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The Church Information Technology Round Table Initiative (CITRTI) is an information Technology Organization operating within Region XII of the Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ. It comprises a team of Technology Specialist, Educators, Pastors, Elders, Ministers and church leaders who collaborate together for the advancement of technology within the churches.
The CITRTI combines Technology and church administration to find ways to connect with each other.
Vision & Mission of the CITRTI
- To create a network of professionals in each church within Region XII who work together to form relationships, develop training materials, create software, write books and educational material, to provide a vehicle for delivering content across the internet, to assist and support the Region XII IT Initiative.
- To create dialogue and Round Table discussions, twice a month and face-to-face meetings once or twice a year in an IT Summit.
- To encourage fellowship.
- To provide an online forum of ideas and to create solutions to current challenges and issues within our churches.
DEFINITION OF A ROUND TABLE A round table is a meeting of peers for discussion and exchange of views. Its a table which has no "head" and no "sides", and therefore no one person sitting at it is given a privileged position and all are treated as equals.
o Small enough to emphasize interactive learning
o Led by a facilitator and peer
o Includes participants who have an affinity with each other
o Does not include a strong agenda beyond sharing knowledge
Roundtable members are selectively invited with less than 25 per
group. The participants set the agenda and interaction among
participants takes precedent over presentation by “experts.” In fact,
in one-way or another, most of the round table participants are already
experts.
PURPOSE OF THIS ROUND TABLE
1. To meet other innovators
· Encouragement - "I am not alone." "Here I am understood."
· Confidence - "I'm not so crazy after all."
· Relationship - Develop on-going friendships
2. To advance the diffusion of innovation in a given topic area
· Sharing knowledge, lessons learned, and experiences
· Sorting out the big picture. How does it all fit? Where are we= going?
· Synergy of new ideas, new perspectives, and new dreams
3. To facilitate collaboration
· Explore opportunities for teaming up to accomplish common goals
· "Network" - Learn who knows what and who is doing what