September Meeting

The SGI Team had a very successful meeting last night. While the church as a whole and SGI team members individually had a very very busy and productive summer (even hectic), SGI as a team had some down time. Now that is startng to change. SGI is discerning an exciting path for the remaining months of its charge. Besides checking in with the progress of our fellow ministers, the major accomplishment from the meeting was to begin to really name and own what might become the vision for the church's future that we've been looking for over the past days, weeks, years--longer.

A small group decided to take the task of gathering some background information as well as drafting up a document as a way to discern the shared vision that began to take new and definate shape at the meeting last night. SO WHAT WAS IT? Cheap blogging ploy: talk to an SGI member, she or he I'm sure will tell you all about it! In vague terms, the SGI team is looking to discern a vision that will give focus to Open Door's ministry, but will also potentially shape ministry in the Montgomery/Frederick/Washington Counties of Maryland, as well as even bigger dreams.

October promises to be a very demanding month in ministry at Open Door, one that will be exciting and fun too. Members of the Open Door family are supporting both Open Door and Reel Affirmations in a special event October 17. The SGI Team is partnering with its brothers and sisters in faith to have a strong presence at the Germantown Oktoberfest as well. You'll hear more about all of these things from other ministers.