1. Welcome to Leadership Retreat January 2002

2. Revisiting Foundations Let’s get back to basics

3. Revisiting Foundations Sports – watch the tape

4. Revisiting Foundations Sports – watch the tape Computers – reboot

5. Revisiting Foundations Religious Apostle’s Creed Lord’s Prayer

6. Revisiting Foundations Religious Apostle’s Creed Lord’s Prayer Pharisees

7. Revisiting Foundations Our Foundations Faith Scripture Prayer

8. Revisiting Foundations Our Foundations Faith Scripture Prayer Our Foundations give us our purpose

9. Revisiting Foundations We need to be cognisant of our foundations in order to stay purpose driven

10. Revisiting Foundations We need to be cognisant of our foundations in order to stay purpose driven Without a purpose, we are just filling a position. True servanthood requires a purpose.

11. Revisiting Foundations In you Ministry Area, read, discuss, and decide on 3 to 5 scriptures that embody the foundation of your ministry area These should be distinct scriptural ideas that indicate the reason for needing your ministry area The provided sheets are meant to be a supplement to your discussion only

12. Revisiting Foundations We need to be cognisant of our foundations in order to stay purpose driven Without a purpose, we are just filling a position. True servanthood requires a purpose.

13. Biblical Foundations Presentation of the Biblical Foundations for each Ministry Area

14. Focus Development A team must have focus in order to work together

15. Focus Development A team must have focus in order to work together The Wesley Foundation must have focus in order to become a fellowship

16. Focus Development Nominal Group Technique 1. Everyone writes down ideas for a focus 2. The ideas are compiled into a list 3. The ideas are voted on by silent ballot 4. A new list is compiled, and the process is repeated

17. Leadership 101 Lisa Pierce

18. Focus Areas - Wesley Serve God Worship God Evangelism – meet needs of & teaching outside our walls Minister to Auburn Become more visible on campus and around town Making sure as many people as possible know what AWF is Openness to minorities Welcome other denominations Plan events with other denominations Welcome new people Outreach and really receive those we outreach to Focus on being open to all who come through the door, not just the familiar faces Be concerned/welcoming of new folks at worship – put their needs above your own Be more welcoming & really push that as a goal Be welcoming, not scary Welcome visitors/semi-regulars with goal to create a Christian family Open doors to “outsiders” Helping folks who come to worship feel comfortable enough to come to other stuff, too Getting involved in more than just worship Involve others outside leadership team People like to do stuff – ask Communication Fewer announcements Make Wesley one whole community Be more unified – not forming groups or circles of friends but reaching out Hospitality-Everyone feeling as they ‘belong’ in the group Bind together as a group Encourage and love one another as Christ would Support each other More involvement on retreats Build up spiritual leaders Small groups-for spiritual growth Go deeper – get to the next level Be on time Be consistent Avoid burnout A fresh, new (physical) look A new ‘theme’ for spring T-shirts Get everyone to realize that there is a type of service project for them to get involved with International internship program

19. Focus Areas - Outreach Combine Wesley Wagon & Fishing 2 by 2 Breakfast on concourse DJ service for parties Flyers from airplanes Advertisement on campus Get on the concourse More stuff outside of Wesley People who have never been here New 2002 T-shirts Jr/Sr Weekend Welcoming Kickoff cookout Being prepared for the new people who will come to Sunday Night Church Reach out to transfer students for new semester Build relationships with other campus ministry Training others to share faith The Lost Making involvement more accessable

20. Focus Areas - Worship Worship God Lead others in worship Personal feel to worship where we are hosting Worship God focusing on what He receives from our worship vs. our own benefit Variety in Sunday night New songs Worship with other denominations (again) With minorities Fill the balcony Ash Wednesday service Get fellowship excited about drama Get more people involved in choir

21. Focus Areas - Fellowship More small scale “socials” Ex. Watching movies at Wesley Gathering to go bowling Better food/menus Encouraging involvement & participation in activities Build up Thursday Night Dinner Build up interest in on-campus activities (i.e. groups attending games and concerts together) Videographer position Formal Support events through Attendance Cleanup New ideas Welcoming atmosphere Cohesiveness “Good clean fun” Creating a family that does things together Expand intramurals – use intramurals as an outreach tool Fellowship announcements Write IOUs

22. Focus Areas - Discipleship Focus more on doing Bible studies that people have asked for Encouraging people to study the Bible on their own as well as Tuesday night Exemplifying importance of prayer & prayer life / emphasis on prayer Informal D-groups to further our relationship with God Bible Study Retreat Attend Make it last beyond the weekend Holy Week Teaching more about evangelism

23. Focus Areas - Missions Political action – getting involved locally Craft/skills seminar Summer mission teams Match energy/interests of individuals (in fellowship) with the needs that are “out there” ‘Doing missions’ consistently without burnout Diversify fundraising Get fellowship involved & dedicated to local missions (broader variety) Getting everyone to realize that there is/can be a mission opportunity for everyone Mission retreat weekend Fix up Wesley Tool storage issues Help ARM

