Minutes of the Meetings -- May 26, 2002
Members Present: Rev. David Ridge (DR)
Brian Robertson (BR)
David Cowles (DC)
Kay Johnsen (KJ)
Clarence Johnsen (CJ)
Patrick Sanders (PS)
1. DR called meeting to order at 12:30 p.m. with the Opening Prayer.
2. Review of minutes of last Board meeting by KJ: The minutes were read as submitted. Motion to accept the minutes by DC, second by DR.
3. Treasurer’s Report presented by DC: Motion to approve report by KJ, second by DR.
4. Board contribution to newsletter: PS will contribute a letter to the first Bimonthly Newsletter when it is produced.
5. Update on conversion with fund-raising group – DR: We will begin the visioning process for fundraising in the fall when attendance rises. Motion by DR, second by BR.
6. Update on State Sales Tax License: CJ was unable to get the information this month. We will need the license before we purchase new video equipment.
7. Update on alternative locations: We will sign the new lease and stay in our current location.
8. Nominations for Brian and Jo Dee’s replacement: Patrick will approach recommended candidate.
9. Budget contingency plans beginning July 1 when the expansion grant ends: Fund raisers – food booth at Adams County events in the fall, Night at the Improv. Present need to the congregation. Talk about goals. Share vision for building, long term vision for campus. We will put an easel near the entrance with a picture of the proposed sanctuary and David will give a vision talk next Sunday. Motion to call for assistance from congregation by BR, second by PS.
10. Update on AUC promoting our web site to the Study Groups and others who do not have a local Unity Church: AUC does not maintain contact with Study Groups. DR will contact Churches/Groups that don’t have ministers to promote our web site. He will cover 5 or 6 states a week.. DR has also written an article that will be published in the August/September edition of Contact.
11. Update on AUC promoting our web site to the Study Groups and others who do not have a local Unity Church: AUC does not maintain contact with Study Groups. DR will contact Churches/Groups that don’t have ministers to promote our web site. He will cover 5 or 6 states a week.. DR has also written an article that will be published in the August/September edition of Contact.
Video system update: Living Water Unity has been getting a considerable amount of publicity with the Association of Unity Churches (AUC) regarding our putting our Sunday video on the web. The AUC has decided to inform people that are inquiring of them about the location of a nearby church to give them our web address if they do not have a local Unity church in their vicinity. They are also giving our web address to people who want to form Study Groups as a means of getting a Unity message in the absence of a "live" Unity speaker. There are also 80-100 study groups already in place that do not have a regular Unity speaker. In conversations with the founder of PositiveChristianity.org, an on-line prayer ministry formed 3 years ago, Rev. Chris Chenowith (the founder) was extremely supportive of our efforts to extend the Unity message to the Internet community. In fact, he is sending us a tithe to support our efforts (amount not known). His web site has stimulated a daily subscription list of 538,000 people that receive his Daily Inspirations.
There were/are several reasons for putting the Sunday talk video on the web site: 1) to allow congregants to keep in touch with talks when absent from a Sunday service because of illness, travel or other high priority "life events," 2) to allow congregants to easily and comfortably recommend the church to their friends, 3) to support the Sunday School teacher that has "duty" that particular Sunday, 4) to support present or potential "students" of Unity that are not located near a Unity church (anywhere the Internet is available).
An aspect of the video that diminishes its use on a frequent and repetitive basis (particularly by "remote" viewers) is that 30-40 minutes of a single camera video is visually very boring. If we are to seriously address the "remote viewers" and to stimulate the friends of congregants to come to our church, we need to upgrade the quality of our video production. The quality and visual interest of the video will be greatly enhanced with multiple cameras, a variety of camera angles and zoom levels, the inclusion of multiple segments in the video and smooth transitions between them.
In light of the encouragement of the local publicity generated by the Rocky Mountain News article of May 6 and the national support by the AUC, the Board has decided to upgrade the quality of the video product produced. The Board has decided to lease a three camera video system with video switcher and recording equipment for not more than $175 per month."
Motion by DR, second by PS. CJ & KJ abstain.
12. Sunday school room: We will explore possibilities to improve soundproofing and appearance.
13. Tithe recipients for April: Broomfield FISH and the Association of Unity Churches.
14. Sales tax/non-profit filing with Dept of Revenue: Tabled until next month.
15. Fund-raisers: We will commit to the October and November food booth fundraisers at Adams County Fairgrounds and explore the possibility of having another night at the Improv.
16. Summer schedule: DR will be on vacation late July or early August. We will hire guest speakers for $100 to $150.
17. Volunteer Opportunities with tithe recipients: Women’s Group made 450 yellow ribbons for Light for Life at their May meeting. They will continue this activity and others for Light for Life. Alternatives to Family Violence has several volunteer opportunities. KJ will present 4 possible activities and publish them on June 9.
18. Marketing –grocery cart ads and others: Tabled
19. AUC Conference: DR will not be going this year but may attend the Association of Global New Thought conference in October.
20. Motion to adjourn by BR, second by PS. The next board meeting will be June 30.