Support Ministry Team subgroup: Stewardship Committee

Last meeting: March 3, 2008

Attendees:

Cindi Ritcey-Fox

Gordy Jeppson

Walt Rugland

Steve Uslabar

Staff:

Pastor Detweiler

Jenell Kruger

Absent:

Sandy Potts

John Zweig

Rick Sather

Important items of information:

Stewardship promotion: PowerPoint/Temple Talk assignments

o Summer interns – Steve

o Outreach and Social Ministry – Sandy (ECHOES)

o Learning – Rick

o Music - Cindi

o Youth – Gordy

Steve and Cindi agreed to have their presentations ready for the April meeting.

Gordy will have his ready in May.

Discussion on how to motivate the nonpledgers in our congregation and regularly reporting financial information to the congregation.

Discussion on preparing a running list of FELC needs: Present these needs in the “Did You Know?” format in bulletins and newsletters.

A suggestion was made to hold a Mission Fair/Festival, to inform and motivate our FELC congregation.

The book, “Giving to God,” by Mark Alan Powell, was distributed. The committee agreed to read the intro and Chapter 1, Pages 1-23, before the next meeting. Gordy will lead the discussion.

· Next meeting: 7 p.m. on Monday, April 21 in Downtown Site, office workroom

Submitted by:

Jenell Kruger