On October 25, 2008, about 30 members of Brown Woodbrook spent the day working to come up with a list of core values. Number four on the list is openness/inclusiveness.
What needs to happen with this one is to decide which word we want to use, and then define that word. For "openness/inclusiveness" here's what the group in October (or the "Gang of 30") as I've started calling them) came up with:
"Open to all people for inclusion in our fellowship and to propose new ideas.
All members will become welcoming every Sunday and will reach out to visitors.
Specific ideas:
Increase visibility by doing something about the pine trees and improve signage.
Listen to and consider with an open mind and respect all ideas presented such as new
forms of worship and times of worship."
Ideally we will be able to summarize our definitions in two or three words. So that we will be able to say, "When BMWPC says 'compassion,' we mean X, Y, and Z." That kind of shorthand will help us stay focused. While anyone is welcome to comment on the values, that intitial group of 30 will be invited explicitly to do so and share their thinking as we work toward agreed definitions of the six core values. It will be their agreement that will determine the final definitions.
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And please come on January 17, 9 AM - noon to Definitions Day. We'll gather in the Fellowship hall and hash out our definitions. Thanks. Jamie
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