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Long Range Planning Committee — Terms
of Refence
● Assist
Presbytery in developing its policy around property (Manual Sec. 335).
● Maintain knowledge of property assets in our presbytery, possibilities for development, amalgamation, or other changes in United Church property.
● Be our technical resource for congregations planning changes, and maintain continuing relations with congregations that might consider planning developments in the future.
● Maintain continuing relations with congregational property committees and trustees.
Inter-presbytery task force on boundaries
Report of the Inter-Presbytery Boundary Task Force — December 15, 2004
Meeting minutes
Meeting minutes—September 08, 2005
Meeting minutes—April 26, 2005
Meeting minutes—January 25, 2005
Meeting minutes—November 23, 2004
Meeting minutes—October 26, 2004
Meeting minutes—September 28, 2004
Suggested Resources
Five marks of the New Testament Church (Dave Anderson)
Natural Church Development (David Ewert)
Indicators of a Missional Church (Ed Searcy)
www.ncdcanada.com Natural Church Development
www.link2lead.com and www.percept.com Consulting service site
www.worshilful-work.org Centre for Transforming Religious Leadership
www.umc.org and www.ignitingministry.org Methodist US website
www.potentials.ca A group working with UC churches and Toronto Scarborough Presbytery.
www.ltn.org The Equipping Church guidebook – resource materials
www.networkministries.com Bruce Bugbee’s consulting site
Here's a set of reference material from the wealth of material on ideas on church transformation. Some of this material could be mandatory reading for ministers and board members.
Title Author
Power Surge Michael Foss
Generation to Generation:
Family Process in Church Edwin Friedman
Dancing with Dinosaurs Bill Assam
Sacred Cows Make Gourmet Burgers Bill Assam
Developing a Vision for Ministry for the 21 Century Aubrey Malphurs
The Purpose-Driven Church Rick Warren
Creating a healthier Church Ron Richardson
Family Ties That Bind Ron Richardson
The Equipping Church Guidebook Sue Mallory
What You Do Best in the Body of Christ Bruce Bugbee
Natural Church Development Books
Transforming Congregational Culture Anthony Robinson
Boards That Makes a Difference John Carver
Reinventing Your Board John Carver
Transforming Church Boards into Communities
of Spiritual Leaders Charles
M. Olsen
Discipleship Bible Study Program
Treasure in Clay Jars – Patterns of
Missional Faithfulness Ed
Searcy