Reaching Wisconsin Dells

Family Fest off to a good start

Yesterday Family Fest got off to a great start with more than 100 volunteers attending orientation and participating in the block party last night in Lake Delton. At the block party scores and scores of international students came out and the gospel of Jesus Christ was shared with many of them.

Today the volunteers will start Backyard Bible Clubs, light construction, ESL, international student ministry, block parties, and much more. As local leaders, we are very grateful for these many volunteers who have come to minister in Jesus' name. We are also thankful to Pine Valley Church in Wisconsin Dells and River of Life Church in Portage for being the two main host churches for this event. Their vision to reach the lost in the Dells is a blessing to all of those who are involved.

Ministry Coordinators, please come at 1:00 p.m. on Sinday

Ministry Coordinators,

This Sunday, July 19, our orientation for Family Fest will begin at 2:00 p.m. With that in mind, we would like to remind all our ministry coordinators to arrive by 1:00 p.m. The orientation will be at Antiqua Bay Hotel and Resort which is located in Wisconsin Dells right by Burger King.

As ministry coordinators, this time will be important for you to meet the people who will be serving with you and give them the assignments which you will be overseeing. We encourage you to bring poster board with the name of your ministry so you can be easily identified when the big group breaks into smaller groups at the end of our orientation.

If you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail me at mark@cbaow.net. May the Lord richly bless you for your service and leadership.

See you Sunday at 1:00 p.m.,

Mark

FamilyFEST Leaders

Dear Family Fest Leaders,

I want to invite you to an important leadership team meeting preparing for Family Fest in our area. The meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. at Antigua Bay Hotel in the Wisconsin Dells. This hotel is located next to Burger King in the Dells.

At this meeting we will be going over the schedule for the week, details for the ministry assignments and locations, and introducing our coordinators to everyone. I want to really encourage you to come with your calendars and any questions you may have as this meeting will be the last major meeting we have before July 18. Please also bring details that will help inform our leadership.

More than 85 people are registered from around the country and more than 20 people are registered from PIne Valley and River of Life. There has been a great deal of work go into the planning the last few weeks so please be at this meeting to get updated on what will be taking place.

Thank you to everyone for your investment in the kingdom of God and for your leadership in this event. See you on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.

Mark Millman

Upcoming Meeting

Please join us for the next FamilyFEST meeting:

Information Contacts

Mark Millman has shared that Sherry and Truitt Eason are playing a vital role with the FamilyFEST planning. Should anyone have any questions regarding scheduling, please contact them with the following information:

Please pray for final Family Fest planning

As we are now getting to the last days of planning before Family Fest, I want to pass on some ways you can pray. I would also like to thank Sherry and Truitt Eason who have been putting a great deal of time and effort into the planning of Family Fest on an every day basis. They are serving as summer missionaries for us in the Central Baptist Association with us this summer.

Here are some practical ways you can pray for Family Fest:

1. Pray for Kristy Carr who serves as the National Women's Missionary Union Ministry Consultant. Please pray for wisdom and discernment for Kristy as she matches volunteers with ministry requests.

2. Pray for the 86 volunteers registered nationwide and the 20 volunteers registered locally as they make preparation for their specific ministries.

3. Pray for the local leaders as they begin final planning.

Thank you for your prayers If you want any updates on planning or information, please call the CBA office at 608-825-9946.

May God be glorified and the kingdom of God extended through the efforts of Family Fest.

Coordinators - Please Register

If you are a coordinator, please remember to register for FamilyFEST as soon as possible. If you need the documentation please feel free e-mail me at amanda@cbaow.net.

Thanks!

Planning Meetings May 21st

On Thursday, May 21st, there were 2 meetings to further plans for FamilyFEST. The first was held at Great Wolf Lodge, the second at River of Life. I'm consolidating notes from both of those meetings so we're all on the same page. Thank you, Kristy and Jeanne, for traveling to be with us on-site!

To date, there are 82 volunteers from around the nation registered (Kentucky, Georgia, Maryland, Alabama, and South Carolina)!

