Something for the Journey
 One of the things we are working on this summer is a long overdue revision of our Good Offices Handbook. This is the resource we use to orient and equip new Good Offices people as well as a tool to guide ongoing work in the role. Alongside the publication of the revised Good Offices Handbook, we hope to share an easy to use resource about Good Offices for our members. Newer colleagues, and even those with more experience who haven’t had need of Good Offices in their ministries, don’t always have a clear understanding. We want to be sure all ministers in every stage understand what Good Offices can offer, why it is important to ask for support from Good Offices early and often, how to reach a Good Offices person best equipped to help in any given situation (including why it is so important to call upon a trained Good Offices person rather than a colleague friend) and what to expect from Good Offices, including with regard to confidentiality and accountability. Working on these materials will be a big part of my summer.
There is an easy way you can help with this project. Would you please take 10 minutes to complete our three question Good Offices survey. Your answers to these questions will help us know what is well understood about Good Offices and what we need to communicate more clearly. It will also help us build up our body of sample covenants, which is one of our most frequently requested resources. Thank you for taking a few minutes to help us develop our ministry of Good Offices
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