Updates from cluster groups - June 22, 2009 (updated)

Friends, tomorrow (June 23) begins the culminating event of the grant year!  Praise God for this last year and the work each of you has undertaken.  Thank you for your patience, your leadership, and your timely reporting.  Blessings on all who travel to Atlanta for the annual meeting.

-Kerry

Grand Rapids (new!)

New Jersey    New Jersey 2nd gathering      NJ Notes (with appendix)

Atlanta   Atlanta, February    Atlanta, May

Austin      Austin II      Austin, 3rd gathering    Austin, final report

Philadelphia   Philadelphia II    

PA Southeast Conference, Worship Leadership Seminar, Oct. 2009

Dallas (Kimery) 

Dallas II (Kimery)               Worship Practicum - Dallas

ARLW Question 4 - Dallas/Kimery

Curry Session - Dallas/Kimery

ARLW Cluster Meeting 3 - Dallas/Kimery

Dallas (Kroeker)   

Responses to Tom Dipko's questions from Cluster Group Member (Dallas/Kroeker) 

Photos

Mid-year Report  

In accordance with the Project Grant guidelines, a mid year report was submitted in December. Click here for a copy of that report.

Download these, quick!

 There are new documents linked in the right-hand column:

•  The general parameters for conversation are just that.  This document identifies  the philosophy and purpose envisioned for the cluster group conversation.  This is intended as a resource for all participants.
  
• The process for conversation provides, in general terms, how the conversations may go.  There are specific reporting requirements and how to request financial resources and as such is meant to aid conveners.
• The generative questions are given to help kick-start the cluster group conversation.  This document was designed especially to assist conveners.

Kerry 

September 19, 2008

Updated info at last!

With many apologies for the delay, I am nonetheless pleased to say that the generative questions are on the way to conveners.  These were culled from our small group and plenary discussions at our gathering in July.  In addition, general parameters for the cluster group conversations have been established and a brief description of the process written.  These will be available on this web page very soon.  

In the meantime, please do begin assembling your cluster groups and schedule the first meeting.  For grant reporting purposes, these meetings must take place before December 1, 2008.

Grace and peace,

Kerry

September 12, 2008

The 2008 annual meeting of the Association for Reformed & Liturgical Worship is now complete, yet the work of the grant year is just beginning.  This year's meeting attendees greeted the possibility and promise of the cluster groups with enthusiasm - several persons have offered to serve as conveners of groups meeting in New Jersey, Philadelphia and southeastern PA, western PA and OH, Richmond, VA, Chicago-Milwaukee, Austin, TX and northern TX.  Interest has been expressed to form groups in Michigan, the Pacific northwest, and southern CA.  

This enthusiasm blossomed so quickly that resources for groups are scarcely in place.  The links to the right will take you to documents summarizing the grant project and detailing the three-year proposal of the association.  In the coming weeks (perhaps as soon as mid-August 2008), reports from this year's meeting will be linked as will more detailed info regarding the formation and life of the cluster groups.  In addition, concrete examples of the type of support clusters will receive will be available.

In the meantime, please email me with suggestions for resources, group membership, requests for information, etc.  I will be in contact with conveners soon.

Grace and peace,

Kerry