February 26, 2008 - Pastor Bill Clark informs Session that the Rev. Mike Murray, a well known consultant in our Presbytery and the Synod of the Sun, consults with congregations regarding visioning and long range planning. Session votes to meet with Mike at the April 1 meeting.

April 1, 2008 - Mike Murray meets with session (see materials) to describe the visioning/strategic planning process. Session discusses undertaking such a process.

April 22, 2008 - Session moves to form a task force on long range strategic planning and engage Mike Murray to assist. Task Force members: Celia Bell, Kim Edwards, Andy Lottes, Jon Nuelle, Leslie Pettijohn, David VandenBout, Linda Tyler.

June 3, 2008 - Task force meets with Mike Murray to discuss the purpose, goals, and procedures for the task force.

June 18, 2008 - Meet (see June 23 email from Bill). Formulate possible questions for the "Holy Conversations."

July 3, 2008 - Meet with Mike Murray. Discuss readings, emergent church, making church relevant, other topics.

July 31, August 4, and August 22, 2008 - Meetings, plan Mo-ranch program.

August 26, 2008 - Task Force reports to Session:

1. Adopt the name and themes of PC(USA) "Grow Christ's Church Deep and Wide:" discipleship, evangelism, servanthood, and diversity.
2. Conduct Holy Conversations among the Church as follows: Mo-Ranch program; Adult Sunday School classes, Sept 7 (intro); Sept 15 - Oct. 5 one theme each week; Youth Sunday School; other small groups/individual as appropriate.
3. Consider recommending readings to session, at suggestion of Mike Murray.

September 5-7, 2008 - All Church Retreat at Mo-Ranch

• Ephesians 3:14-21
• "Deep and Wide" song (WPC version)
• Adult Sat morning program: What is the Story of WPC and the Church?
  1. Timeline: what are the significant events of 1940s - 2000's (by decade)
  2. What is different today than during the decade you reviewed
  3. Tell a story about what church was like for you growing up, what church means for you today, what you hope our church will be and do in the future
  4. Presentation for Sunday morning worship: Growing God's Church Deep and Wide in the future

September 23, 2008 Session meeting - Bill requests comments/feedback on the Sunday School class conversations.

September 26, 2008 Task Force meeting - Discuss feedback from Sunday School conversations and other communications to task force members

October 5, 2008 - Communication to committee chairs requesting input

October 28, 2008 - Task Force reports to Session on process and major "learnings" from the conversations to date; Session broke into small groups to discuss. The learnings are:

• Connections and Relationships at WPC are powerful and important (CONNECT);
• Taking on a whole church cause (mission) could be used to build church identity and build connections (SERVE);
• Teaching and Equipping members for spiritual growth (includes coping and embracing change) (GROW);
• Telling the outside world our story (TELL).

Session voted to adopt these themes and integrate them with the "Grow Christ's Church Deep and Wide" Fall 2008 Stewardship Campaign.

January 25, 2009 - Meeting with Session, Deacons and Committee membership and congregation to discuss ways to implement these goals through the work of the Committees.

Summer 2009 - Draft final report of task force.

Other Task Force Meetings - October 22, 2008; December 12, 2008; January 16, 2009; March 20, 2009; July 8, 2009; August 12, 2009.