How to Have an Effective First Sunday Council Meeting

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Podcast – This Mormon Life

Religion & Spirituality


Are you nervous about holding a First Sunday Council Meeting? Have you been holding them and they aren’t going as you hoped? We are here to help. A new change to the 2018 Come, Follow Me Curriculum for Melchizedek Priesthood and Relief Society classes is the addition of a First Sunday Council Meeting. This is a departure from the old way of having a lesson selected at the Presidency’s discretion. If you aren’t careful, you might fall right back into that old way. I invited Kurt Francom of Leading LDS to join us because he recently shared 6 Tips for First Sunday Council Meetings. We expound of each of his points and how you can incorporate them to lead an effective First Sunday Council Meeting. Kurt mentions a helpful resource called 7 Unbreakable Rules of Church Meetings. For reference the 6 tips are: No lessons, videos, quotes, talks, or books Set Rules & Expectations You need a clear vision statement Obsess over the room setup Send topics ahead of time Stimulate debate Are you looking for additional resources on how to lead a council? Continue reading How to Have an Effective First Sunday Council Meeting at This Mormon Life.