Project Team Minutes August 19, 2008

The Project Team met on Tuesday, August 19, 2008 at the Church. All members were present, and Pastor Bob opened and closed the meeting with prayer.

The meeting proceeded as follows:

* The action items from the previous meeting were reviewed.
* The results of the Blessings Campaign were reviewed, and concerns were expressed regarding the pace of campaign pledging.
* Alternative methods for pledging were also reviewed.
* Next steps were discussed. The Team agreed that the slow pace of pledging could be at least partially attributed to summer attendance and the lack of a published deadline. Therefore, the Team agreed to a deadline of September 28, 2008.

As a result of this discussion the following action(s) were agreed to:

The target date of September 28, 2008 for members to return their pledge cards will be published in Church Publications (Bulletins, Newsletters, Web Site etc.) - Pastor Bob

The next meeting date is T.B.D.

Project Team Minutes July 29, 2008

The Project Team met on Tuesday, July 29, 2008 at the Church. All members were present. Pastor Bob opened and closed the meeting with prayer.

The meeting proceeded as follows:

* The Team discussed the preliminary results of the campaign to date. So far, there is approximately $148,000 in pledges. This is in addition to the $128,000 in cash on hand, that had previously been raised.

* The Team shared the feedback that had been received from the congregation, both at the Fireside Chat and individually.

* The Team discussed what additional campaign activities should be taken at this time. (e.g. contacting top givers)

* Finally, materials for the Church's Boone County Fair Booth were discussed.

Based on the above discussion the following action items were agreed to:

1) The office staff will be asked to include a pledged amount, cash on hand and a Project Total in the church bulletin. - Pastor Bob
2) The Project Team agreed to ask the Finance Committee to move the Nursery Renovation Funds to the Project Account so that it can be included in the total available. - Dale
3) The Team agreed to have the Financial Secretary generate a list of top givers; and to send Blessing Campaign materials to those who have not already responded. - Pastor Bob
4) The Team approved a "one pager" hand out for the Boone County Fair, as discussed with Rick and Katie Belinson. - Richard
5) The Team asked for Pastor Bob to announce at Church that Team Members are available between Second and Third Service in Fellowship Hall for questions. - Pastor Bob

The next meeting is to be determined based on ongoing campaign results.