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FuturecastingSeminar 1: VAPITSlide2
Instructions for Seminar LeadersTeamWorks Seminars are designed to encourage discussion. To prepare for each seminar do as follows
:
Setup a room with table and chairs
for your seminar.
You will need an LCD projector and a screen or a large TV that can be hooked up to a computer to show the presentations.
Download the presentation slides
for TW: Futurecasting Seminar 1: VAP-IT from
www.TeamWorksUMC.org. You may get them as a PDF or in PowerPoint. When using PowerPoint use it in presentation mode so you can view the notes for each slide
.
Download TW
Futurecasting Seminar 1 Presentation
with Notes PDF. Here you will find every slide with tips and ideas about its content.
Before leading a seminar, go to www.TeamWorksUMC.org and watch the Seminar Leaders Webinar for the seminar you are leading. The webinar will go through each slide and will offer tips and ideas for how to lead the seminar.
Set dates for the seminars or for the one-day experience.
Recruit a group of participants who will agree to attend both seminars and to do the MyWork devotions
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Schedule your Seminars
Schedule for the
TeamWorks: Futurecasting seminars
and MyWork devotions
Use the template below to schedule your sessions. TeamWorks Seminars
are
designed for 2-hours
.
You also can offer this as a one-day experience which that would last about 5- five
hours
. Participants are encouraged to do the MyWork devotions and reading as
a
follow-up
to the experience.
Session
Date
Seminar One:
VAP
IT
Planning Tool
__________
MyWork: The Four
__________
MyWork: Believe
__________
MyWork: Belong
__________
MyWork: Behave
__________
Seminar Two: TeamWorks Church Assessment
__________
TeamWorks Church Assessment Follow-Up
__________Slide4
How to lead the seminarsTeamWorks Seminars are designed to foster discussions within the group. Your primary role as the seminar leader is to facilitate discussions.
When you come to a discussion slide divide people into groups of three or four people. Have them share with one another. After they are finished, you can ask individuals to share with the wider group.
Avoid starting with the larger group. Why? Because few people are willing to talk in front of larger groups. By dividing into smaller groups you help everyone have an opportunity to share their ideas.
Spiritual Life Template: If you did TeamWorks: Spiritual Life of the Leaders and are doing the whole series, start each seminar with the Spiritual Life Template.Slide5
Futurecasting ProcessSlide6
TeamWorks Guidebooks and Tools
If you decide to do the whole series of TeamWorks Guidebooks, it is suggested you do
them in this order starting with Spiritual Life of the Leader and finishing with Futurecasting.Slide7
What’s in a TeamWorks Guidebook?
Discipleship Ministries www.TeamWorksUMC.orgSlide8
FuturecastingSeminar 1: VAPITSlide9
In the Beginning John 1:1-5 says, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being in him was life, and the life was the light of all people. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.
”Slide10
Scroll to Codex (Book)
Codex
Sinaiticus
– Book
4
th
Century New Testament
Random Access
Scroll
Book of Esther, Seville, Spain
Sequential AccessSlide11
Charleston Hymnbook
John and
Charles
Wesley
1737-1739 – Charleston Hymnbook
The "Charleston hymnbook" has the
distinction of being the first collection
compiled by the
Wesleys
. It was also
the earliest hymnbook produced
specifically for an Anglican
congregation and the first hymnal
published in what became
the United States. Slide12
Radio in the 1920s to 1940s Time
magazine reported in 1946 that Rev. Ralph
Sockman's
National Radio Pulpit
on NBC received 4,000 letters weekly and Roman Catholic archbishop Fulton J. Sheen received between 3,000–6,000 letters weekly. The total radio audience for radio ministers in the U.S. that year was estimated to be 10 million listeners.
Aimee
Semple
McPherson
Foursquare Church
Station KFSG Los Angeles
Archbishop
Fulton John Sheen
Roman Catholic
The Catholic Hour
Rev. Ralph
Sockman
Christ Church, NY
United Methodist
National Radio PulpitSlide13
Creating a Culture for InnovationPassion to share the Word
Openness to change
Willingness to look
at current reality
Spirit of expectationSlide14
Innovation:
i
ntroducing something new
into an
existing environmentSlide15
One of the biggest obstacles to innovation is the way people in groups or teams react to new ideas. More
often than not,
at
least one person takes on the role of the Devil’s
Advocate, thinking
of all the ways to kill an idea with the mistaken belief that if the person presenting the idea can overcome all the objections, it must be a good idea.
InnovationSlide16
Reader’s Theater
“The New Idea”
Setting: Worship CommitteeSlide17
Tom Kelly, in his book,
Ten Faces of Innovation
, talks about ten positive roles people can play when presented with
new ideas. Have the members in
your
team
take
t
he Role of Innovation Assessment to
see what positive role they
most
easily play when a new idea is presented
.
