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Questions? Contact Anthony Steinbronn at the District Office.
For a one-page overview of the monthly Learning Community table of contents, along with the assigned book to be read for that month's session, click here.
Congregational self-study document (data that must be gathered at least four weeks before a weekend consultation and a copy sent to the Lead Consultant and to each person in the consultation team)
Congregational self-assessment exercise (for pastor and lay leaders to be taken at least three weeks before a weekend consultation with all of the copies sent to the Lead Consultant for analysis)
The pastor's survey is to be completed at least two weeks before a weekend consultation and sent to the Lead Consultant for analysis
The leaders' survey is to be completed by each elected leader of the congregation and sent, at least two weeks before a weekend consultation, to the Lead Consultant for analysis
A copy of a powerpoint presentation, for you to download and use, that presents an overview of MOTIVATED FOR MISSION. Motivated for Mission is to be conducted by the leaders of the congregation BEFORE a weekend consultation takes place so that they are familiar with this mission emphasis of Transforming Congregations; the majority of the congregation will participate in MOTIVATED FOR MISSION during session five of the congregational phase of the learning community.
As of July 4, 2009, these consultation dates have been assigned for participating TCN congregations
iMark demographics, the demographic resource utilized by LCEF in its ministry to LC-MS congregations, is available to NJ congregations through the services of Rick Porter of the Eastern District. Rick's email address is porter.rick@verizon.net iMark demographics organizes the American population into 66 segments based upon income, population density, and lifestyle. Click here if you would like to view the TOP FIVE SEGMENTS of people who reside within walking distance (or a short drive, usually less than one mile) of your congregation's location. If you would like a 2007 copy of your congregation's demographics, contact Tony Steinbronn at steinbronna@njdistrict.org
In terms of the District investment, both financial and human, in transforming participating NJD congregations, the New Jersey District has committed itself to providing: (1) all of the books that are required reading for the PASTORS' LEARNING COMMUNITY (with the congregation being responsible for providing its own books for the CONGREGATIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY); (2) one year of monthly coaching for the congregation's pastor by a Transforming Churches Network (TCN) trained and certified coach; and (3) TCN trained and certified consultants for the intensive weekend consultation plus presenters for the DAY OF REPENTANCE and DAY OF ENVISIONING. The average financial investment cost per congregation by the New Jersey District would be $4,000 -- $200 for books, $1,200 for coaching, and $2,600 for the consultants and presenters (non-District staff are the only ones to be compensated for this ministry).