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Convener News - September 2006

I was taught that one should not open a letter with an apology, but I am ignoring that rule. I apologize and ask your forgiveness for not having written a Conveners Newsletter since I assumed the duties of Convener Liaison.

The OSL North America Conference was wonderful and I do hope that you were one of the attendees. There was no "convener's workshop." Instead, we had a convener's meeting where we shared with each other the things which were working or not working in our OSL chapters.

Should you have any questions, please contact me, email: trudence@swbell.net.

I, as Convener Liaison, recommended that each chapter have a set of by-laws., modeled on the OSL Bylaws

We learned that there are no rules about how often your group meets. Some chapters meet every week, others meet bi-monthly, and still others meet monthly. There are some groups which meet quarterly. We all agreed that the frequency of meetings must be determined by what works for each individual chapter. However, the more frequent the meetings the more the members share and bond with each other.

Another topic we addressed was the programs for meetings. Again, it was understood that we all have to deal with what works best for your chapter. Some of the schedules included the following:
· Studying the required workbook together.
· After completing the above, choosing a book from the list approved as one of the required 3 books for group discussion.
· Studying other books on the OSL approved list.
· Meeting occasionally to study a particular story of healing from the Bible and following that with breaking up into prayer groups of 3 or 4 to pray for each other.
· Coordinating with the Clergy about having regular times when prayer teams are available to pray with and for those who ask for prayers for healing.