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| Five Conservative Jewish Synagogues, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 2001. |
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Northeast Philadelphia Consortium of Jewish Synagogues in Northeast
Philadelphia, whose memberships were declining due to demographic
changes, used future search to discover the common future they wanted
to create. Outcomes included plans for the development of shared
services for everything from worship to purchasing. In addition, plans
included the exploration of consolidation among several of the
synagogues. |
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| United Methodist Church at Absecon, Absecon, New Jersey, USA, 2001. |
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February, 1995, this congregation used future search in to develop a l0
year vision. They hoped to grow from a mid-sized village church to a
large community of faith, serving their broader region. The results of
their future search have been impressive: Annual giving has nearly
tripled in 6 years ($300,000 increase/annual rev.); a 2.6 million
dollar building expansion has been completed; worship attendance has
increased over 50% to an average of 350 weekly; several new staff
positions have been added; and an endowment fund has been established.
The congregation plans a second future search for late February, 2003
to cast its vision for the next 10 years. |
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| Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 1999. |
| Congregation
used future search as part of a year-long process to engage everyone in
its 1000 member community in planning for the future of the church.
They took action on church structure, conflict management, outreach
activities, spiritual concerns, facility improvements and other topics.
Two years later, after a change of a senior minister, the church
continues to work on this agenda. |
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