{"id":14149,"date":"2019-06-20T16:37:09","date_gmt":"2019-06-20T16:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.brethren.org\/news\/?p=14149"},"modified":"2019-08-02T16:39:19","modified_gmt":"2019-08-02T16:39:19","slug":"compelling-vision-process-team-publishes-report-on-district-conversations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2019\/compelling-vision-process-team-publishes-report-on-district-conversations\/","title":{"rendered":"Compelling Vision Process Team publishes report on district conversations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/word-cloud-of-top-1000.jpg\" alt=\"Word cloud of compelling vision results\" class=\"wp-image-14150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/word-cloud-of-top-1000.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/word-cloud-of-top-1000-288x300.jpg 288w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Compelling Vision Process Team has published a report on the district conversations of the past year, to share with the denomination in advance of compelling vision conversations planned for Annual Conference. The report is titled, \u201cUnfolding Journey: A Report on the District Conversations.\u201d Find this and other information about the compelling vision process at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.brethren.org\/compellingvision\">www.brethren.org\/compellingvision<\/a>\u00a0.<\/p>\n<p>Annual Conference on July 3-7 in Greensboro, N.C., will focus on compelling vision conversations as the main event for three days of business sessions. The conversations to be held in small groups at round tables will include the delegate body and those nondelegates who registered ahead of time to take part.<\/p>\n<p>Also being shared as a resource is a \u201cMessenger\u201d article titled \u201cHope for the Future,\u201d that first appeared in January. It reported on the compelling vision conversations that took place at the 2018 Conference.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe think it is important for people to read both in preparation for Annual Conference, since the conversation to take place at Annual Conference this year will build on the conversations that took place last year at Annual Conference and throughout the year in the districts,\u201d said team chair Rhonda Pittman Gingrich. \u201cThey are good reading for anyone who cares about the church and the compelling vision process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Go to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.brethren.org\/ac\/documents\/compelling-vision\/district-conversation-report.pdf\">www.brethren.org\/ac\/documents\/compelling-vision\/district-conversation-report.pdf<\/a>\u00a0for \u201cUnfolding Journey: A Report on the District Conversations\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Go to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.brethren.org\/messenger\/documents\/compelling-vision-2019-1.pdf\">www.brethren.org\/messenger\/documents\/compelling-vision-2019-1.pdf <\/a>for \u201cHope for the Future\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Go to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.brethren.org\/ac\">www.brethren.org\/ac<\/a>\u00a0for more about Annual Conference and a link to connect with the live webcasts of business sessions and worship services.<\/p>\n<p>Go to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.brethren.org\/ac\/2019\/coverage\">www.brethren.org\/ac\/2019\/coverage<\/a>\u00a0starting July 1 for onsite coverage from Greensboro, beginning with pre-Conference meetings.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>#cobac19<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we gather in Greensboro, N.C., during Annual Conference to \u201cProclaim Christ, Reclaim Passion,\u201d business sessions will feel different to Conference-goers. 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