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| This page is the '''old''' Home Page for the '''Growing Generous Givers''' plan of the [[http://www.gwuc.org.au|Glen Waverley Church]]. It has been replaced by the new ChurchWiki page, and is kept for legacy reasons only. '''It should not be updated''' other than for decommissioning purposes. | |
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| This page is the Home Page for the '''Growing Generous Givers''' plan of the [[http://www.gwuc.org.au|Glen Waverley Church]] | == Quick Links == * OnTheWayTogether * ChurchRosters * ChoirPage * CouncilPage (current agenda: CouncilAgenda20Jan2010) * EldersPage |
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| Click the following link to visit the FirstTimeVisitors page. You can also see who has been here before by visiting the PreviousVisitors page. | |
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| Click the tab 'Edit(Text)' above to edit. Change YourName (note, no space!) in one of the following lines to the appropriate value.<<BR>> 20090826:hhmm YourName was here, and loving it!<<BR>> 20090826:hhmm YourName was here, and loving it!<<BR>> 20090826:hhmm YourName was here, and loving it!<<BR>> === Creating Your Account === 1. Click on the 'Save Changes' button to save your changes. 2. Click on the 'Login' button at the top of the page. On the Login page, click the 'you can create one now' button. Fill in the details, and then click 'Create Profile'. 3. Click on the 'Login' button at the top of the page to now validate yourself. You should do this every time you visit this page. Most browser will allow you to remember your details automatically. === Creating a Home Page === You don't have a home page if YourName appears in gray. When you create a home page, it allows others to contact you readily. You can set these pages so that only Glen Waverley Uniting Church users can see your details. Ask JohnHurst for help. This will get you started: 1. Click on YourName in the visitor list. You should see a page saying 'This page does not exist yet.' 2. Click on the link '!HomepageTemplate' from the list, and edit it. Remove the two ` quote marks before the ME to make the heading your name. 3. Click 'Save Changes', then the '!GrowingGenerousGivers' tab at the top. Your name is now in blue, indicating that you have a home page. You can edit your home page at any time. |
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| <<DateTime(2009-12-14T20:07:14+1100)>> JohnHurst The GGG report to the 30 Nov 2009 Congregational Meeting is available at through the GggTimeLine page. | |
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| If you look to the bottom of this page, you will see a link to the CouncilPage. You can reference Council documents easily through this page. | <<DateTime(2009-12-10T11:06:44+1100)>> JohnHurst If you are coming here to visit the OnTheWayTogether information page, then just click this link. |
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| YanEmms, why are you feeling lost? | <<DateTime(2009-10-21T12:10:22+1100)>> JohnHurst You can see the budget spreadsheet used by the Treasurer to calculate how the church funds have been allocated across the the four mission areas at the BudgetAnalysis page. |
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| Many visitors have not completed all the tasks. Besides editing If you need help on setting one up, just say so - in this page even, or an email ([[mailto:[email protected]|click this link to do so!]]). The whole point is that it is a community resource, and we can all contribute! (Just like we hope the GGG plan will be?) |
<<DateTime(2009-10-16T08:57:06+1100)>> JohnHurst created a GggTimeLine page. This shows the (reverse) chronological history of the GGG activities. |
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| == Previous Visitors == Have been moved to the PreviousVisitorsPage == Correspondence Page == The CorrespondencePage records correspondence between GGG Task Group Members == The Mission Matric == The MissionMatrix page shows how we plan to divide up mission across our four OnTheWayTogether themes |
== The Mission Matrix == The MissionMatrix page shows how we plan to divide up mission across our four OnTheWayTogether themes. Within the OnTheWayTogether page, the concepts and mission of each theme is developed. These are meant to be dynamic pages, changing to reflect the current state of these missional themes. The four themes are: GrowingFaith, InclusiveCommunity, CommunityHub, and CommunityOutreach. |
