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General Board Redesign Steering Committee
Chronology
by Christopher Bowman
(General Board Chairperson during Redesign)
Date: Tue, 8 October 1996 02:17:49 To get a picture of the Redesign process of the General Board, a quick look at the trackage over the past year and a half might be helpful. Church of the Brethren General Board Redesign Chronology of Events: * March 1995 ...Vision Discernment Team Appointed ... Goals and Budget Process and Timeline Committee formed * Vision Team solicited input from 200 congregations * June 1995 ... Vision Statement received and adopted by General Board ... Redesign process and timeline received and adopted by General Board * August 1995 ... Redesign Steering Committee (RSC) called by the board * October 1995 ... RSC members confirmed and consultant contracted * RSC solicited input from staff and with the help of the Council of District Executives Executive Committee, established an ad hoc committee of board members, staff, 100+ pastors, and 100+ lay members in a continuous communication loop. * January 1996 ... RSC and consultant joined Staff Consultation (including district executives and national staff) in conversation about redesign * March 1996 ... General Board received and adopted RSC?s "statement of core functions" * June 1996 ... General Board received and approved for discussion three options for staff deployment and 14 cross-option recommendations ... General Board called Transition Team * July-October 1996 ... RSC members travel to all 23 districts for dialogue about redesign * October 1996 (projected) ... General Board acts on deployment ... General Board acts on cross-option recommendations ... General Board acts to balance budget for 1997 ... RSC?s location subcommittee releases initial report * March 1996 (projected) ... General Board acts on recommendations for redesign * July 1997 (projected) ... Annual Conference asked to approve polity changes necessary for redesign * January 1998 (projected) ... New organizational structure set in place