Lodging - 2 groups requested church housing (17 people). Kristy Carr will contact Trinity Baptist Church directly to set up housing at the church in Reedsburg. River of Life has agreed to handle any overflow.

Partnership - we want to provide our volunteers with info that will better prepare them, and that they can take home to their churches and more effectively share what they did and what the Dells is about. Kristy will be giving volunteers a CD of pictures from the week and Sherry and Truitt Eason will be putting together a volunteer booklet called "Lifeguard Handbook". The CBA will print 200 of them. We'll include: a history of the Dells and church planting efforts, stats and info about the area, specific prayer requests and needs, emergency phone numbers (clinics) and contact info, map (including all mission project locations), cultural indoctrination (for Dells and internationals), how to reach WI people (sharing your faith, why are you doing this, etc.), and block party basics. Every volunteer will also have a name tag with some contact numbers on the back. Maps - Jay Heesch is going to look into getting good maps for us.

Headquarters - we'll be using Jay Heesch's office space as headquarters that week. It is located in Sweeney's Dental by the high school in the Dells.

Pine Valley Church -
Websites: Pine Valley and Bridgepoint (site is down at the moment...can usually be found at www.pinevalleymc.org)
Pastor Jay Heesch
Jeff and Dianne Wood
Jordan and Alison Heesch

Orientation and Commissioning (use technology: powerpoint, DVD, and written form "Lifeguard Handbook"; include info on Pine Valley and River of Life)

Welcome - national, state, and association (Kristy Carr)
Welcome and prayer - Bob Turner
Orientation to Wisconsin (30 minutes) - Mark Millman lead out; Jay Heesch (Dells); Bob Turner (the lighter side and Evangelism trng...why are you doing this?)
Music (River Worship team)
Devotion and Prayerwalking Training (5 minutes) - Mark Millman
Commissioning - Bob Turner
Prayertime and chorus
Breakup into ministry teams for ministry orientation and prayertime (it is CRITICAL that local ministry leaders/representatives are present!)

Local Registration - Deadline is May 31st! Cost is $25/person (pay scale is on the registration forms with a family cap of $85) Fee covers t-shirt, meal, funding of ministry projects. Liability release forms are also needed and included in the registration process. The CBA will send $10 to the WMU for each t-shirt.

NAMB New Work Assistance Funds will contribute $200/block party. Total $800 (at the time we only had 4 parties scheduled...we now have 5. $800 is still the total...so plan on $160/party, and will need to supplement Sunday's party w/money from ministry project funds.) Anne Z. will be handling purchasing of food, refreshments, supplies for the block party. Jeanne W. will send a check directly to River of Life.

Schedule of Events (I'll be putting this in a spreadsheet and emailing it to anyone interested):
Saturday, July 18th at 4pm - Final planning meeting for the planning team

Sunday, July 19th
2-3:30pm - Orientation and Commissioning at Antiqua Bay (ALL volunteers need to attend!)
5pm - Set-up for Block party at Elementary School Park near Lake Delton
6-8pm - Block Party (stagger volunteers through in 3 groups; others will be prayerwalking); Mark Millman will investigate an inflatable TV to show videos/digitracts.
Prayerwalking - Mark Millman will set up 3 groups and designate 3 areas of the Dells for prayerwalking. Each group will be assigned one area on Sunday night, then challenged to prayerwalk the other areas during the week. During this time, we also want groups to be intentional about inviting people they see to Backyard Bible Clubs and Block parties.
7-10pm - International Ministries (3 groups of 5 volunteers) - at Chula Vista, American Motel, and Parkview Motel (will involve ministering to international students who work at the resorts...conversation clubs, servant evangelism, food)

