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Assignment

Practice: In Your Neighborhood

Completion requirements

  1. Take some time to sketch out the influence networks of your congregation.
    • Who are the people who connect people?
    • Who are the channels, the wires on which information and ideas flow?
    • Who is connected to who?
    • If you have some information you would like to see disseminated, experiment with the network.
    • How easily can you get information out to the church simply by targeting a few key people?
    • Report back on your findings.
  2. Is there someone you need to have a difficult conversation with?
    • Review the guidelines for the kinds of attitudes you need to have going in.
    • Pray and prepare yourself emotionally for the chat.
    • Find the right moment, perhaps schedule a coffee or a meeting.
    • Have courage!
  3. Submit your reflections on the event below and be sure to follow up.