Strategic Planning Roundtable Discussions May 2021
Strategic Planning Roundtable Discussions May 2021 As we have been thinking about First Parish’s future, we have come together to articulate our values, mission, and vision. Now it is time to start thinking about related questions that have been prompted by our strategic planning project. To that end, the [...]
Transition Team and Strategic Planning Update (3/28/21)
Fulfilling our Mission and Achieving our Vision Transition Team and Strategic Planning Presentation Together, we have spent the better part of this year exploring, discovering, and articulating our First Parish Identity. You’ve painted a picture of our envisioned future, establishing a strong foundation for the Search Committee and [...]
Mission, Vision, Values Statement: March 2021
Mission, Vision, Values Statement You’ve worked hard during our Transition time and you’ve accomplished a lot. Ministerial candidates will be really interested in the issues you’ve wrestled with and the work we’ve done. THEY'LL be paying attention to what WE’RE paying attention to. Recently, we’ve been paying attention [...]
Strategic Planning Update
Strategic Planning Update The Strategic Planning Committee wants your input. We have created a list of "strategic issues", or decisions to be made. We would like your input on whether these are the right questions for the team to be working on and ultimately, for the congregation to decide upon. [...]
Transition Team receives feedback on Vision Statements
Transition Team receives feedback on Vision Statements As 2020 approached its end, First Parish gathered to consider its future. After the service on December 6th, parishioners met in small groups to share thoughts on a Vision for the church 5-10 years from now. Members reaffirmed or provided feedback on aspirations [...]
Transition Team: Vision2020 Aspirations
Vision2020 Aspirations In 2017, Dwight Gertz and Steve Johnson led The Vision2020 exercise. Over 150 parishioners participated in a series of small discussions which explored, amongst other things, a question about Aspirations – what we wanted FPL to be in the future. Sarah Andrysiak skillfully summarized the Aspirations [...]
Summary of feedback on proposed FPL Values
Summary of feedback on proposed FPL Values Comments on Question 1: Four Values Many participants felt that the statements, as proposed, accurately capture the Values of First Parish. Others proposed changes: Most often mentioned was the desire to strengthen the language of “Serving Our Neighbor” to reflect a [...]
Transition Team Values Discussion
Transition Team Values Discussion Sunday, October 4, 2020
Transition Team invites feedback on First Parish Values
First Parish Values: Tell us what you think During the last two years, the Transition Team and the congregation have worked together to understand the identity of First Parish, or “who we are.” This year we will be asking “who do we want to be?” Addressing these questions [...]
Transition Team extends commitment
Transition Team Extends Commitment Recently, in light of the implications of the Covid-19 pandemic on the world and our church, the Parish Committee, in conversation with the Transition Team chairs, voted to extend FPL’s Interim Period to a fourth year. The plan now is to name a Search [...]
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