Church Inside Open Meeting

Introduction

Timing: Start at 12:45pm, ca. 10 minutes (allow for flexibility) Speaker: Michael

1. Welcome
2. Opening prayer
3. Purpose: Inform, inspire and involve
4. Scene setting and re-stating of overall vision. "I've started, so I’ll finish!"
5. Scope
6. Overview over the meeting

Vision and Options

Timing: Start at 1:00pm

Overall co-ordination: Steven

Introduction

Timing: no more than 2 minutes Speaker: Steven

1. Introduction to the ‘briefing’ to the church membership on outline structure for the meeting and the plans for the project.
2. Steven to link and ‘call up’ each speaker in turn (not all four speakers at the front together – too ‘heavy’)

Vision 21C Part III and Removal of Pews

Timing: 3-4 minutes Speaker: Heather

• An overview of ‘Phase 3’ – the completion of the overall ‘vision’.
• Linkage between Phases 1 and 2 and what we now plan to do inside church – outline of the various ‘key’ elements.
• Removal of pews – central to planning

Glass Doors

Timing: 3-4 minutes Speaker: Sue

• historic ‘barrier’ to entry to church for non-believers
• need for Christians to be seen at worship.
• Reflection on ‘missed opportunity’ in mid-1980s – plea to not ‘make the same mistake again’

Windows

Timing: 3-4 minutes Speaker: Howard

• The windows – the glory of the existing church windows and the fact that they currently cannot be seen properly.
• Architect’s view and vision on what could be possible – reflection on Phases 1 and 2.

Welcome

Timing: 3-4 minutes Speaker: Wendy

• Church as a ‘warm’, comfortable place – not cold and off-putting.
• Desire to create a church worship space that people would be happy to come into.

Cost

Timing: No more than 2 minutes Speaker: Steven

• Very brief statement on estimated cost, outline programme for planned works and construction strategy (‘who does what’)

Tomb Stone Layout?

Speaker: Michael

Interactive Session

Timing: 1:30pm Participants: Groups

• Break into groups (number of groups depends on how many present) and invite church to ‘dream dreams’.
• Drawings, pens and cut outs (Marc’s suggestion). If group members have questions – add to sheet.
• CCC Inside group members to join each group and facilitate discussion. No general feedback at the end from every group!

Wrap Up

Timing: 2:10pm Speaker: Michael

• Sum up, thanks, promise that we will look at everything suggested
• Prayer to close.