Monday, July 20th
Morning - Advertise for Backyard Bible Clubs (BBCs) (Sherry will develop fliers, Caryn will develop a Hispanic translation, CBA will print, volunteers will distribute)
All day - First Responders Appreciation - teams at River and Trinity will bake and package goodies (need point people from each of these locations to purchase ingredients from ministry fund and designate locations of police, fire, ambulance, other?)
All day - Light Construction projects (River needs to provide a list; Kelly checking into social services needs in the Portage area; Anne and Jay checking into social services needs in the Dells; Jay - any way that the ministry to displaced women can benefit from this?)
9:30-11:30am - BBC at Ho Chunk Legion Hall; BBC at Downtown Broadway motel
4-6pm - Block party (possibly at Sweeney house in WI Dells - Jay checking on this)
6-8pm - BBC at Sweeney House; BBC at Mace House; BBC at Ridgewood Apts; ESL at Ridgewood Apts
7-10pm - International Ministries

Tuesday
All day - First Responders Appreciation - distribute goodies and ask to pray for responders in Dells and Portage areas.
All day - Light Construction projects
9:30-11:30am - BBC at Ho Chunk Legion Hall; BBC at Downtown Broadway motel
10am-2pm - Block party at Antiqua Bay
2-3pm - Elderly Visitation and Choir @ Golden Living Center
6-8pm - BBC at Sweeney House; BBC at Mace House; BBC at Ridgewood Apts; ESL at Ridgewood Apts
7-10pm - International Ministries

Wednesday
All day - Business Appreciation - package and distribute goodies to small businesses on Broadway (let them know we're here; ask for prayer requests); estimate 50-100 packages (small dollar store type items)
All day - Light Construction projects
9:30-11:30am - BBC at Ho Chunk Legion Hall; BBC at Downtown Broadway motel
1-2pm - Elderly Visitation and Choir @ Our House
2-3pm - Elderly Visitation and Choir @ Assisted Care
4-6pm - Block Party @ Ridgewood Apts vacant lot
6-8pm - BBC at Sweeney House; BBC at Mace House; BBC at Ridgewood Apts; ESL at Ridgewood Apts
7-10pm - International Ministries

Thursday
All day - Portage area survey/assessment
All day - Light Construction projects
9:30-11:30am - BBC at Ho Chunk Legion Hall; BBC at Downtown Broadway motel
11:30-1:30pm - Block party @ Ho Chunk Legion Hall
5-8pm - Celebration Dinner at River of Life Church

Other projects we're investigating:
Fair Set-Up (and ministering to others involved with set-up)
Card Ministry and gift basket - large banner card signed by all of us for the staff at Great Wolf Lodge - goody basket for their employee break room
Crystal Lake - in Columbia Country - there has been flooding problems; may be able to help with clean-up in the area
WI Dells Presence - whenever we are there, pray intentionally as we go, pick up garbage, help those in need of assistance, crossing streets, etc. See where God will lead...establish a presence!
Displaced Women Ministry - Jay, are there ways we can edify this ministry? BBC? Construction? Anything?
Be praying about youth ministries and sports camps also

ACTION ITEMS (beyond what is listed above):
Now that we know how much money we'll have overall, we need to start designating amounts for individual ministry projects!!!

Prayer - we have a list of volunteers; we need to start praying for each of them by name in addition to praying for the lost that we'll be ministering to in the Dells.

Local Registration - promoting heavily at River the next 2 weeks!

There is a ton of info here...if I missed anything, goofed anything, please let me know so I can fix it!

New Website & Facebook Group!

I have posted the new website!  You can find it by going to: www.DellsChurch.com

Dells FamilyFest Meetings

Just a reminder that there are two Dells FamilyFest meetings taking place tomorrow with Kristy Carr.

What Do You Have Planned?

I'm finding it very helpful to have an idea of what timeframes each of the ministries is looking at...I'm hoping that we can springboard events off of one another to generate more interest among those that we're working to reach.

For example, Nikki Z. and I were thinking that holding ESL lessons for international adults near Lake Delton (Ridgewood Apts.) WHILE holding a backyard Bible club for their kids would be a great combo.

So, would you please share what you have planned?

For ESL Ministries (and these are only in wet cement right now;-):
M0n-Wed 4-6pm ESL in Ridgewood apt complex near Lake Delton
Mon-Wed 7-10pm Conversation Clubs/Servant Evangelism for International Students in Dells
Mon-Thurs 8-10am ESL in Dells (location TBD - the library is already booked up, so I don't know about this one yet...praying God will provide!)

