Congregational Growth Ministry Team minutes

Last meeting: March 13, 2007

Attendees:

Gary Akgulian
Jeff Diehl

Bob Heil

Dale Hershfield (guest)

Lance Schmidt

Jen Wageman

Staff: Jan Sommerfeld

Important items of information:

North Site Development Team Update

Focus Group Status

Downtown Site participants—update and feedback: Team members recruited a few Downtown Site members to participate in focus group and will continue efforts.

FELC communications update

Yellow Pages Advertising Options: The team reviewed current ad and listing in the AT&T Yellow Pages. General consensus was to downsize current “dollar” color ad to a smaller, 3-color, less cluttered ad that pops. Main goal of ad is to be the “hook.”

New Welcome Brochure: Group reviewed final draft.

Church ambassador card examples: Group reviewed examples.

Launch of FELC weekly News Update e-mail campaign. Group reviewed first edition of the free weekly news update that was e-mailed to 18 subscribers.

FELC Web site Business Service Directory: Member-owned businesses receive a courtesy listing on the Web site.

New domain purchase: www.felc.com address was explained.

Revised 2007 advertising budget was distributed.

Easter Worship advertising in The Post-Crescent: Group approved ad

Goals for 2007

What are our Ministry Team’s Goals? Group addressed what the team should focus on in the future. What is our Ministry Team’s Focus? Let’s think about where we want to go in the future. We will continue the discussion in e-mails and develop the ideas in e-mails before the next Ministry Team meeting.

· Brainstorm Ideas—this year, 5 years, 10 year

· Future Agendas—what do they look like?

Next New Member Class

Sunday, April 15th at the North Site

Sunday, April 22nd at the Downtown Site—Guides Needed

Sunday, April 29th at the North Site—Guides Needed