Guidelines / Agenda For Your Family Meeting
Here
are some tips for how to run your family meeting as you make decisions on
how to have Your Best Christmas Ever with the Advent Conspiracy!
- Make sure
that everyone has seen the short Advent Conspiracy videos before you meet.
You can also send the link for these videos to family members living out
of town. Also, watch them together to start your meeting if some in your
family have not already seen them:
- Open your
meeting with a prayer.
- Discuss how
you are all feeling about the Advent Conspiracy idea, and if you think
it’s a good idea for your family. Respect and accept that
not everyone might feel the same about it, and recognize that no one’s
opinion is better or worse than anyone else’s. Celebrate the fact
that there are many different interests and passions in your family. Avoid
guilt or judgment toward one another. Reemphasize that this does not mean
you’ll have to give up gift giving this year. Decide if some in
your family may participate while others will not, and agree that participation
will not make anyone better, nobler or more enlightened than anyone else.
- If you choose
to proceed together, decide which items to check off on “Jesus’
Birthday Wish List” which you can view by clicking here.
You can choose one, some or all of the items. Some family members may
do one of the options, and others something else.
- Decide to
what extent you will participate.
For example, what percentage of your Christmas gift budget will you apply
to the Clean Water Fund? It may be 1%, 5%, 20%, 50% or whatever is appropriate
and agreeable to your family. Remember: This gift is
to be a % of your Christmas gift-giving budget, and not to be given in
place of any year-end gift that you may have been planning on giving to
the church’s general operating fund.
- Close in
prayer that this Christmas might be the Best Christmas Ever for
your family and for all those whose may benefit from this program.
Thanks
everyone, and have your Best Christmas Ever!
