GCF Vision Retreat
Morning Session
History and Testimony
A Brief History of GCF
- Dan Johnson & Kevin Hamlin - GCF members emeritus
- Letter from Alan Demlew, alumni of GCF
Open forum:
- Discussion and Testimony of what GCF has meant to us.
- Why do we value it enough to give it our time and energy?
Afternoon Session I - Purpose
A discussion of the purpose of GCF centered around the following questions:
- What aspects of spiritual formation and ministry are rightly and/or best met by the local church?
- What might a graduate fellowship be and do that is distinct from the ministry of the local church?
- How should this fellowship uniquely impact our campus?
Discussion of our Mission statement and the four commitments
Afternoon Session II - Vision
Review of the four commitments and how our programs/activities fulfill them
Evaluation and discussion of recent changes in our programs
- Where do we want to be in 3 years?
- Recognition of programs that may need adjustment
- Ways we can adjust these programs.
Group evaluation of GCF
Closing
Final remarks
- Officer / committee chair election process discussion (brief)
Follow-up
May 31, 2006
At the May 31, 2006 Summer Bible Study, we discussed the issues that were brought up at the vision meeting. See the results here:
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