The Strategic Task Force has completed the initial listening sessions. Through that process, more than 20 participants have expressed their feelings on the strengths, concerns, commitments and vision for First Parish. We have begun to see initial themes emerge, all...
As described in the recent Congregational Storytelling post, the First Parish Strategic Task Force is beginning the process of inquiry into our calling and direction by understanding where we are currently. This calls for a series of listening sessions, where we can...
The First Parish Strategic Task Force was recently formed to implement a process of congregational self-reflection, as well as a broader inquiry into societal trends and examples of successful congregational models. This process is a collective inquiry to understand...
The Parish Committee recently approved the creation of a strategic task force that will implement a process for congregational reflection on ministry and community engagement, in the context of emergent societal trends. The goal of the task force will be to provide...
Capitalism and democracy make strange and uneasy bedfellows. Underlying one is the principle of competition for scarce resources, while the alleged foundation of the other is providing a voice for everyone, endowing each of us the inalienable right of the pursuit of...
