<h3>Background</h3><p>NPM is in the process of formulating a five-year plan to ensure that the organization continues to effectively accomplish its mission within the parameters of good stewardship.&nbsp;</p><p>As part of this process, Joel Thomas, NPM's Director, has begun a series of discussions that will inform a more detailed build-out of this plan.</p><p>The first part of that discussion is to revisit the assumptions that shape our model and organization.&nbsp; A great example of this would be “Circles are better than rows.” We assume that’s true and based on that assumption we make decisions that affect our budgets, calendars, and ministry priorities. You may support these assumptions or disagree with them but either way, they affect what we do and how we do it.</p>

<h3>For those that could use a refresher on the why and how of revisiting organizational assumptions</h3><p>For guidance on testing your assumptions, consider listening to an old staff talk by Andy, available <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/bry5lx6b1ulvb3q1bb1u4/A_New_Assumption.mp3?rlkey=ed12qet6jfovdrat76mk3sou3&amp;dl=0"><strong>HERE</strong></a>.</p><ul><li><p>If your time is limited, the first 12 minutes are particularly insightful. Note that the recording starts mid-sentence, so please be prepared for that.</p></li><li><p>The outline of the talk is available <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/6yxo8hhdf54qah8ubnq0p/A-New-Assumption-Outline.docx?rlkey=5kwzfanjvxi7ky3o5byuw2j8k&amp;dl=0"><strong>HERE</strong></a> for your reference.</p></li></ul>

<h3>NPM Lead Pastor Discussion | First Pass at Assumptions</h3><p>The NPM lead pastors had a meeting to draft an initial list of assumptions. Those assumptions were then grouped into categories. <strong>Please review these assumptions </strong><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://res.cloudinary.com/do3xwjhta/raw/upload/v1702038423/uploads/Assumptions_1_-_Categorized_s3jkva.pdf"><strong>HERE</strong></a>.</p><ul><li><p>If you prefer to review the raw feedback prior to it being categorized you can see that <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://res.cloudinary.com/do3xwjhta/raw/upload/v1702038469/uploads/Assumptions_2_-_Raw_Feedback_xip0mt.pdf"><strong>HERE</strong></a>.</p></li></ul>

<h3>Your feedback and insights requested</h3><p>Once you have reviewed the first draft of the organizational assumptions, Please click the following <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeNWTKdKp3W3GtdBm7GztcbMD5NvfoIpF3EbKCl9-WSL9aP1Q/viewform?usp=sf_link"><strong>LINK</strong></a> to a short survey to capture your valuable feedback.</p><p>Thanks in advance for giving some of your very valuable time to this conversation.</p>

NPM Assumptions