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Guest Editor
Joining the
dots…
Each issue of Families Worldwide will
include a guest editor’s page. Mothers’
Union Chief Executive Reg Bailey is guest
editor for this first issue. He is pictured with
his first grandchild, Eddie
G
ood relationships are strategic to Secondly, we will continue strategic
Mothers’ Union’s vision. This year’s initiatives of the last year towards a well-
focus has been on ‘Time for provided future by targeting the needs of
Relationships’. Grassroots capacity and our membership: resources for growth and
Christ-led motivation characterises Mothers’ support for members through improved
Union. The theme of relationships was administration within the central office.
developed on the roadshows and with the
latest Annual Review. Both aimed to ‘join Thirdly, recognising that volunteers need
the dots’ linking more members than ever help and encouragement to Reach Out, we
before. From international cooperation to plan to provide crucial training and
small local projects, ‘joining the dots’ is development to equip members and
about making the right connections and supporters.
fulfilling needs.
Effective communication
Clear vision
Above all we need to communicate more
One of my most exciting roles as Chief effectively with the whole membership in
Executive is to spend time with the trustees Britain & Ireland. During 2008 Home &
and staff thinking ahead to ensure we Family is being relaunched as Families First
continue to meet the objectives of the to appeal to a wider constituency than
organisation as a whole. We need to ensure existing members.
that all the practical and spiritual works of
the organisation are clear torchbearers for Also we have launched this members’
our overall mission and vision. resource supplement – Families Worldwide –
a magazine for all members to ensure we
Firstly, we will continue to emphasise the are fully informed on current campaigns,
significance of non-subscription income to programme initiatives, policy and have up-
Mothers’ Union, through increased to-date prayer resources. In this way, not
fundraising and growth of MU Enterprises’ only will we join the dots but I believe we’ll
income generation. add texture and colour to the picture too.
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