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= Elders Stuff = The EldersPage is for Elders council agendas and minutes. This is protected, so you will have to create yourself a username/passwd to see it. == Why a Wiki? == To see why I'm keen to see the wider use of a wiki in our church, read this interesting article about some recent [[http://www.igi-global.com/marketingdept/newsletter/octnewsletter/journal.html|Wollogong University research]]. It is titled "Creating Successful Knowledge Management Systems Using Wikis", and discuss how wikis are useful to the ''corporate knowledge'' - all that stuff about the running of the church (in our case) that is locked up in peoples' heads, and seldom committed to paper. As the authors say, ''it is in the best interest for management to support the Wiki as a knowledge management system because the Wiki will be maintained by corporate knowledge workers, those who acquire and disseminate living knowledge''. One thing that I think constrains people '''NOT''' to undertake leadership roles in our church is their fear of what they don't know. As Acting Church Council Chair, I have been overwhelmed by the number of things happening in our church of which I was previously quite unaware. We are a big place - it is difficult for any one person to grasp all the nuances of things happening around the congregation. So what do we do? We "leave it to the experts", which is why the same 'usual suspects' bob up in the leadership roles around the church. I have far more faith in human nature than that - I think we can all take on leadership roles, and it is just the fear of the unknown that prevents us. This article suggest how using a wiki can get a handle on the "corporate knowledge" that lies behind a (relatively) large church organization like ours. JohnHurst |
GROWING GENEROUS GIVERS
This page is the old Home Page for the Growing Generous Givers plan of the Glen Waverley Church. It has been replaced by the new ChurchWiki page, and is kept for legacy reasons only. It should not be updated other than for decommissioning purposes.
Quick Links
CouncilPage (current agenda: CouncilAgenda20Jan2010)
First Time Visitors, Read This!
Click the following link to visit the FirstTimeVisitors page. You can also see who has been here before by visiting the PreviousVisitors page.
If you just want to create a new account, visit the CreateUserAccount page. You will need to do this to access the protected pages in this wiki.
Latest News
2009-12-14 09:07:14 JohnHurst The GGG report to the 30 Nov 2009 Congregational Meeting is available at through the GggTimeLine page.
2009-12-10 00:06:44 JohnHurst If you are coming here to visit the OnTheWayTogether information page, then just click this link.
2009-10-21 01:10:22 JohnHurst You can see the budget spreadsheet used by the Treasurer to calculate how the church funds have been allocated across the the four mission areas at the BudgetAnalysis page.
2009-10-15 21:57:06 JohnHurst created a GggTimeLine page. This shows the (reverse) chronological history of the GGG activities.
The Mission Matrix
The MissionMatrix page shows how we plan to divide up mission across our four OnTheWayTogether themes. Within the OnTheWayTogether page, the concepts and mission of each theme is developed. These are meant to be dynamic pages, changing to reflect the current state of these missional themes. The four themes are: GrowingFaith, InclusiveCommunity, CommunityHub, and CommunityOutreach.
Council Stuff
The CouncilPage is for council agendas and minutes. This is protected, so you will have to create yourself a username/passwd to see it.
Elders Stuff
The EldersPage is for Elders council agendas and minutes. This is protected, so you will have to create yourself a username/passwd to see it.
Why a Wiki?
To see why I'm keen to see the wider use of a wiki in our church, read this interesting article about some recent Wollogong University research. It is titled "Creating Successful Knowledge Management Systems Using Wikis", and discuss how wikis are useful to the corporate knowledge - all that stuff about the running of the church (in our case) that is locked up in peoples' heads, and seldom committed to paper. As the authors say, it is in the best interest for management to support the Wiki as a knowledge management system because the Wiki will be maintained by corporate knowledge workers, those who acquire and disseminate living knowledge.
One thing that I think constrains people NOT to undertake leadership roles in our church is their fear of what they don't know. As Acting Church Council Chair, I have been overwhelmed by the number of things happening in our church of which I was previously quite unaware. We are a big place - it is difficult for any one person to grasp all the nuances of things happening around the congregation. So what do we do? We "leave it to the experts", which is why the same 'usual suspects' bob up in the leadership roles around the church. I have far more faith in human nature than that - I think we can all take on leadership roles, and it is just the fear of the unknown that prevents us. This article suggest how using a wiki can get a handle on the "corporate knowledge" that lies behind a (relatively) large church organization like ours. JohnHurst