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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Paul--</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> For several years now, I use
this format with the couple to identify a "Family Statement of Purpose." The
method is right out of Town Meetings. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> First is a brain storm of the
individuals Hope and Dreams. These are grouped or gestalted into categories and
then named. It is in the naming that the new-ness is discovered. From a
theological point of view, this is the work of the Holy Spirit. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> A Second workshop identifies the
"Anticipated Barriers."</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> A Third
workshop develops a ratonal chart, names the Goals, and then relates the
goals into a Vison Statement. </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>