InnovationSlide18Slide19Slide20Slide21
The Anthropologist
Examines human nature to discover new ideas
“
I like thinking about how an idea will affect
people and
their relationships with others”
The Experimenter
Takes risks step-by-step to get results
“I enjoying improving something step-by-step until it gets
the results that is desired”
The Cross-Pollinator
Sees
patterns in a wide spectrum of information and
boils
them
down to
their essentials
“I like looking at an idea from many different perspectives and
then boiling it down to what is most important”
The Learning RolesSlide22
The Hurdler
Knows how to overcome obstacles
“I let nothing get in the way of making a great idea become a reality”
The Collaborator
Has a knack for bringing eclectic groups together to bring out their best
“I love getting a diverse group of people together to
generate connections and new ideas”
The
Director
Knows how to spark the creative gifts of
others
“I enjoy helping groups and team generate ideas and responses
that move things forward”
The Organizing RolesSlide23
The Experience
Architect
Creates experiences that connect with deep needs
“I love to create the experience people will have when they
try something new”
The
Set
Designer
Develops environments that spark innovation
“I like to develop the environment where new ideas take place”
The Caregiver
Treats customers as people first and anticipates needs
“I like to focus on how an idea will affect people and try to anticipate their needs”
The Storyteller
Motivates and casts vision through compelling
stories
“I enjoy creating the story of why we want to do this new thing and
how it moves our vision forward”
The Building RolesSlide24
DiscussionSlide25
Coordinates lighting, vestments, altar, sound, temperature, and colors in the worship space
Creates a welcoming atmosphere with ushering, greeting, sitting, etc.
Creates a theme & message that connect the story of the gospel to the context of people’s lives
Creates a design for worship that connects all the elements
(music, the arts, scripture, sacraments, preaching)
for transformation
Builds a team that uses all the gifts of its membersSlide26Slide27
Incremental
G
radual
change over
time
Radical
R
evolutionary
shift that changes the whole industry or
culture
Disruptive
N
ew
process or technology that overthrows an existing way of doing something or undercuts an existing industry
Types of InnovationSlide28
Make something easier to do
Are less
expensive than
current products
or
services
P
rovide
portability
T
ap underserved
markets
How Disruptive Technologies WinSlide29
Printer’s
Ink
New
Process
Movable Type Team of 6
Paper Literate
Printing
Press
Anatomy of an Invention
Guttenberg Bible - 1455 Slide30
How has disruptive innovation affected these industries?
Book Publishing?
Phones?
The Effect of Disruptive InnovationSlide31
Discussion
What
d
isruptive
technologies or cultural shifts have
affected your church in the last 5 years?
Community
population
Digital
technology
Worship
formats
Music
styles
Economic
shiftsSlide32
Assets
Process
Values
VAP
Innovation
Cycle
Feeders of InnovationSlide33
Provide the underlying
foundations that explain
why we do the
things
we
do
Establish criteria
for making decisions
U
ndergird
change or
stop
it in its tracks
Are the sets
of beliefs held by
organizations
A
re
written and unwritten customs that guide everyday living
ValuesSlide34
Gifts and talents of
people
Spiritual life (prayer, worship, scripture, etc.)
B
uildings
and land
T
echnology
K
nowledge
Finances
N
etworks
AssetsSlide35
How assets are turned into products
The way people experience transformation
A system
that
enhances
the health of
organizations
ProcessSlide36
Egg VAP
Values
Quality? Quantity? Who is it for? When?
Assets
Kind of egg? Pan? Oven? Rock? Other ingredients?
Process
Who is the cook? Method of cooking? Time?
End
Result?
Discussion
What’s the VAP of cooking an egg?
Slide37
The Importance of Values
Like individuals, congregations operate from core sets of values that
Inform their decisions
Dictate who is welcome
Determine who sets direction for the futureSlide38
Core values are unwritten ideas, traditions, and rules that underlie everything that happens.
The
ability to move into the future is often tied to the willingness to discover core values and evaluate them in light of the current reality of the congregation.
The Importance of ValuesSlide39
Discussion
What is the dress code for people who attend worship at your church
? Slide40
Discussion
What
values influence this dress code?
Historical values
Cultural values
Community values
Biblical values
Other valuesSlide41
Individual Planning
Use planning process based on individual preference
Based on their previous experiences
Convinces people to do it the “right” way
Gets the blame if it goes badSlide42
TeamUses the same tool each timeBased on common experiences
Everyone agrees on the strategies
Result is the groups responsibility Slide43
VAPg
IT
Values, Assets, Process
g
Initiate, Test
Discernment and planning tool
Ties goals and strategies to values, assets, and process
Evaluates strategies rather than goalsSlide44
VAPg
IT
Values, Assets, Process
g
Initiate, Test
3 Stages
Create the goal and modify it as needed
Develop the strategies and initiate the goal by putting them into action
Evaluate the strategiesSlide45
Ministry
Goal
I
. Ministry Goal
What
are we going to do?
