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May 2, 2007
Reviewing and Defining Mission
Members of the Bishop Whipple Mission Bishop's Committee review their values, begin Vision Statement
by the Rev. John E. Robertson
On April 28, 2007, the Bishop’s Committee at Bishop Whipple Mission in the Lower Sioux Indian Community engaged in a review and editing of the Values and Mission for the congregation. The event was led by the Rev. Doyle Turner of Peaceful Bay Enterprises, White Earth Reservation. To begin with, each member of the Bishop’s Committee ranked the values and mission of Bishop Whipple Mission, and a discussion was held concerning the ranking wheel that emerged. Based on that process, the Values and Mission Statements were edited and modified. (The current operating set of Values and Mission for Bishop Whipple Mission were developed and adopted at a previous retreat in April 2005.)
Next, the Rev. Doyle Turner led the Bishop’s Committee through the development of a rough draft of a potential Vision Statement for Bishop Whipple Mission. This statement is based on the experience of engaging the original 2005 Values and Mission Statements, plus the discussion that emerged during their editing and modification. Peaceful Bay Enterprises has tasked the Bishop’s Committee with completing the Vision Statement and disseminating it to the worshipping community at Bishop Whipple Mission.
Jeanne Prescott and Diane Siegfried of the Bishop Whipple Mission rank each stated core value of Bishop Whipple Mission during the April 28 Bishop’s Committee Retreat. – Photo submitted by John Robertson
The final exercises and actions from the consultants consisted of a review of the two “Declarations of Expectations” that were agreed upon in 2005: the Expectations of the Vicar, the Rev. John E. Robertson, for the Bishop’s Committee; and the Expectations of the Bishop’s Committee for the Vicar. Both declarations were reviewed and edited. These Declarations are based on the Values, Mission, and Vision Statements of Bishop Whipple Mission, and are guides for the relationship of the Bishop’s Committee, Vicar, and congregation as decision-making occurs for the presence and mission of the Gospel in the Lower Sioux Community.
It was a full and productive day that provided a good review for the members of the Bishop’s Committee who participated in the 2005 retreat. Newer members of the committee received an orientation to the Values, Mission, and Vision of the leadership at the mission, as well as creating ownership through their experience of this 2007 retreat.
Last Published: May 2, 2007 12:27 AM
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