Fairlawn's Next Chapter
Listening and Learning:
Seeking Your Input
Listening and Learning: Seeking Your Input
As a community of faith, we want to hear and listen carefully to each other as we discern our future together. We want to know whether we agree with this proposed starting point, what questions we have, and what we want to know before we vote on a refreshed Community of Faith Profile in early 2027. This will provide the necessary foundation to begin a ministerial search, and your input will help guide next steps.
Please thoughtfully consider the following:
- Are the key assumptions above the right place to start? Why or why not?
- What else should we, as a congregation, keep in mind as we begin reviewing our Community of Faith Profile?
- What questions do we have and what do we need to better understand as we update the Community of Faith Profile?
To share your thoughts on the above questions, please send your comments to ac.de1794042370tinue1794042370uneva1794042370nwalr1794042370iaf@k1794042370cabde1794042370ef1794042370 by October 15, 2026.
Input gathered by October 15 will be compiled into common themes that will be reviewed in special congregational meetings following worship on November 1 and 15. The meetings are intended to share information, answer questions, foster discussion, and ensure we are aligned on a way forward.
November 3, 2026 Update
Thank you to everyone who shared their thoughts about the starting assumptions proposed for Fairlawn’s Next Chapter.
The Fairlawn’s Next Chapter Team will present a summary of the congregational feedback received in October at our November 15 congregational meeting and answer any questions. We appreciate those who took the time to provide feedback, and in so doing support our collective discernment of our path forward.
If you have further feedback, you are welcome to email the Fairlawn’s Next Chapter team at ac.de1794042370tinue1794042370uneva1794042370nwalr1794042370iaf@k1794042370cabde1794042370ef1794042370. We will attempt to incorporate feedback received by November 8 into our next congregational meeting on November 15.