Evergreen Retreat

The Evergreen Leaders Retreat ended yesterday afternoon. The group worked hard and we were pleased with what was accomplished. The Rev. Dr. Jeff Woods, Associate General Secretary of ABC/USA was our facilitator. One of the many tools he shared with us was to look at our organization as though it was a jigsaw puzzle. Have you done a jigsaw puzzle recently? Usually, assuming it is a traditional puzzle, you begin by finding the corner pieces. They are foundational to the puzzle. Jeff said, that our core values are foundational to our work. Our core values permeate all we do, each time we meet you can “see” our core values. We started our time agreeing that two of our values are “unity” and “cultural diversity”.  After a series of exercises we agreed that the other two corners are “acceptance” and “shifting perspective”. I’m going to be more regular about posting on this site and do some reflection on these four foundational core values over the next 2-4 weeks. I’ll then share with you our thinking about the Evergreen Storyline and the edges of our puzzle, which are our mission priorities, and then share with you the thinking that came out of our retreat about our vision for Evergreen in the future.

            

I hope I’ve piqued your interest in knowing more. Look for further information here and in the Evergreen Newsletter.

           

Marcia