Presbyterian Church
of the Cross
BUILDING EXPANSION
EXPLORATION COMMITTEE
Minutes – December 6, 2005 7:00 pm
Staff
present: Kirk Ryckman
Committee members
present: David Moore (moderator), Mary
Ann Pederson (clerk), Paula Allen, Amy Boesen, Jean Brady, Chris Erickson, Doug
Hartman, Larry Keating, Mac McCartney, John Morey
Discussion about minutes and distribution
- Need
summary of decision points, grouped by topics
- No
identification of individual speakers (open-forum discussion)
- Still
defining committee’s direction and style
- Minutes
will be emailed to committee for approval—“reply all” within 4 days. Once revised and approved, minutes will
go to PCOC website and Session packets.
Direction and goals of this committee
- Through
presentation/discussion with groups within the congregation, determine the
perception of needs within the congregation and priorities of the
congregation
- Determine
whether to build or not to build.
If we decide “Yes, build!”, then
--Place the
2003 Hahn plan next to an analysis of our ability to fund such a plan
--Develop a
strategy to communicate our findings to the congregation, articulating the
needs for a building program
--Present a
revised sketch/plan and check for match of needs and financial feasibility
- When “exploration”
phase is finished, enlist a new committee to carry out the actual building
development
Difficulties to overcome
- How to
identify and prioritize needs
(needs vs. wants)
- How
to determine the congregation’s level of support
- How
to engage congregation in the project
Plan of initial presentation to the congregation
- Minute
for Mission announcing our work and asking for invitations to groups for
presentations/discussions
- Assign
pairs of committee members to visit group meetings (Paula and Jean)
- Prepare
a “pizzazzed” version of the Case Statement for PCOC Expansion (2004) to
be used in those meetings (David, Larry and Kirk—by Dec. 13)
- Provide
outline so all groups receive a consistent message
Assignments for next meeting
- All
committee members become familiar with Case Statement and come with
questions likely to be asked in group meetings
- Gather
representative photos for case statement points
- Kirk
will send electronic copies of Case Statement and spreadsheets
Next meeting: Monday, December 19 at 7:30 pm (note time to accommodate Session meeting)