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ARJE Connected Congregational Education #1
This document provides an introduction to the concept of a "connected congregation" through a presentation by Lisa Colton. It discusses three main points: 1. A connected congregation prioritizes relationships and shared values, aligning all aspects around building a strong, engaged community. 2. Values are the DNA of a congregation and should be expressed in all its work. Understanding a congregation's values helps guide its efforts. 3. To be truly connected, a congregation must design for social engagement between members through programs, education, and everyday interactions. Building individual relationships and collective identity strengthens the community.
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- 1. Connected Congregational Education, Part1 Lisa Colton President, Darim Online Chief Learning Officer, See3 Communications [email protected] @lisacolton #connectcongs This presentation is adapted from materials developed through Connected Congregations: A UJA-Federation of New York Initiative with Darim Online
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- 3. TODAY… Think Connected. •Think big • Take risks, push yourself • Challenge each other (and me!) • Be ACTIVE! • Question your assumptions • Yes, AND… (not yes, but…)
- 4. The Game Plan 1.What is a Connected Congregation? 2. Demographic Trends 3. Attributes & Examples - What is “Community”? - Values are everything - Designing for social
- 5. Traditional Mindset: Hub& Spokes “Institution as organizer and mediator” “Command and control leadership”
- 6. Connected Mindset: Social& Networked Hubs are focus on influence, not the center. Currency are relationships and social capital. Strength of network is the shape and maturity of the network, not # tushes in seats
- 7. I ndividual Relationships SmallGroup I dentity Community Congregation Synagogue SYNAGOGUE STRENGTH & SUSTAI NABI LI TY To strengthen the synagogue, we must invest in individual relationships, support collective identity and responsibility, grounded in Jewish values and action. The foundation of this is designing for social engagement with each other. Congregation Beth Israel, San Diego Lisa Colton, August 2014 We need to matter to each other, and the collective. Why Social Connection?
- 8. What is aConnected Congregation? A connected congregation is one that deeply understands the meaning of community, and works explicitly to build a strong, meaningful and engaged Jewish community. Connected congregations prioritize relationships and shared values, and align all aspects of institutional management in service of the community. Those within connected congregations feel a sense of shared ownership and responsibility for each other and the collective, and are empowered to contribute their ideas, energy and resources.
- 9. #1. BEFORE ANYTHINGELSE: A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF “COMMUNITY” A connected congregation is one that deeply understands the meaning of community, and works explicitly to build a strong, meaningful and engaged Jewish community.
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- 11. What does your CommunityLook Like? How can you use data differently? What impact does a program like Shabbat Connections have on this map?
- 12. Who Are YouDesigning For?
- 13. Generational Characteristics BOOMERS GENXMILLENNIALS PLURALS 1946-1964 78 million 1965-1980 48 million 1981-1995 80 million 1996-2009 57 million • Directive, command & control leadership. • Raised to pursue the American Dream. • Appreciate meetings • Loyalty pays off. • Focus on money and savings. • Independent, consensual leadership. • Pay your dues to advance. • Time is precious, value flexibility. • Focus on getting it done. • Loyalty to people not necessarily organizations. • Creating meaningful work and life. • Flatter mgmt based on skill, not seniority. • Moves jobs and location. • Focus on fulfillment. • Wary of institutions and bureaucracy • Hyper global and hyper local focus. • Multi-faceted identity as normative. • Realistic and creative. • Focus on skills more than information or tools. • Their careers likely do not exist yet today. • Influence family purchasing.
- 14. Jewish Community: PewReport
- 15. “Engagement” is theProcess of Evolving the Network Map • What IS engagement? • What’s the goal of engagement? • Who or what are we designing for? • What does it feel like to be engaged? • Whose job is engagement? • What kinds of cultural, programmatic or other shifts are needed to enrich a culture of engagement?
- 16. At each stepof design and decision making, we can ask ourselves “is this in service of the community or the institution?”
- 17. #2. VALUES ARE YOUR CONGREGATIONAL DNA Theyare expressed everywhere
- 18. Where are younow, and where do you want to be? Complete on your own, then you might want to compare later with others from your congregation. You can download the blank worksheet for your own use at http://connectedcongregations.org/organizational-values-worksheet/ Organizational Values Worksheet
- 20. LIVING YOUR VALUES,EVERYWHERE Pam Schuller on the real meaning of “inclusion”.
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- 25. Our Challenge: What doesthis look like in an educational context? And what is the role of the educator in becoming a Connected Congregation? • An explicit goal: Build relationships • Design for social: Family education • Kehillah is the curriculum
- 26. DESIGN FOR SOCIALWITH EMPATHY
- 27. Family Education What have been yourgoals? What “connected” goals might you add?
- 28. The Kehilla isthe Curriculum “Instilling a sense of responsibility for keeping a community strong begins at a young age. The goal is to manage a shift from “me” to “we”. This is where creativity, innovation and experimentation come in, building upon one pedagogical foundation: the kehilla (community) is the curriculum. “In moving from the mission of building community to an actual curriculum, the educational program serves the purpose of the kehilla; it provides the skills, context and meaning for the learners who are part of that community’s life. - Rabbi Jim Rogozin http://ejewishphilanthropy.com/the-kehilla-is-the-curriculum/ We have to walk the walk
- 29. What’s Next? • August13th and Aug 20th 1-2pm eastern • Looking at practical work and examples. • What are you doing? Want to share? • Recording, slides and links will come via email shortly.
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Editor's Notes
- #9 Read working definition. Draw attention to the highlighted words. Emphasize that this is not another “program”, this is a different way of BEING.