The results of 6 Questions for The United Methodist Church have been compiled into a book.
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6qumc – What I learned about outcomes.
6 Questions for The United Methodist Church could have been improved greatly by clearer named and expected outcomes. It was not sufficient to simply seek to “change the conversation” within the denomination. The project would have had much clearer outcomes from the beginning, if I were to do it over.
6qumc – What I learned about social media.
6 Questions for The United Methodist Church was an exercise in social media for me. My hope was to use social media to spread the word about the opportunity throughout the denomination. It didn’t quite live up to the lofty expectations as far as numerical participation, but I did learn some keys about social media:
- Initial buzz and word of mouth is an excellent catalyst for growth. In a campaign that lasted 98 days, over half the participants had joined in the first 6 days.
- Sustaining traffic over a long period of time is difficult. If I had it to do over again, I would have ended the project after two weeks.
- While participants at http://bit.ly/6qumc grew slowly. There was not much interaction on the Facebook Page, but fans continued to grow steadily throughout the entire project. I have no idea why.
Will you please share your thoughts, feelings or opinions about social media initiatives?
6qumc – What I learned about focus…
I learned the value of focus from 6 Questions for The United Methodist Church.There were a large number of topics which diluted the focus and made it more confusing to participate. For a similar project in the future, I would change the topics to less than seven.
I could have learned this lesson from Simple Life and Deliberate Simplicity – two books which I have read recently. Simple is most often better.
What’s Next for 6qumc
Earlier this year, you were invited to join in a conversation which sought to raise questions for The United Methodist Church. This effort was called 6 Questions for The United Methodist Church (6qumc). 6qumc officially closed on September 30.
I am working on compiling the top 6 questions in each category into a book which will be available for print or download from lulu.com. I hope that these questions will be distributed as widely as possible throughout The United Methodist Church to help shape the conversation within our denomination.
Will you consider being a part of the spread of this conversation?
Check back here a week from Friday to access the final product
Final Days of 6qumc
These are the final days for 6 Questions for The United Methodist Church. If you have not already, add your voice and vote at http://bit.ly/6qumc.
My Favorite Topic in 6 Questions for the United Methodist Church
My favorite topic as a part of 6 Questions for The United Methodist Church is for a member of a local United Methodist Church. I have found that this topic has generated a large number of questions and I have found them to be most helpful.
What’s your question? Visit http://bit.ly/6qumc to get involved.
Read and share a press release about 6 Questions for The United Methodist Church at: http://docs.google.com/View?id=d3ggnsj_566f3g432cq
Invitation to UMC Young Clergy Collaboration
“Give me one hundred [people] who fear nothing but sin and desire nothing but God, and I care not whether they be clergyman or laymen, they alone will shake the gates of Hell and set up the kingdom of Heaven upon the earth.” –John Wesley
Does this describe you? Are you under age 35 and a clergy person in the United Methodist Church?
I invite you to be a part of a collaboration of young clergy at The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection on October 8, 2009 just prior to the Leadership Institute 2009.
We will continue on the trajectory set by 40 Days of Prayer and 6 Questions for The United Methodist Church and seek to raise up leaders, share stories and create next steps to renew the church.
You are invited to:
- Make arrangements to be present on October 8, 2009 at The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection.
- Sign up at http://ow.ly/jjEE to confirm your presence.
- After sign up, look to receive emails with “UMC Young Clergy Collaboration” in the subject line for time, location and how to prepare for October 8.
- Invite two other young clergy to join you.
#6qumc – Data (5 of 5)
6 Questions for The United Methodist Church is an open project and I have been encouraged by the response.
If you are interested in data of participation from the project check it out at http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=r06wd0oDSanzEZ3I9gWArVQ&output=html
Data for the day should be added in the morning. Feel free to use the data how you want.
By September 30, I believe that it is possible to see 10,000 people submit 2,500 questions and cast 75,000 votes.
What do you think?
To participate visit: http://bit.ly/6qumc
To read more, visit: http://www.umcyoungclergy.com/6qumc
#6qumc – Where is it leading? (4 of 5)
Another question that has been asked of 6 Questions for The United Methodist Church,
“Where is it leading?”
Ultimately, I pray that this project is leading where God wills.
The stated purposes of the project are:
- Raise important questions for next steps in the life of the denomination.
- Provide guidance for future face to face gatherings.
- Shape the discourse across the denomination.
In addition, I hope that 6qumc will raise conversations that lead to the fruit of God’s kingdom being produced in the lives of people across the denomination – both inside and outside the church.
After September 30, 2009 the top six questions in each topic will be compiled and made available, possibly through print publication, but certainly via the web.
I believe that next steps will become clear over the course of the project. In the meantime, I believe that the conversation may be more fruitful than the results. It is hard for me to say for certain.
What do you suggest?
To participate visit: http://bit.ly/6qumc
To read more, visit: http://www.umcyoungclergy.com/6qumc