Measurable
: time/$$$/
growth
Increase
the number of visiting parents by 10
families
in the month following Vacation Bible
School
Measurable: time/$$$/growth
Increase the number of visiting parents by 10 families in the month following Vacation Bible School
VAP
g
IT
Stage One
Values, Assets, Process
g
Initiate, TestSlide46
VAPg
IT
Stage One
Values, Assets, Process
g
Initiate, Test
II. Values
What do we believe?
Views/abilities/likes/unity/energy/spirituality
That children learn best and live their faith in the family
That we want to live out the baptismal covenant of taking responsibility for helping parents raise their children as followers of Jesus Christ
That we offer a supportive environment for children and their parentsSlide47
VAPg
IT
Stage One
Values, Assets, Process
g
Initiate, Test
III. Assets
What are our resources?
People/location/knowledge/technology/networks/finances
Exciting Vacation Bible School program
Room for more people in sanctuary and classrooms
Dedicated teachers
1
small group for parents
25 existing families with elementary school children who are active in the churchSlide48
Parents of VBS
kids
who are not connected with our church
Provide
opportunities
for these parents to connect with the church
New families
are
growing in faith because they are connected
to the church
Who
or What?
What
are you going to do?
Results
IV. Process
How do we move people from A to B?
Systems/transformation/results
VAP
g
IT
Stage One
Values, Assets, Process
g
Initiate, TestSlide49
V
. Initiate
What are our strategies?
Restate goal
Increase the number of visiting parents by 10 families in the month following Vacation Bible School so they can grow in faith as a family and have an opportunity to connect with our church
VAP
g
IT Stage
Two
Values, Assets, Process
g
Initiate, TestSlide50
List strategies that will enable you to meet this goal and put them into action.
(A strategy must be measurable, state who’s responsible, and have a time limit.)
Strategy
Measure
Who
Time
Strategy 1
Market VBS to new people in the community by sending out 5,000 postcards
Survey participants to see how many people came because of the mailing (goal of 50 new participants)
John
May 15 & June 20
Strategy 2
Offer VBS family night with meal and children singing the VBS musical
Have 80% of all children and their parents attend
Shin
July 10
VAP
g
IT Stage
Two
Values, Assets, Process
g
Initiate, TestSlide51
Strategy 3
Start a four-part sermon series on
p
arenting
starting the Sunday after VBS
50% of new VBS families attend worship during the month following VBS
Pastor
Jean
Need information to include on postcard by May 15
Strategy 4
Offer a family picnic and game day after church one month after VBS
25% of new VBS families attend plus 50% of existing church families
Alex
August
7
Strategy 5
Develop a prayer team to pray for VBS and the families who are involved
6-12 members praying weekly
John
May 15
VAP
g
IT Stage
Two
Values, Assets, Process
g
Initiate, TestSlide52
VI. Test
What are the results?
Did you meet your goal (under, even, over)?
a. 14 new families visited the month following VBS.
Review each strategy by answering the following questions.
Was the strategy implemented?
Was it accomplished on time?
Did the person responsible do the work required?
VAP
g
IT
Stage
Three
Values, Assets, Process
g
Initiate, TestSlide53
If the strategy was implemented as agreed upon, but you didn’t reach the goal, who is at fault?
If the strategy was implemented as agreed upon, but it didn’t work, you had a bad strategy, not an ineffective person.
If strategy was implemented, and it was successful, you had a great strategy, and everyone can celebrate.
VAP
g
IT
Stage
Three
Values, Assets, Process
g
Initiate, TestSlide54
Evaluate based on the effectiveness of the strategies rather than on meeting the overall goal.
What went well?
What did you learn?
What needs improvement?
VAP
g
IT
Stage
Three
Values, Assets, Process
g
Initiate, TestSlide55
Strategy
Keep
Improve
Delete
Strategy 1
Market VBS to new people in the community by sending out 5,000 postcards
Increase
mailing
Strategy 2
Offer VBS family night with a meal and children singing the VBS musical
Great
fun!
Strategy 3
Start a four-part sermon series on parenting starting the Sunday after VBS
Include children in worship
Strategy 4
Offer a family picnic and game day after church one month after VBS
Poor attendance,
offer in the fall
Strategy 5
Develop a prayer team to pray for VBS and the families who are involved
Well received
3. Use the chart below to evaluate your strategies.
VAP
g
IT
Stage
Three
Values, Assets, Process
g
Initiate, TestSlide56
Use the VAP
IT
Tool on page 58.
Work together to identify a goal for a major holiday or event that happens in the next quarter of the year
Ash Wednesday, Lent, or Easter
Beginning of School Year
Beginning of Advent, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day
Other event or special occasion
Work through Stages One and Two
Plan to improve your strategy at your next
TeamWork
sessionSlide57
Assignments
Read the
MyWork
devotions before your next meeting.
Read the article on
Values
.
As a group set your time for your next meeting. Slide58
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