Vital Congregations Initiative Informational/Invitational Meeting
presented by the Presbytery of Greater Atlanta
As a Matthew 25 Presbytery, we invite you to a deep dive opportunity on the first of the three initiatives – Congregational Vitality. This is an invitation for all chartered churches and new worshiping communities interested in engaging in covenant relationship with God and with one another, as we share in the vision for Vital Congregations:
By the power of the Holy Spirit, and in authentic relationships with mid councils, we seek to equip, nurture and support church leaders to empower their congregations to renew, recover and live more fully into faithful discipleship to Jesus Christ.
The Presbytery of Greater Atlanta invites you to join in the Two-Year Vital Congregations Initiative. The purpose of the Vital Congregations Initiative is to work alongside leaders of existing congregations (chartered and new worshiping communities), in a process that seeks to help assess, discern, and live into transformative actions that increase vitality. Through intentional spiritual practices and relational connections, this two-year process takes us deeper into following Jesus Christ, making disciples, and being the vital community of Christ throughout particular communities and the world.
Please review the Seven Marks (click here) and share the vision among your leadership.
If your congregation/worshiping community is ready to join the initiative now, all that is required is a Letter of Intent from the congregation sent to Rev. Aisha Brooks-Johnson - ep@atlpcusa.org. In your letter, please let us know what attracts you to the initiative, what you hope to gain out of this experience, and the date your session approved participation in the initiative.
If your congregation is not ready to join the initiative at this time, we still invite you to attend one of these sessions. Over the course of the next two years (2022-2023), we will talk about the Seven Marks (click here) in our presbytery meetings as well as Town Hall events to dig deeper into what this means for our work and witness of proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ in the world.
Please feel free to contact Rev. Aisha Brooks-Johnson - ep@atlpcusa.org - or your Congregational Consultant if you have additional questions.
Schedule:
The content of both meetings will be the same. During that time, we will talk about our presbytery’s commitment to health and vitality, the format of the initiative, the extent of the commitment, instructions on how to sign up for VCI, and a time for questions and answers.
Oct 19, 2021 10:00-11:30 AM (ET)
Oct. 23, 2021 10:00-11:30 AM (ET)
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYrcuihqzkuHNEfo49xECunErNosI2U5XJF
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
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