Overview of Transition Team meeting 7/24

The Emerging Unified Church of Carlisle

Overview of Transition Team Meeting

July 24, 2012

On Tuesday, July 24, 2012, the Transition Team conducted its fourth meeting. Since our last meeting, Pastor Mira had presented each member with complete lists so that we can begin contacting members to join our focus groups.  We will be using the term, focus groups, to refer to the work areas or subcommittees which have been mentioned previously.  These include: Communications, Timeline, Administrative Structure, Identification of Church Name, Incorporation of New Church, Plan for Funding Ministry, Worship (Worship Life of the New Church), Grow (Christian Formation for All Ages), Serve (Service and Outreach Opportunities), Connect (Congregational/Pastoral Care), Transitional Facility, Transitional Staffing, Physical Assets, Heritage Preservation, Site Location and Childcare Programs.  Two team members shared that everyone whom they have been able to contact so far has agreed to serve on their focus group. At our next meeting, we will be establishing some meeting dates at each campus to share what help we will be needing and inviting all members to get involved in the many tasks ahead.  Shortly, each campus’s website will have a link to the work of the Transition Team.

 As we move forward toward incorporation in early 2013, five focus groups have been given top priority: Communications, New Name, Finances, Incorporation and Administrative Structure.

We agreed that the use of non-paid consultants from the Conference would be helpful, and Dennis Otto has already been tapped for his expertise in Administrative Structure and Staffing.

The Naming focus group scheduled a meeting for July 30 and will be bringing a process that they recommend to our next Transition Team meeting.

 Dennis Downey, vice chair of the Transition Team, will be entering and tracking all of our input.  This will be helpful in many ways as we continue our work toward unification of our churches in Carlisle.

 Please contact any of us if you have any questions or suggestions.

 Transition Team

Pastoral Team                       Allison                        First                            Grace

Jim VanZandt, Lead               Ron Axsom                 Dennis Downey          Colleen Kulp

Bishop Neil Irons                    Ann Cook                   Tracy Horgan              Kerm Leitner

Mira Hewlett                           Jeff Harpel                  Debbie Washinger       Randy Noaker

Susan Stewart                         Joanne Reynolds         Lois Weibley               Dianne Otto

 Dennis Keller, District Superintendent

 Our next scheduled meeting is Thursday, August 9, at 6:30 pm.