The SIAFU Network Chapter Meeting Guide

Chapter Meeting Guide

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An Hour-and-Fifteen-Minute Template to Guide Your Chapter Meeting

The following template is a proposed outline for an hour-and-fifteen-minute-long SIAFU Chapter meeting. Feel free to structure your agenda as the Lord leads (all the times are approximate and suggested, and shouldn’t be seen as hard and fast demands). The president is responsible for the overall flow of the meeting, and should select others and delegate to them responsibility for specific pieces of the Chapter meeting. 1. Welcome everyone in attendance in the name of Jesus Christ (5 min). The presider of the meeting should welcome everyone in attendance. Open each Chapter meeting with a warm greeting, and offer a brief explanation to everyone present what the SIAFU Network is and what you hope to accomplish together. The presider may elect to read the SIAFU mission statement, so everyone can hear again why you gather, and what your intent together is.

2. Offer an invocation (opening prayer) seeking the Lord’s blessing and direction for your meeting (3 min). Ask