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Why Join InterAct? And How? Then What? |
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Sep 15, 2006 at 01:05 AM |
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Page 3 of 3 What happens after you join InterAct? Depending on where your congregation is along the continuum of participation within InterAct, there are ways to deepen that engagement and recruit other congregations in the process. Following are some ways that InterAct Council representatives and other contacts with congregations and faith communities can help their groups become more involved. - Seek the support and affirmation of InterAct from the professional staff of your congregation.
- Identify and communicate with the appropriate board/committee/task force that plans and oversees the community involvement/outreach of the congregation.
- Provide a forum within that board/committee/task force for regular communication from InterAct.
- Invite and encourage participation from the congregation in the leadership of InterAct.
- Seek financial support by timely and consistent involvement with the budget process of the congregation.
- Help direct individuals in your congregation to an InterAct project that matches their passion or interest.
- If the congregation has a project that it already has initiated, recommend that it approach InterAct to match with other congregational partners and/or individual volunteers.
- Encourage the congregation to work on an InterAct project of special interest to them, and invite a second congregation to partner with you in an InterAct project of mutual interest to both.
- Recommend members of the congregation to become involved in a short-term, well-defined project or event.
- Encourage the congregation’s participation in interreligious events such as the Thanksgiving service.
- Celebrate the congregation’s membership in InterAct and acknowledge the volunteers who participate.
Invite InterAct staff or Board to present at a meeting, forum, or service.
A congregation will respond most favorably to a program that directly speaks to a cause or concern long held by that congregation. InterAct Council representatives and other contacts can help integrate their congregation’s social action concerns and project ideas into the InterAct structure or existing programs as appropriate.
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Last Updated ( Mar 18, 2008 at 10:36 AM )
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