Starting on Thursday, November 29th at 6 pm, you are invited to join an online chat focusing on Congregational Development support.
This first conversation will focus on Stewardship.
Check out Neil’s latest video on saying Thank you
Follow this link to join the meeting on Zoom from the comfort of your own home or office,
Following the epic success of the Bishop’s Confirmation Day, The MTL Youth Visioning Team is excited to announce their next project …
SAVE THE DATE: SUNDAY, APRIL 7th 2019
start praying on the ways that God will transform, uplift and inspire our youth in 2019!
Giving Tuesday is a global movement for giving and volunteering!
Consider supporting the Bishop’s Action Appeal
Make a world of difference!
#yourgivingmatters
Topics to consider…
How to get started?
How to improve?
Why bother?
The Anglican Montreal is hot off the presses!
Whether you received it in the mail or prefer to go paperless, we hope you enjoy the December issue!
Contact our editor, Nicki Hronjak, anytime with feedback, suggestions or comments!
Download the December issue here
We have a new page on our website that is designed to help you to navigate some of the fantastic resources being promoted by our new Congregational Development Coordinator, Neil Mancor.
We are also curating a series of short educational videos to inspire and encourage you!
Stay tuned and refer to the new page regularly for updates.
Weekly Online / Zoom coaching sessions COMING SOON!
Our last Supper Club early Christmas party / Exodus of 2018 is tonight...
this leaves me reflective of the ways that Supper Club has evolved over the years. Here is a short synopsis...
Well, to begin, Supper Club started off as Breakfast Club. A weekly gathering for youth ministry leaders. We would hang out, talk about life, network, share stories, exchange ideas pray, etc. Over time, this evolved as morning meetings weren't conducive to work schedules.
Enter Supper Club...
Initially created with the intention of gathering children and youth leaders over a meal in much the same way as it originated.
As we began to explore and deepen our understanding of church planting and Fresh Expressions of church, it became increasingly clear that there is real synergy with children and youth ministry.
Why not open the table to include those who were interested in gathering from every walk of life, to model an alternate way of doing church? We rebooted Supper Club and launched it a Fresh Expression.
We included some formatting such as including monthly biblical themes and encouraging open ended discussions with informal worship and experiential learning (art, self expression and creativity are part of the Supper Club movement)
These units can be then used in Sunday School, bible study or other church contexts.
In fact, Supper Club is a ministry that can be implemented wherever you are... check it out, download the themes and the event outline on our website. The idea, however, is not to be too structured as we like to leave room for the Holy Spirit.
http://www.montreal.anglican.ca/supper-club/
So, that's it for my trip down memory lane. I do hope to see you tonight...
Would love to know your feelings about #Supperclub
Have you been?
How was it?
Would you come again?
Why / Why not?
Submitted By Lee-Ann Matthews on November 19, 2018
Have you been wondering how to use social media more effectively? Here are a few tips for your consideration
By Lee-Ann Matthews (Diocesan Social Media and Website Coordinator)
Use the church bulletin to create and schedule content. Ideally you will be posting on your social media page at least 3 times a week. Draw inspiration from the bulletin. For example...
Announcements
Readings
Hymns
Sermon quotes
That’s four posts right there!
Share a photo, a short video clip or other personal snapshot that might elicit a smile or some curiosity from your audience. Use a hashtag that identifies this to your church. Such as
“Fall is beautiful! Just look at that mysterious sky! I took this on my way home yesterday. God is good!”
#churchoflife #mychurch #anglicandioceseofmontreal #mtlanglican #Godisgood
Just as nobody wants to hear the same story over and over, the same can be said of your audience. Try to vary your content and deliver posts that are fresh and relevant to them, posts that offer value and meaning. That means, you need to become a very good listener. Get to know your audience, make a list of their likes and dislikes and curate posts that serve them. For instance, presumably, they are Christian, and would appreciate some inspiring spiritual quotes, passages from scripture or uplifting theological messages.
“Congregational Development is about Who We Are - Not What We Do”
Welcome to Neil Mancor our new and highly capable Congregational Development Coordinator. He is looking forward to supporting you with your Congregational Development.
Born and raised in Vancouver, Neil has been involved in the Anglican Church his entire life. After moving to the UK in 1990, he completed his Ph.D. in Cistercian Spirituality in 1997 and was ordained deacon in 1999 and priest in 2000 in St David’s Cathedral, Wales. Neil has served in small rural parishes, large urban parishes and mid-sized suburban parishes in Wales, Vancouver and since 2008 here in Montreal. Neil has a wide range of experience in the competencies of Congregational Development beginning with Stewardship Education in which Neil has been involved at Diocesan, Provincial and National levels, helping create the Giving Our Thanks and Praise resource. A trained Natural Church Development coach, he is passionate about the power of this programme to help parishes identify both weaknesses and strengths and build capacity for growth. Neil has been involved in the Missional Church movement and recently helped facilitate the Missional Cohort here in Montreal and is the Regional Coordinator for Messy Church Canada. Neil completed his certificate in Restorative Practises for faith communities in 2018 and believes in the power of the circle group to help congregations speak and listen lovingly to each other.
Thinking about congregational development: who we are is more important than what we do.
Two questions from Natural Church Development which struck me:
· I know people in my congregation who harbour bitterness against each other;
On the other hand:
· The atmosphere of our congregation is marked by praise and thanks.
That’s more like it! It comes down to seeing Christ in each other and being Christ to each other. If we can live that, others will notice.
“By this will everyone know that you are my disciples: if you love one another.” John 13.35
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