ELCA in America

Warrenton, Virginia

Council News

 

2008 OSLC Council Members

Pastor Debbie Frye

Pastor James Fore

President Doug Coyner Betsy Springman - Caring Team
Vice President Rip Engle Ashliegh Bowman - FGD Team
Secretary Verna K. Rose Bob Simms - FGD Team
Rich Bedarf  - Admin Team Jerry Hoke - Worship Team
Shannan Indelicato - Admin Team

Linda Puvogel - Worship Team

Steve Harper - Caring Team

Eric Spittle - Worship Team
Jackie Collins - Treasurer Tom Bartkiewicz - Financial Secretary

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OSLC Council Goals 2008

1. Support Fellowship Dinners & Visioning Day as a resource (Council)

2. Study types of capital campaigns (Administration)

3. Plan for and implement a staff support group (Administration / Executive Committee)

    a. Oversight/evaluation

    b. Define paid staff vs. volunteer

4. Develop Communication Plan

    a. Every task group looks at how to tell their story

    b. Improve website (Review existing web site and provide updates to Brad Stewart. Eric – Worship, Rip – Admin, Doug –     Caring, Bob –FG&D)

    c. Interactive presentation for Celebration Weekend

5. Provide Effective and Meaningful Worship (Council)

    a. Develop a process for and get congregational feedback on worship

    b. Every Sunday music leadership

    c. Evaluate hymn / song selection

6. Develop birth to 5 yr ministries (FG&D)

7. Plan a strategy for young adult ministry (FG&D)

8. Communicate council news including financials (Verna / Tom / Jackie & Council)

9. Care for and provide maintenance for facility (Administration / Council)

    a. Congregational ownership of care / maintenance of facility

    b. Increase buildings availability to membership

    c. Eliminate need for Pastors to clean the Church

10. Educate congregation about responsibility of membership (biblical / lived out in daily life     / stewardship) (FG&D / Caring / Council)

11. Develop / plan for childcare (Executive Committee)

    a. Congregational events

    b. Paid vs. volunteer

12. Address sound system (Administration supported by the following volunteers: Bob Simms, Tim Puvogel, Joe Benfit)

    a. Weak spots / grounding

    b. Training

13. Grow an Internal sense of Community (Caring)

    a. Fellowship Dinners