On The Way Together

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On the Way Together – INQUIRE: two different but complementary ways to inquire into the Church, aiding our discernment of the values, practices, traditions and capacities the Church has drawn on when the Church has been at its most faithful to its calling. Use the five Appreciative Inquiry conversations first. Then, when IMAGINE and INNOVATE are engaged, use the Asset Mapping exercise to help determine what capacities the Church has to draw on in living out its calling.

On the Way Together – INNOVATE: focuses on bridging the gap between the On the WayTogether Provocative Proposals and implementing an Innovative Plan.

INNOVATE will assist various councils and agencies of the UCA in the Synod of Victoria and Tasmania to build on earlier work done in the INQUIRE and IMAGINE stages of On the Way Together.

INNOVATE offers practical advice, operational principles and detailed workshop plans for three familiarisation and planning sessions.

On the Way Together – ENGAGE: To bridge the gap between the Synod’s recommendations and local implementation

On the Way Together – Frequently Asked Questions

On the Way Together - MAP : Twelve tasks for the implementation journey

Other Documents

Biblical and Theological Introduction

Crosslight Article

Appreciative Inquiry Workbook

Foresightful conversations for congregations

Podcasting / video resources

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Implement 1 ENGAGE

Implement 2 MAP

Implement 3 Valuing On the Way Together activity

Implement 4 Five life giving themes

Implement 5 Exploring On the Way Together language

Implement 6 Learning & applying terms

Implement 7 Provocative Propositions & Proposals

Implement 8 How many proposals are enough?

Implement 9 Connection past, present & future

Implement 10 Practical wisdom for leaders 1

Implement 11 Practical wisdom for leaders 2

Implement 12 Practical wisdom for leaders 3

Implement 13 Three leadership tasks

Videos

Five short video presentations are available to be viewed on this page, by clicking on the headings, explaining On The Way Together in more detail. A DVD of all five videos (with enhanced image quality) is available on request, email otwt@victas.uca.org.au or call John Emmett on 03 9251 5404.

Part 1

What is On the Way Together?

Why is the Church in Victoria and Tasmania engaging in On the Way Together now?

Who is involved in On the Way Together?

Why is On the Way Together imagined as a pilgrimage?

Part 2

• What resources are available to help us get involved with On the Way Together?
• Where can we find these On the Way Together resources?
• Is there a person who might be able to help us get started with On the Way Together?

Part 3

• You said there is an On the Way Together – Spirited Conversations work book. What styles of conversations are offered?
• What is an Asset Mapping Conversation?
• What is a Foresightful Conversation?
• What is an Appreciative Conversation?

Part 4

• I have heard that there is a special consultative gathering to be held during April. Who will attend this gathering?
• What will the Consultative Gathering do?

Part 5

• How will the data collected from conversations conducted across the church be used?
• Will we see the results of how our data has been used on the On the Way Together process?