Support Ministry Team subgroup: Communications Team

Last meeting: April 23, 2009

Attendees:

Mark Des Rochers

Steve Hale

Elizabeth Hensel

LeAnne McFadden
Staff: Jan Sommerfeld

Excused:

Carrie Kiekhaefer

Welcome and prayer

· Endowment brochure review: LeAnne submitted the final proof of the endowment brochure that she designed and Jan will forward to Trust Fund Committee for final review. Thanks, LeAnne!

· Weekly announcements format: The team discussed the possibility of designing announcements in a 11x17 brochure-style format so they would look more attractive and inviting. Jan brought an example of Calvary’s 11x17 pamphlet with a 6-column format (the back panel seems like a great place for our “At a Glance” items.) We may consider the redesign if it’s determined that offering the announcements in the Gathering Areas is an effective alternative to having them inserted into each bulletin.

• Volunteer of the Month concept: A suggestion from a recent Communications Team meeting was that we consider acknowledging First English volunteers monthly in our newsletter. A form has been developed to make it easy for members to “nominate” other members by completing a form that would be available in the Gathering Areas and as an online form. Each month a member would be “spotlighted” with a brief profile. The team favored the idea. The form was reviewed/tweaked. It was suggested to feature the volunteer on the Web site, too.
• Web site: Before the meeting, Steve resolved a minor glitch in the code. Thanks, Steve!
• TV ministry: Gary offered a few suggestions on how we could feature our opaque logo and Web site address on the bottom of the TV screen during the broadcast of the 8 a.m. worship service. He will do more research and update us.
• Communication Task Force joined the meeting to address communication issues and the current protocol of internal and external information dissemination.