with added Council follow-up proposals:
MINISTRY AREA: Sustainability
ROAD CREW COMMENTS
· Communication
vague at times; feeling persists for many of being out of the loop
· Pastor
going part-time not a welcome move….. not yet
· Size matters; were Emmaus Road little larger, some financial stability achieved
ACTIONS proposed by Council
· Pledge
forms by January 31st; Stewardship Team carry out; reason: concrete
way for members to take ownership, or be faced with it, even if end result is
not a useful budget tool (e.g., not enough people participate)
· Refresh
people with budget updates ALREADY online; people lose track of info.; don’t
know where to find it; good for people to see details
· Numerical
growth of church! (separate topic/mtg.)
· Capitalize
on offertory moment; cite specific costs
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MINISTRY AREA: Cradle to College; Ministry w/Children, Parents
ROAD CREW COMMENTS
· Emmaus
Road’s emerging generation(s) are expanding; potential for good; future youth
group(s)
· Collaboration a hopeful approach, re: way to develop events-oriented
programs
ACTIONS proposed by Council
· Highlight
mentoring relationships; tell stories (Eric capture for eWeekly or Show/Tell on
Sunday)
· Explore
partner church opportunities; Cluster relationships; Nicole Molendyk interested
· “Top
Ten” biblical topics/narratives for parents to share w/children beyond Sunday;
call together a parental summit to explore, sort out, begin
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MINISTRY AREA: Worship
ROAD CREW COMMENTS
· Valued
· All
Ages Sundays are appreciated
· Multi-media
important/helpful
· Small
size of worshiping crowd does not affect everyone evenly; some notice, some do
not
· General
affirmation
ACTIONS proposed by Council
· Continue developing kid-friendly
messages/liturgies (even for adults)
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MINISTRY AREA: Church & Neighbor: Missional Activity Beyond Belltown
ROAD CREW COMMENTS
· Broaden
the planning team and event leadership; share work load
· Communication around events/expectations; can never have too much
communication!
ACTIONS proposed by Council
· Raise
awareness – need bigger team to carry out planning (beyond Kristen, David,
Eric)
· Strategy
needs work; new vision needs to be cast
· Personal
invitations; creates accountability
· Match
church members to neighbors and established opportunities
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MINISTRY AREA: Prayer Parties
ROAD CREW COMMENTS
· First
event at David/Jessie’s off to good start
· Good strategy to have prayer “champion” around each focus
ACTIONS proposed by Council
· Arauctos host next Prayer Party, January 24
