Notes From Saturday's Meeting

Aaron posted this as a comment, I've transfered it to a post, thanks for the notes Aaron!

Here are some of the thoughts and discussions from Saturday for those who were there as well as those who couldn't make it:
-Sam opened up with a word on how God has worked throughout church history and reflected on the big picture of what we are participating in.
-We briefly discussed what the project may look like in the present form, whether a thinktank, web zine, etc.
-Integrity of leaders is key to preparedness
-Identify the need for us to do something: There is a vacancy that is filled by identities, we must fill this with the hope of Christ.
-We discussed the need for underlying values that would underly all that TJP does. Discussed what we value as individuals in hopes of finding key values for TJP.
Here is a list:
proclaiming truth of Christ to people
valuing the worth of individuals
seeing the gospel fill voids,
impact people
articulate expression of the faith/accessibility
community
honesty
relationships
grace, because the constant need for it
weakness
sincerity
vulnerability
breed the infusion of grace
passion
willingness to suffer
growth
enterprise
opportunity
diligence
action to do something
courage, fortitude
love
failure leading to growth
We discussed in greater detail the value of the following, thinking they were worth further conversation and thought, but by no means the only worth more contemplation or discussion:-community is a common string-value what is real, truth, honesty, virtue-action-grace. We discussed that we are in no rush, but we need to meditate on these things and pursue one another. The hope was that the first meeting would be a catalyst to conversation through emails and on this site.