RTF UPDATE From the Restructure Task Force
Over the last two years, a group of individuals called the Restructure Task Force (RTF) have worked under the direction of the Council of Associations to conduct research and make recommendations about the structure needed to position us for success in the next generation. Preliminary conversations led to the development of a set of values that have guided the process:
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• Empowered Leadership—Clear understanding of who is empowered to lead. • A Clear and Flexible Structure—A structure that is clear to communicate and easy to adjust over time as circumstances demand. • Missional Accountability—The ability to point everything we do back to the mission and vision of the organization. • Cultural Adaptability—The understanding that what we do must adapt to the different regional cultures to be an effective national and global movement. The research included a review of data and conducting a series of listening sessions. Many General Baptists provided input through that process and helped to shape the proposals that ultimately were made. The RTF made its first recommendations to the Executive Council of the Council of Associations and to the Council of Associations itself in the fall. These recommendations empowered the Interim Executive
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