The Board and Staff came together for a retreat on Saturday, November 14th to discuss how we can use LeaderShift, the leadership training we have been studying for the past couple of years, to help our congregants to know their spiritual gifting and how to better use them for their own fulfillment in serving God and be energized through their serving. The session was facilitated by Bob Fast and hosted by the Eric and Lorraine Bergmann at their farm.
We looked at ourselves and evaluated how we are using our own gifts but also looked at how we can take this learning down to the Life Groups and other groups within WRBC to continue to utilize this teaching for building our church and service.
While the day had to be shortened it was fruitful and we spent the last part of the day discussing how we can balance out the attendance between the first and second services so that there is room available in the second service for new people coming to explore our church and looking for a place to worship. While no definitive solutions were found in the discussions, we will continue to evaluate options and will engage our congregation in how they feel about the potential solutions.
– Submitted by David Wynne
