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Workshop Topics 1. Envisioning Your Parish in 2016 2. Reviewing the Innovation Design Process 3. Exploring Innovations in Parish Life 4. Applying the Design Process in Your Parish 5. Finding Resources & Building Capacity- Building for Parish Innovations 6. Introducing Innovations: Facilitating a Change Initiative 7. Pathways Project Development

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Select a Need or Target Group Consult StrategiesGenerate IdeasEvaluate Ideas Design an Implementation Plan Pilot the Innovation Scale-Up the Innovation

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What are the dates and times? What is the location: physical/facility and/or online/website? What are the implementation steps and target dates (timeline) for completing each step. What resources will you need to implement the initiative. How much will the initiative cost? How many leaders will you need to implement the initiative, how you will find them, and how you will prepare them?

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Activity Face-to-Face Virtual 1.On Your Own 2.At Home 3.In Small Group 4.In Large Group 5.In Church 6.In Community & World Spiritual & Religious Needs Topics or Themes

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PHYSICAL SETTINGS Interactive Transformative Experiences Online Communities & Blogs Courses & Webinars Small Groups Study User- Generated Content Learning Resources Audio, Video, Print

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Bible study taking place across the whole congregation: on you own, family @home, small group, lecture series, family/intergenerational program culminating In A whole-church, intergenerational gathering (meal, sharing, prayer, Bible learning experiences) for all ages who participated in the Bible study

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Whole Church Gathering On Your Own (Online Resources) Small Group Course (online & physical settings) Family @Home (Online Resources) 4-Week Lecture Series @Church (video online) Family ProgramYouth Program

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Share It Online Blog/Forum After Mass In Programs Family Conversation Activity Study It Taking Faith Home Insert Homily Video + Study Guide Daily Readings Scripture Commentaries Online Bible Study Groups Live It Living the Message Daily Living Christian Practices Service Ideas for the Week Pray It Weekly Table Prayer Praying with the Saints AM & PM Prayer Sunday Worship

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BaptismMentors 4 Keys Activities for Home Prayer, Rituals, Bible, Family Conversation, Service Parent Faith Formation & Parenting Skills Social Media, Workshops, Online Resources Milestones Baptism Anniversary, First Prayers, Start of School Support Groups Moms Group, Dads Group Early Childhood Program Family Gatherings Quarterly Church Gatherings Family Small Group Clusters Family Faith Practice

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Offer a guided process for spiritually hungry people to become spiritually committed and join in small communities with other seekers for spiritual growth and support. Create new expressions of Christian community designed especially for spiritual seekers. Offer an apprenticeship in discipleship for spiritually hungry people who want to grow in relationship with Jesus Christ and the Christian way of life. Faith Formation for Spiritual Seekers

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Faith Formation for Spiritual Seekers

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Introduction Dinner: Is there more to life than this? Week 1: Who is Jesus? Week 2: Why did Jesus die? Week 3: How can we have faith? Week 4: Why and how do I pray? Week 5: Why and how should I read the Bible? Week 6: How does God guide us? Week 7: How can I resist evil? Week 8: Why & how should we tell others? Week 9: Does God heal today? Week 10: What about the Church? Weekend: Who is the Holy Spirit? What does the Holy Spirit do? How can I be filled with the Holy Spirit? How can I make the most of the rest of my life? Faith Formation for Spiritual Seekers

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Develop processes that gradually deepen peoples relationship with Jesus Christ, their engagement in church life, and their practice of the Christian faith with a special focus on the needs of the spiritual but not religious (Scenario 2) and the uncommitted but participating (Scenario 4.) Pathways to Vibrant Faith & Active Engagement

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Our Lady of Soledad Catholic Parish Mini-Retreat 101: Catholics Alive! What does it mean to be a follower of Christ? Mini-Retreat 201: Alive and Growing Spiritually! maturing in the Catholic faith Mini-Retreat 301: Alive and Gifted! discerning how to serve God in ministry Mini-Retreat 401: Alive in the World! living as witnesses for Christ, as contagious Catholic Christians Mini-Retreat 501: Alive to Praise God! Catholic worship and the sacraments Pathways to Vibrant Faith & Active Engagement

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Empower people of vibrant faith and active engagement in the church communityindividuals, small groups, and the whole faith communityto share their faith with those who not involved in a church community or spiritually committed. Empowering the Community to Share their Faith

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evangelism is anything you say or do to help another person move into closer relationship with God, or into Christian community. (George Hunter III) The heart of evangelism is having an alive relationship with God, being part of a church you love, and caring that people outside the church find what youve discovered. (Martha Grace Reese) Evangelism is to cooperate with the Holy Spirit and others to bring one person one step closer to Christ. (Evangelical Covenant Church) Empowering the Community to Share their Faith

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Step One. Church Leaders Study: Unbinding the Gospel Step Two: All-Church Saturation Study: Unbinding Your Heart: 40 Days of Prayer & Faith Sharing. six-week, church-wide, small group E- vent! pray each days scripture and prayer exercise and work with a prayer partner study a chapter of the book with their small group worship with sermons, music, and prayers centered on the weeks chapter Empowering the Community to Share their Faith

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Step Three: An Experiment in Prayer and Community: Unbinding Your Soul. a no-obligation experience of substantial spiritual discussion, prayer and community for people who arent connected with a church church members invite their friends into a four-week small group experience with short study chapters, an individual prayer journal, prayer partner activities, and group exercises. Empowering the Community to Share their Faith

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Gathered Program Online Resources Correlated to Topics Mentors Blog for Reflections Social Media for Connection Online Prayer Partner @Home 4 Keys Resources

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Who is the audience? Planningvisit other sites. Reflect on what you are: what are your core values and how do you want to say that? Define a reasonable scope and get buy-in from stake- holders in the congregation. Do an easy survey of your audiencewhat are they looking for, what do they expect? Decide on the types of content to include (+ graphics). Map out your basic navigation (7 buckets is about all a person can digest). Pick the technology or platform. Create the design. Build your content. Release the site.

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Shifting from providing religious content and programming to curating religious content and experiences for all ages A content curator is someone who continually finds, groups, organizes, and shares the best and most relevant content on a specific subject to match the needs of a specific audience.

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Research Aggregate & Evaluate Deliver Communicate & Connect

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Research Aggregate & Evaluate Deliver Communicate & Connect

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YouVersion Bible App

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Select a Need or Target Group Consult StrategiesGenerate IdeasEvaluate Ideas Design an Implementation Plan Pilot the Innovation Scale-Up the Innovation

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What are the dates and times? What is the location: physical/facility and/or online/website? What are the implementation steps and target dates (timeline) for completing each step. What resources will you need to implement the initiative. How much will the initiative cost? How many leaders will you need to implement the initiative, how you will find them, and how you will prepare them?