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Quad Cities Interfaith will host an INREACH Training for member congregations and others looking to identify new leaders and strengthen congregations on Tuesday, March 16th at 6:30pm at St. Mark Evangelical Lutheran Church in Davenport.
If your congregation wishes to partiipcate in this INREACH Training , please contact the QCI office to reserve your seats.
An INREACH is a focused and disciplined six week effort to build community in congregations. Teams of trained church members conduct one to one visits with members of their congregation. Congregations are as strong or as weak as the relationships that bind them together. The INREACH is intended to strengthen those bonds.
In addition, the INREACH can invigorate and renew leadership, clarify congregational priorities and identify the concerns and self interests of members. The concerns and issues which surface regarding the larger community may become priorities for collective action through Quad Cities Interfaith
The In Reach is accomplished through One to One visits. A one-to-one visit is a 30-45 minute, face-to-face conversation for the purpose of building a relationship and understanding what really matters to that person. The purpose of One to one visits is:
1) Build Relationships
When people are in a relationship they can share, plan dream, create and get things done. Without relationships, people are powerless. Building relationships builds community.
2) Uncover Self Interests
Self Interests are the things that a person feels most strongly about. It is the things that motivate and drive them. Discovering these interests can help build the congregation, since people are more likely to get involved in things around their self-interests.
3) Develop Clarity
One-to-one visits allow people to express their feelings about things. When they talk about something, it helps to make that thing clearer to them.
4) Gather Information
Finally, a visit is an opportunity to gather information about the church, community and neighborhood. Visitors find out what is going on, and most importantly, what members are thinking and feeling.