Ministry Project Request Deadline - May 4

This is just a reminder for those of you who are ministry project leaders. Please get your requests into Kristy Carr by Monday, May 4. If you need another form, e-mail Kristy at KCarr@wmu.org

April 15th Meeting Minutes

In addition to our regular crew, we were joined tonight by four members of Pine Valley Church in the Wisconsin Dells. Safe to say I think we're all really excited about this partnership and look forward to seeing how God will work in the coming months!

Pastor Jay Heesch shared some numbers to keep in mind:
3800 international students working in the Dells from Memorial Day through Labor Day
1800 Hispanic workers year round
2300 HoChunk natives
4000 anglo Dells residents
(plus 3.1 million tourists/year)

Bowman Park is not looking to be a good option for block parties, concerts, etc. It's not available on Sunday, and is only available for 2-hour time blocks. Several alternatives were discussed including Fireman's Park by Lake Delton (close to Little Mexico), Riverview Park (has numerous pavilions), and the field by the library.

Sunday schedule:
Following Sunday morning church service/prior to 2pm meeting - prayerwalking in the Dells
2pm - Kick-off meeting @ Antiqua Bay (this is the location where Pine Valley meets...seats approx 300); care bag assembling to follow
5pm - Block Party at Fireman's Park by Lake Delton (*fliers will need to be distributed in Little Mexico on Saturday and Sunday) - opportunity to invite guests to Backyard Bible clubs, ESL, etc. As we have an opportunity to minister to Hispanics, volunteers who speak Spanish would be most welcome!

Note: because the kick-off is being held in the Dells (not in Portage), and because the block party will be serving dinner as well, we thought it best to move this evening event up to 5pm instead of 7pm.

Existing Ministries w/Leaders:
1. Elderly Visitation - Anne Zinsmeister
2. Building & Grounds Light Construction @ River - Frank Vandersump
3. ESL Ministry - Caryn Jette
4. Block Parties - Paul & Kelly Zuelke
5. CEF Events - Johanna Wynn
6. County Fair - Paul & Kelly Zuelke
7. Backyard Bible Clubs - Nikki Zacijeck & ??
8. Prayerwalking - Mark Millman
9. Public Prayer Booth - Jay Heesch & ??
10. Care Packages - Zuelkes & possibly River's guest package team

Still need leaders for:
*11. Follow-Up (This is super HIGH priority! Pastor Bob will be asking someone about taking this on)
*12. Servant Evangelism (also a priority item)
13. Hotel Lobby Ministry
14. Waterpark Pavilion

ACTION ITEM FOR ALL MINISTRY LEADERS:
Fill out ministry spreadsheet indicating name of ministry, # of volunteers needed, location, time, addl resources & prep work required, and specific skillset needed. Pastor Bob will post this on the blog for our use.

Additional Notes for Each Ministry:
#3 ESL Ministry - Pine Valley's most successful time in the summer working with Hispanics in Little Mexico is 4-8pm; International students will not have a 'set' schedule...they often work late...will need to consider how to best minister to their needs.

#4 Block Parties - discussed possible locations (as listed above); discussed purpose of block party and possibility of holding a raffle and using raffle entry as 'registration' forms (also acknowledged that registration in Little Mexico may not be feasible); Jeanne W. shared that the WMU provide the funds for Block Party Trailer supplies.

#6 County Fair - Need approx 6 volunteers to help with set-up on Wednesday (checking on the time); Thursday will need volunteers to serve in 3 hour time blocks from 10am - 4pm.

#7 Backyard Bible Clubs - possible locations are Little Mexico and the HoChunk Wellness Center. Plus 2 other locations. Will probably need a 2-1/2 hour timeslot per location per day to be held Monday - Wednesday (maybe Thursday).

#8 Prayerwalking - as prayer is the foundation to this event, we'll plan to prayerwalk prior to the 2pm Sunday meeting (anyone on site can participate). We'll also have an opportunity to prayerwalk on Monday morning, and will encourage volunteers to find time daily to spend prayerwalking. Prayerwalking leader will provide locations and specific prayer requests, and print a simple prayer guide.

