sunday school Community service Facility usage
Calling a full-time pastor
Narrowed Focus of TF
1. Close the ministry of Prince of Peace (Shut down)
2. Become a multi-site of CrossPoint Decommission Rename to CrossPoint – Bastrop Structure: governance and leadership through
CrossPoint Full-time pastor selected thru CrossPoint Mission & Ministry – CrossPoint
3. Mission and Ministry Rebranding
Recommendations of TF
Close the ECLC Adopt the “Rebranding Model” Approve the “Five Year” plan in
concept Suspend the By-laws pertaining to
elections and board structure Have a “stewardship commitment”
process
Five Year Plan
See handout
As of This Date
The church council has Voted to close the ECLC Recommends “suspending” the By-laws Approved the “Stewardship Commitment”
process Reviewed the “Five Year Plan” Reviewed the “Mission and Ministry
Rebranding”
What Does This All Mean?
Continued presence in the community Name: Community Identity Focus on Mission and Ministry Greater Financial Commitment Retooling the facility for mission and
ministry Calling a full-time pastor Implementing the five year plan Trusting that God is with us!
"Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.”
Isaiah 43:18-19