In a few minutes I will head into our weekly Pastoral Staff meeting for Allison Park Church. This weekly meeting is designed to keep everyone communicating, on the same 'planning-page', envisioned, and prepared for what is coming up next.
We use the same basic agenda for every meeting.
1. STORIES - we begin every meeting to sharing about life change. We take time to celebrate what God is doing in the lives of people who are being impacted every week.
2. STATS - we briefly, then, go over the trends that we can trace through the various statistical measurements like attendance on the weekend, in small groups, etc.
3. STRATEGIC - we try to tackle one or two issues that need a plan and we strategize about how we can improve in what we do.
4. SCHEDULE - finally, we go over the schedule of events for the next few weeks so that we make sure everyone is aware, that departments are communicating with each other, and that we all are ready for what is next.
All of this takes place within an hour to an hour and 1/2. My goal is to keep this meeting focused and yet highly interactive so that everyone is contributing, consensus is developing, and ownership gained.
