2012 Threshold Congregations Selected
After a highly competitive application process, nine additional congregations have been selected by the presidents and staff of the Central East Regional Group to participate in the second cohort of the region's Threshold Congregation growth program. They join the nine congregations that were selected last year in the program.
The congregations chosen are healthy, vibrant, exciting and religiously involved. The Threshold Congregation Program is designed to build on their strengths and to enable them to grow -- in numbers, in spiritual depth, in purposeful commitment within, and in outreach. While the aspect of growth that is easiest to measure is "seats in the pews" (and this is a critical component of success), it's not the only ingredient. Of equal importance is that the congregations offer vibrant and challenging worship experiences, welcome and true hospitality, an effective system of governance with effective leaders, loving social action beyond its walls, and radical inclusivity.
Individualized congregational program planning is taking place in April and May with work beginning June 1 and continuing for the next three years. Along with working with a staff consultant, all eighteen Threshold Congregations will also be working with one another in an intentional learning community—both in person and on line.
Learn more about the 2012 congregations selected. Learn more about the Threshold Congregation program.