24. Focus - Wesley 35-Welcome new people 25-Reach out to, evangelize, and minister to the campus/community 22-Broader Involvement- Involve others outside of leadership (people like to do stuff – ask) Avoid burnout/Support each other There is a type of service project for them to get involved with 18-Worship God 14-Build a hospitable & unified Christian Community 10-Openness to minorities 8-Encourage and love one another as Christ would 8-Go deeper – get to the next level 7-Help folks move from the “fringe” of Wesley (such as those that just come to worship) into the “core community” 6-Plan events with other denominations 5-Communication 5-Build up spiritual leaders/Discuss our moral standards as this ministry’s leaders 3-Small groups-for spiritual growth 3-Be consistent 3-Retreat

25. Focus - Outreach 9-Welcoming/Hospitality 9-Reach out as Christians on campus More stuff /activities outside of Wesley Get on the concourse Reaching out to students in local churches 8-The Lost/People who have never been here such as upperclassmen 8-Training others to share faith 5-Making involvement more accessible 5-Build relationships with other campus ministries 2-Being prepared for the new people who will come to Sunday Night Church 1-Get to know everybody 1-Minority Ministries

26. Focus - Fellowship 15-Build up Thursday Night Dinner 12-Spontaneous Socials More small scale “socials” such as: Watching movies at Wesley & Gathering to go bowling Build up interest in on-campus activities (i.e. groups attending games and concerts together) Creating a family that does things together 9-Cohesiveness/Support events through Encouraging involvement & participation in activities Our Own Attendance Cleanup New ideas 4-Videographer position 3-Formal 2-Expand intramurals – use intramurals as an outreach tool 2-“Good clean fun” 1-Create a sense of community ownership

27. Focus - Discipleship 13-Retreat Attend-better attendance Make it last beyond the weekend More hype about them 6-Holy Week 6-Tuesday Night Bible Study 6-Encouraging people to study the Bible on their own as well as Tuesday night 4-Informal D-groups to further our relationship with God 3-Exemplifying importance of prayer & prayer life / emphasis on prayer 3-Teaching more about evangelism 1-Focus more on doing Bible studies that people have asked for

28. Focus - Worship 17-Worship God Lead others in worship Worship God focusing on what He receives from our worship vs. our own benefit 7-Variety in Sunday Night Worship, such as New Songs 5-Personal feel to worship where we are hosting 4-Avoid things in excess 3-Worship with other denominations (again) 2-Get fellowship excited about drama 2-Get more people involved in choir 1-Handling attendance expansion 1-Worship with minorities

29. Focus - Missions 9-Broader Missions Involvement Match energy/interests of individuals (in fellowship) with the needs that are “out there” Getting everyone to realize that there is/can be a mission opportunity for everyone Get fellowship involved & dedicated to local missions (broader variety) 9-‘Doing missions’ consistently without burnout 2-Summer mission teams 2-Craft/skills seminar/Mission Education 1-Help ARM

30. After Action Reviews Review, not critique Do for each event Analyze from A to Z Use the form

31. Presentations Must Be Creative! Skit Song Rap Poster Sculpture Etc.

32. Focus Areas 1. Open discussion of the merits of Wesley-wide focus areas 2. Discussion within ministry areas of their focus areas 3. Final Voting

33. General Business 1. Budget Review the final budget 2. Website Jack Questions Pictures

34. Focus Areas - Wesley Broader Involvement Worship God Build a hospitable & unified Christian Community

35. Focus Areas - Outreach More stuff/activities outside of Wesley, in the Auburn community (including the concourse) Training others to share faith

36. Focus Areas - Worship Worship God Variety in Sunday Night Worship, such as new songs

37. Focus Areas - Fellowship Spontaneous Socials Build up Thursday Night Dinner

38. Focus Areas - Discipleship Retreat Tuesday Night Bible Study

39. Focus Areas - Missions Broader Missions Involvement ‘Doing Missions’ consistently without burnout

40. Planning Session 1 In Ministry Areas Decide events to do Decide when to do events Think about the what we are planning to focus on Get ready for calendar session later

41. Happy Birthday David!

42. Calendar - January 15 8 Concourse Days 9 Concourse Days 11 Open House 12 15 T-Shirt Design Contest 19 24 7:30 HIS Place Service 25 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament 26 Social 30 T-Shirt Submission deadline 31 Voting on T- Shirts

43. Calendar - February 1 Retreat Unvail T-Shirt 2 78 Conference Retreat 9 13 Ash Wednesday Service 15 Water Polo 16 22 JCR Solitude Concert 23 24 Joint Worship Service with Tuskegee 28

44. Calendar - March 1 Pool/Ping Pong Tourn. 2 7 Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre 8 Jr/Sr Weekend 9 Social 15 Missions in Mobile weekend 16 17 Outdoor Worship 23 Spring Break Mission Trip 30 31

45. Calendar - April 15 Freshman Retreat 13 Formal 14 Interd. Worship 19 Family and Friends 19 26

46. Calendar - May 15 12 Choir Tour 16 End Choir Tour 19 26 Caravans leave 31