By: slyypper

slyypper — Sun, 16 Jul 2006 11:48:47 +0000

Chutney, you continue to inspire. I’ve kept this post bookmarked at my del.icio.us for some time, and I read it when I need a reminder that a balance must be struck between “the way we’ve always done things” and new ideas.

One area where congregations should always tread slowly, however: building & grounds issues. Some decades ago, a hot-to-trot group of members decided to plant Christmas trees on the fellowship property to sell as a fundraiser. Don’t laugh, this is true.

I’m here to tell you, as the fellowship’s president 40 years on, that the f*ck8ng trees are still there. I’m also here to tell you that there are still people around in the fellowship who remember the tree planting, or are children of those people who remember the tree planting, and have a sentimental attachment to those sad, pathetic, dying trees.

Cutting those trees is going to cost thousands, should we need to address our urgent parking issue…something the Board wants to do as a priority.

So, just be warned: fresh ideas still need to be vetted in a democratic process. Having a mission and a long-range plan in place doesn’t hurt, either.

By: Roger Kuhrt

Roger Kuhrt — Thu, 10 Nov 2005 23:30:18 +0000

Hey, YES–let’s hear it for mission focused, ad hoc, task teams! Open the way for permission giving ministry, ministers, and congregations. Or the “form” I have always been partial to which I learned via experience as an adjunct faculty member at the Evergreen State College: the DTF–Disappearing Task Force.

Cheerfully, Roger Kuhrt

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