#9 Public Prayer Booth - Jay Heesch is checking into getting a permit for this on Broadway.

#10 Care Packages - planning for 500 bags; suggested we provide each volunteer's church with an item or two to collect (after the meeting, Kelly located in a catalog pre-packaged clear bags w/all the items we want to provide and logos printed on the bags...she'll be discussing with Kristy)

Celebration Dinner - Need to find a location since Bowman Park is out. Considering Paquette Park in Portage (only $20 fee to use and doesn't require going before a board for approval!) No one was assigned to this...anyone???

I know there was a lot discussed. Very hard to capture EVERYTHING! Let me know if I missed anything!

Reminder - Meeting tonight @ 6 PM

Last minute reminder that we have the Dells planning @ 6 PM tonight at River of Life Church.

Dells Planning Meeting!

When: April 15, 2009

meeting with Dells pastor

I want to let the planning team know that I met Jay Heesch today. Jay serves as the senior pastor for Pine Valley Church in the Dells. Jay's chuch is Evangelical Free and it has been going for about three years. We spent two hours together at the Starbucks in the Dells this morning talking and getting to know one another.

I shared with Jay about partnering with him during Family Fest. I believe he was very open and I think he could also help us as he has built many relationships and already is familiar with a number of venues where they have hosted outreach events.

Just to let you know, I invited Jay to our April 15 planning meeting at River of Life. Some of his insight could really save us a lot of steps. At the same time we can help them in some significant ways through Family Fest.

I believe the Lord has placed Jay strategically in the Dells. I look forward to introducing him to the Family Fest planning team at our next meeting on April 15.

EV Free Church in the Dells

Today I made contact with the Evangelical Free Church in the Dells. I talked to the wife of the pastor on the phone for a few minutes and she is going to have the pastor call me back. If you want to check out their information, you can go to www.pinevalleymc.org. I will keep you posted as I talk further with them.

2nd Harvest for Family Fest

2nd Harvest is not interested in helping out w/ FamilyFest. They want us to pay $2000 for the mto be involved

Teen Ministries?

It's been heavy on my heart to get something teen based going for familyfest. In just a few minutes Mark Millman, Caryn Jette, and myself came up with a lot of ideas. Just to name a few, drama team, teen style music concert, teen prayer or counsel booth, and just about anything that will be attractive evangelism for teens. 

Sharing FamilyFEST at Empower

The Empower Conference is coming up quickly...March 19-21. I spoke with David Sundeen this morning about sharing the FamilyFEST missions opportunity at Empower. Here are our three options:

1. Set up a display - there will be a lot of displays in what used to be called the Missions Mall. We can have a display (I've already emailed Karen Olson to reserve a table) with brochures and registration forms. If we have someone to man that table from time to time, that would be great. I requested that it be located next to the Literacy Missions display, so I can be there some of the time.

2. Powerpoint Slide - this would be shown during announcement times and before each session. They do not typically do announcements unless they pertain specifically to Empower...so we would not be able to do a verbal announcement.

3. Brochure on seats - since attendees do not get a packet, but only the Empower booklet, we would need to place any additional brochures on the seats before one of the main sessions. As Friday evening is the most attended session, that would be our best time to do that. David estimated 250 brochures would cover the room. I will be there and can work on that, but would really appreciate if someone else could lend a hand on Friday afternoon putting those brochures out.

That's it! Now for creating the brochures, powerpoint slide, and display board...anyone?

Prayer & Brainstorming Follow-Up - 3/4/09

Following are the notes from tonight's meeting. If you see that I've missed anything, please post a comment and let everyone know what's missing!! I tried to put this altogether in as orderly a fashion as possible, but some things just overflow into others...excuse any rambling and misspellings, especially names!

AGENDA: Turn brainstorming into ministry ideas.

RULES:
#1 Unlike brainstorming, there ARE bad ideas.
#2 Lots of details and clarification should be discussed.
#3 Piggybacking is still allowed.

