The Presbytery of Donegal "In Transition" Website
Updated: March 14, 2008
Purpose of the consultation – To identify and define broad concerns and issues regarding the church (congregations, presbytery, the denomination), and the culture in which God is calling the church to witness, which will lead to specific recommendations reported to Donegal Presbytery pertaining to its future.
What is the rationale?
Donegal Presbytery’s future can best be
perceived and planned for, leadership formed and implanted, knowing the
societal/cultural and ecclesiastical context within which we will be ministering
and its effect upon the congregations and presbytery.
What are our core values?
1/ Broad participation of the
Presbytery’s constituency
2/ Guidance and counsel by a
Transition Team
3/ Understanding that the
process is theological and spiritual in nature
4/ Being a church culture in an
unchurched culture
5/ Making education, discovery,
and reflection dimensions of the dialogue
Desired Outcomes:
1/ A set of recommendations re Donegal Presbytery and its
ministry which serve to shape its future and faithfulness.
2/ Data received from pastors, Sessions and congregations
which will present a mindset(s) of the Donegal Presbytery constituency
3/ Constituencies which have taken another step forward in
building affiliation and dialogue among themselves
4/ Definitions of key issues, concerns and challenges growing
from the mandate for Christian witness in this new millennium
5/ All of the above being guidelines and motivations for the
building of staff, agenda, and budgets for the future.
What is the likely schedule for this transition?
We have a timeline to report to the Presbytery of Donegal in September 2008.
The team also anticipates a "first reading" of the report at the June 2008 Presbytery meeting.
Listening conversation schedules for January 2008,
February Schedule updated on Monday Feb 11th!
Listening conversation schedules for February 2008
Who is the Transition Team and how do I contact them?
You can send the entire team an email by using: team@presbyteryofdonegalintransition.org
list updated on March 14, 2008
Rev Dr Judd McConnell - chair - Judsonmcconnell@willowgables.com
Rev Dr John Sharick - consultant - Jodsharick@aol.com
Rev Dr Edwin Aponte - eaponte@lancasterseminary.edu
Elder Jim Ash –
ashjw@comcast.net
Rev Dr Mark Atkinson – pastor@fairviewpc.org
Rev Charlie Gross - ex officio - cwgross@gmail.com
Elder June Hoffman - jemgh43@zoominternet.net
Elder Jane Kintzi - jtkintzi@yahoo.com
Elder Jim Nolan - Njimnolan@comcast.net
Rev David Powers - angelcoon@yahoo.com
Rev Dr Bruce Stevens - ex officio - bstevens@syntrinity.org