First Church Communications Team

Meeting Minutes

Tuesday, April 25, 2006

Members Present: Ed Bracken, Bennett Griffin (Chair), Jerry Jalenak, Jerry Niebaum, Michelle Parmley, Patti Winn.

Our Tasks:

-Evaluate publicity & advertising

-Create a detailed timeline

-Help other groups advertise

-Determine the costs of advertising (budget)

-Evaluate changes/make recommendations to the website

-Create a plan/timeline by the end of May 2006

-Keep abbreviated minutes for other task groups to review

Keywords from the Task List: Publicity, Advertising, Timeline, Website.

Issues to Consider:

-Representation on the Communications Team from the Youth and Campus Ministries

-Implications of West Campus

-Communications between the 2 campuses

-Security of West Campus

-Who are the stakeholders?

-What are we doing now?

-What is the best way to communicate?

-What are others doing? (COR, Goshen IN, other Lawrence churches)

-Welcoming visitors

-Radio ministry

-Master electronic calendar

-Online room scheduling

The Path:

-Creating a Marketing & Communications Strategic Plan

-Creating the Process Foundation (master calendar, etc.)

-Creating a Common Lexicon for Communications

-Creating a Library of Reusable Communications Building Blocks

-Creating Action Plans for event publicity, marketing (evangelical outreach), etc.

Next Meeting: Tuesday, May 2^nd, 7:30pm in Room 303.