MINISTRY IDEAS:
1. English as a Second Language (Ministry Leader: Caryn Jette) - offer English classes to international workers preferably onsite at the resorts where they work. Library is also an option. End the week with a prayer breakfast/event for the workers.

ACTION: Talk to H.R. people at resorts. Find locations, optimum times for classes. See if there's an international organization/hub that all these workers go through for hiring, etc. (Caryn Jette)

2. Block parties (Ministry Leaders: Paul and Kelly Zuelke) - include clowning, face painting, balloon animals, in addition to other traditional block party 'stuff'. Also consider worship nights in conjunction with block parties.

ACTION: Find locations for block parties, including parks, Jellystone campground, Knucklehead/Tanger Outlet, HoChunk Casino, and The Wilderness. (Zuelkes)


ACTION: Find alternative locations in the event of inclement weather, not only for block parties but for larger worship nights. (Zuelkes) Check into EMS/Community Center. (Matt Graf)

3. Backyard Bible Clubs (Ministry Leader: ________)

ACTION: Contact Kayla Seamans at Trinity and the Evangelical Free Church starting in the Dells to determine best locations for these. (Mark Millman) Talk to Bob Turner's Mom. (Bob Turner)

4. CEF (Child Evangelism Fellowship) Events - (Ministry Leader: Johanna Wynn) - due to conflict with the Columbia County Fair, Monday and Tuesday would be the best time for these events.

Note: We may borrow for either most/all of the week the "Muppet" costume. We'll need a t-shirt for the muppet guy:-)

ACTION: Contact Johanna to contact other C.E.F. agencies about other similar resources that would be available. (Bob Turner)

5. Columbia County Fair (Ministry Leaders: Paul and Kelly Zuelke - is this correct?)

6. Servant Evangelism (Ministry Leader: ________) - this is ministry work with no strings attached. There are 4 groups we're targeting: local residents, local business owners, international workers, and tourists. Some ideas suggested: Contact Family Social Services, International Organizations, and the Red Cross to find out specific needs and people in need.

ACTION: Look at kindness.com and brainstorm ideas. (everyone!)

7. Pavilion in the Waterpark (Ministry Leader: ________) - possibly at Mt. Olympus. This would basically be an indoor block party.

ACTION: Check on use of pavilion and what would/wouldn't be permitted. (Jason Zacijek)

8. Public Prayer Booth (Ministry Leader: ________)

ACTION: We didn't mention this in the meeting, but we may should check with the city on permits, etc. Wouldn't want anyone in a prayer booth on Main St. to get arrested!!! (WHO?)

9. Whisper Campaign - T-shirts will play a huge part. Lifeguard theme (Red shirts, white cross, white lettering "Lifeguard Ministry - Jesus Saved Me!"; include the website: www.dellschurch.com)

ACTION: We didn't mention this either...would making of t-shirts be in Kristy's ballpark? Discuss Monday!


10. Pow Wow Meeting (Leader: Bob Turner) - Sunday 2pm - meeting/pep rally for all missions workers - share the vision, the plan, discuss the culture (what's your testimony in 30 seconds w/out churchy words).

ACTION: Ask Randy Smith about childcare during the meeting. (Nikki Zacijek)

11. Care Packages (Ministry Leader: _____________) - these are bags that would be given out to all that we come in contact with that week. This would include a "Best of the Dells" booklet for the tourists that would include family-friendly activities; possibly coupons to some of these locations. This would also include a business card w/website. Additional items needed: sun block, chapstick, water w/either sticker or custom label including verse of scripture and website, gum or mints, lotion, hand sanitizer, tissues, bug spray, keepsake, and clear bags.

Assembling of bags could begin on Sunday following the Pow Wow meeting, before the evening of worship. We need bags ready to give out at the worship concert on Sunday evening.

ACTION: Find a keepsake item, including ordering information, that can be included in our 'needs' list. (Paul Zuelke)


ACTION: Look into either custom labels or stick on labels for water bottles and other items. (Matt Graf & Paul Z.)

12. Outdoor Worship Service (Ministry Leader: ___________) - Sunday at 5pm w/block party. Possible worship nights through the week.

