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The Vision Team Update 2.0

July 23, 2007

“The Church may be the only organization on the planet that exists entirely for the sake of those people who don’t belong to it yet. In fact, as soon as we forget this and start making it all about ourselves, WE STOP BEING CHURCH.” Kelly Fryer – Reclaiming the ‘L’ Word pg.100.

Does GSC exist for the sake of the people who aren’t here? What does it mean for us to be church today? Five years from now? Where is God leading us? Will we follow? How?

These are some of the types of questions the GSC Vision Team has been discussing as we study scripture, read Kelly Fryer’s Book – Reclaiming the ‘L’ Word, and listen for where God might be calling us to go. If you are interested in reading this book, there are several copies available in the church library, and a couple copies available for purchase in the church office.

Looking ahead, The Vision Team will be meeting with various leaders in Rochester to determine where some of the gaps and needs exist in our community. We will use the Congregational Conversations and the many ideas generated there as a way of determining which needs we should focus on first. In addition the team will be planning two events this fall for the congregation to gather and talk, discern, and dream together about a shared mission and vision for ministry.

Our goal is to determine what the core values of Good Shepherd Church are and what mission and vision God has in store for us here at GSC. Please continue to hold Good Shepherd and the work of the Vision Team in prayer as together we seek to follow in the footsteps of Christ and be the people God has created us to be.

In Christ,

The Good Shepherd Vision Team

Pastor Dave, Jeff Brown, Kelly Curtis, Alex Dearborn, Paula Freitag, Dave Herder, Jenny Jaeger, Jenny Kruse, Pam Peterson, George Price, Heather Willman