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The new design
fulfills the mission statement and goals of Miami Presbytery by increasing
opportunities for congregations and presbyters to build trusting
relationships, equip each other, support each other, and encourage
ministry. To accomplish this, the committee structure of Miami Presbytery
has been streamlined, and two new entities have been identified and named:
Neighborhoods and Networks.
Each Neighborhood
gathers together urban, suburban and rural congregations, both large and
small including a variety of theological perspectives. Neighborhoods are
geographic quadrants in which presbytery services will be delivered. They
are not given specific requirements in terms of their structure,
leadership or meetings. Some may choose to enhance their Neighborhoods by
planning grand worship celebrations, shared activities, meetings or
training events on their own. Networks are vocational associations or
groups of individuals, gathered by a sense of passion, call and giftedness
for a particular ministry. Networks are intended to create a culture that
provides for a streamlined, focused and responsive approach to discerning
and acting on God’s call.
Download
the Report of the Design Team, which was approved by Miami Presbytery
at its March 2007 meeting.
View the PowerPoint presentation given by the Miami Presbytery
Design Team at the January
2007 meeting of presbytery. |