ACTION: Find location and check into all-week availability (park by Mobil gas station). Investigate costs of park rentals, permits, etc. (Aaron R.)


ACTION: Get Family Fest Events on the Wisconsin Dells Calendar (Caryn J.)


ACTION: Look into bands to play, including Trinity's worship team. (Aaron R. and Faith G., Bob T. follow up with Ben S.)

13. Prayerwalking (Ministry Leader: ________) - suggested everyone participate in this Monday morning, as well as other times of the week if desired.

14. Elderly Visitation (Ministry Leader: Anne Zinsmeister) - Youth choir from Kristy Carr's church may be able to sing for assisted living facilities or nursing homes. Others may want to visit these places or shut-ins. Coordinate with C.E.F. events to have kids make crafts that would be delivered to the elderly (decorated clay pots - add this item to needs list?)

ACTION: Check w/2nd Harvest Food bank (Jenn Selbach)


ACTION: Also not mentioned, contact facilities to coordinate choir and visitation times (Anne Z.)

15. Hotel Lobby Ministry (Ministry Leader: __________) - Make balloon animals for kids while parents are checking in and/or during continental breaksfast.

ACTION: Contact Kayla Seamans at Great Wolf/Ben Seamans about others they know who work in resorts in the Dells. (Mark M.) Follow-up to find hotels that would welcome this service. (Caryn J.)

16. River of Life Buildings and Grounds (Ministry Leader: Frank Vandersump) - Provide a list of light construction items that would help R.O.L.

ACTION: Investigate the cost and feasibility of having volunteers construct a handicap ramp. (Frank V.)

17. Follow-up! (Ministry leader: __________)

ACTION: Sell our congregation on follow up. (Bob Turner)

ACTION: Follow-up cards with business card tear-off need to be designed. Agreed that we'll use the same logo for everything as the t-shirts. Funded by CBA Church Planting. Talk to Kristy about logistics of this.

ACTION: Develop simplified New Believer's packet. (Faith G.) Include Bibles on needs list. Make pdf file included in packet available on the website. (Bob T.)

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO CONSIDER:

a. Funding - Vista Church in TX has committed to contributing $$ to a Dells Church plant. ($1000/mos)

b. Truitt & Sherry Easom will be staying in a camper in the Dells from May 15 through Aug 15. Truitt has web and computer skills. Sherry has secretarial skills. They can help with fliers/promotional materials. They will also be onsite!

ACTION: Assign them duties before, during, and after this event. (Mark Millman)

c. Chad & Sherry Ellis will arrive in June and will be helping with the Dells event.

ACTION: Assign them responsibilities. (Bob Turner)

ACTION: Begin scheduling times that you will need volunteers. Divide into morning, afternoon, and evening segments. (All Ministry Leaders)

NEXT MEETING: April 15th, 6-8pm at River of Life

ACTION: Set-up conference call for those at a distance (Kristy Carr)


ACTION: Set-up live streaming of the meeting via the web. (Aaron R. and Bob T.)


CURRENT NEEDS LIST:
Donations for printing expenses (for promotional materials, business cards, follow-up cards, new believers packets, Best of the Dells booklets)
ESV New Testament Bibles (www.crossway.org ISBN: 978-1-58134-835-4)
sun block
chapstick
gum or mints
lotion
hand sanitizer
tissues
bug spray
clear bags
Water bottles (looking into custom labeling)
Keepsake (looking into specific order information)

Let me know if I missed anything!
Caryn

Reminder - Meeting Tonight at 6 PM

Just a quick reminder that we are meeting tonight at 6 PM at River of Life Church in Portage. This meeting is to go over the brainstorming ideas and solidify them to activities and people.

Follow Up Meeting - March 4th

We will be having a follow up meeting from our last prayer & brainstorming meeting. The agenda for this meeting is to streamline down our ideas to what activities are possible and move forward to planning them. We are also hoping that some might have a passion or willingness to serve or lead some area or activity that we choose to pursue.

Prayer & Brainstorming

Here is a link to access our prayer & brainstorming results from December: