Supporting transformation one church at a time,
one relationship at a time.
At Partnership For ReNEWal, we believe that transformation takes time and comes from relationship, not program.
We also believe that every church should have access to our facilitation process regardless of financial resources, and that is why
we are intentionally affordable and offer grant-writing support up front.
Below is our two-phase facilitation process.
We also believe that every church should have access to our facilitation process regardless of financial resources, and that is why
we are intentionally affordable and offer grant-writing support up front.
Below is our two-phase facilitation process.
Phase One: LEADERSHIPThe first phase of our facilitation process is comprised of three parts. Part One focuses on servant leadership development. Part Two is a facilitated visioning process which assists the congregation in clarifying core values and each unique parish identity, the mapping of resources, and the determination of concrete steps towards accomplishing sustainable goals in four areas: mission and outreach, pastoral care, worship, and Christian formation. Participants then practice this tool themselves choosing one or two of their needs, e.g. increasing pledge income, improving communications, or starting a new ministry. Part Three is the development of a Stewardship Covenant for the parish.
Phase One rolls out in one 2-day (overnight) seminar or three half-day seminars held over consecutive weeks. |
Phase Two: S.E.O.L.Phase Two capitalizes on the transformed understanding and resources discovered in Phase One and applies them in a curriculum we developed entitled, The Stewardship of the Entirety of Our Lives (SEOL), in which we go deeply together into a transformed understanding of stewardship – one that leads beyond the notion of an annual pledge drive and focuses on year-round stewardship of the resources already present, but perhaps undiscovered or underutilized, in the congregation. SEOL includes attention to the care and feeding of our spiritual, physical and mental health, our time, financial affairs, relationships and communities, and creation/the environment.
Phase Two begins with a half-day seminar followed by (optional) four to six half-day seminars over the course of a program year and is framed by the liturgical seasons. |
At the conclusion of the second phase, the congregation and its leadership will have learned and practiced tools
that will enable them to continue on in their journey of renewal.
Our goal is to empower and enable each congregation to “fish” for themselves.
We pledge to maintain a supportive relationship with each congregation we serve beyond the completion of our facilitation process.
that will enable them to continue on in their journey of renewal.
Our goal is to empower and enable each congregation to “fish” for themselves.
We pledge to maintain a supportive relationship with each congregation we serve beyond the completion of our facilitation process.
For we are God’s servants, working together; you are God’s field, God’s building. 1Cor 3:9