Adult Forum this Sunday - Naming Our Concerns and Fears

Kelly has graciously volunteered to lead this Sunday's Adult Forum. Here are his thoughts, a structure he proposes and comments about a Thursday meeting:

It's pretty clear to me that my role would be to coax out the issues and attitudes that people may be holding onto out of fear or anxiety, and that the only way this can truly be accomplished is to honor their honesty and courage in speaking up. It will probably take a bit for people to speak, but once one person does, the next person might, and the ball would get rolling. The input from people that we collect in the box can be used as a series of prompts to give structure to the conversation. We could call it, "Thinking out of the box."

Here's a possible structure:

Welcome/PrayerIntroductions

Statement of Purpose

Norms/Expectations

"Thinking out of the Box"
Prompts as needed/keep the conversation going, reminders about norms as needed

Conclusion:
Where do we go from here: how will we go about addressing these concerns, next steps

PrayerDismiss

I doubt that a meeting would be necessary, but I certainly would welcome the committee's input via email in terms of desired outcomes, suggestions, etc.