When tomorrow comes..

"When the beating of your heart
echoes the beating of the drums, there
is a life about to start when tomorrow comes."
- Herbert Kretzmer, lyricist, "Les Miserables"

On January 12th and 13th, 2008, this congregation thought together about the future. What might God do in this congregation tomorrow, whenever that tomorrow comes? Borrowing from the lyrics of "Do You Hear the People Sing" in the world renowned musical "Les Miserables", we realized that when the beating of our hearts echo the beating of God's heart, new life is about to start "when tomorrow comes". The results of that dreaming were posted around the church for everyone to peruse at leisure.

Now, building on that promising start, we hope to make some of those dreams real. Take a few moments to read, pray over, and think about the following questions. Then answer them as fully and honestly as you can.

Describe what First UMC, North KC looks like in 2012, the year we celebrate our Centennial anniversary.

Who is the church?
Tell about the members of the congregation:

Where do they live?
What's the demographic" of the congregation?

What is the church doing?
Tell about whom the church serves in mission and ministry beyond the congregation:

What programs will we need to have to do this?
What ministries, age-level groups, interest groups, worship, etc. will need to exist?

What paid staff and volunteer leadership are required to do this?
Staffing, organization, pastoral leadership, etc.:

What facilities are needed?
Buildings, technology, meeting spaces, internet presence, e-communication, etc.: